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Onward : how Starbucks fought for its life without losing its soul / Howard Schultz with Joanne Gordon.

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by Schultz, Howard.
Call Number 338.04 SCH
Publication Date 2011
Summary In 2008, Howard Schultz, the president and chairman of Starbucks, made the unprecedented decision to return as the CEO eight years after he stepped down from daily oversight of the company and became chairman. Concerned that Starbucks had lost its way, Schultz was determined to help it return to its core values and restore not only its financial health, but also its soul. In Onward, he shares the remarkable story of his return and the company's ongoing transformation under his leadership, revealing how, during one of the most tumultuous economic times in history, Starbucks again achieved profitability and sustainability without sacrificing humanity. Offering readers a snapshot of a moment in history that left no company unscathed, the book zooms in to show, in riveting detail, how one company struggled and recreated itself in the midst of it all. The fast paced narrative is driven by day-to-day tension as conflicts arise and lets readers into Schultz's psyche as he comes to terms with his limitations and evolving leadership style.
Format: Books

Starbucked : a grande tale of caffeine, commerce & culture / Taylor Clark.

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by Clark, Taylor, 1979-
Call Number 658 CLA
Publication Date 2008
Format: Books

JGV : a life in 12 recipes / Jean-Georges Vongerichten ; with Michael Ruhlman.

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by Vongerichten, Jean-Georges, author.
Call Number 641.5092 VON
Publication Date 2019
Summary "One of the most influential chef-restaurateurs of all time reflects on a career defined by surprising, delicious food. Jean- Georges Vongerichten was born into a coal- business family in rural Alsace. He didn't enroll at a top culinary program. He was kicked out of high school at age fifteen. How, then, did he find himself apprenticing with the most renowned chefs, opening restaurants across the world, and cementing his legacy in the New York City food scene? JGV is Vongerichten's passionate answer, his life and the recipes that moved him. With humor and heart, he opens up as never before, telling the story of his mother's goose stew, enlivened with a coffee slurry, and of his first taste of tom yum kung soup, served hot at a stand off a Bangkok highway. Every story is full of wisdom, conveyed with the magnanimity and precision that has made this chef's name. With old handwritten menus and black- and- white photographs throughout, this is a book for young chefs, as well as anyone who has stood at a stove and wondered what might be"--
Format: Books

What Caesar did for my salad : the curious stories behind our favorite foods / Jack Albert.

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by Jack, Albert.
Call Number 641.3 JAC
Publication Date 2011 2010
Summary Did you know... -the term "hot dog" is believed to have been coined during a baseball game between the Yankees and the Giants in 1901? -calzones get their name from their less-than-glamorous looks: "calzone" means "trouser leg" or "drooping sack" in Italian? -the word "salary" comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? -shrimp cocktail became popular in the 1920s as a safe way of "having a cocktail" during Prohibition? -the Cobb salad was invented by Robert H. Cobb-founder of the Brown Derby restaurant chains-who threw the salad together for Sidney Grauman-owner of the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood-as a midnight snack based on ingredients in his refrigerator? In "What Caesar Did For My Salad," historian Albert Jack offers a fascinating look at the unexpected stories, creators, and bizarre origins behind the world's most beloved dishes. Who was Margherita, for instance, and why was the world's most famous pizza named after her? Why do we call our favorite kinds of coffee espresso or cappuccino? Did medieval Turkish soldiers really invent the kebab by threading bits of meat on to their swords and balancing them on top of their campfires? What exactly does horseradish sauce have to do with our equine friends?
Format: Books