Welcome to Morsels, your go-to newsletter from MAJC, breaking down hospitality insights into bite-sized chunks.
Running a restaurant takes both grit and clarity. Some days it’s about keeping the line moving; other days it’s about zooming out to look at the systems, culture, and future you’re building. This week’s Morsels covers all three: rebuilding food systems with chef Sean Sherman, leadership habits from Taylor Scott, a new finance template to sharpen your numbers, and an invite to our first-ever MAJC Community Town Hall.
🎥 WATCH: Rebuilding the Food System with chef Sean Sherman
What would it take to rebuild our food system from the ground up? That’s the work Chef Sean Sherman has dedicated his career to. A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe and founder of NATIFS (North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems), Sherman is on a mission to make Indigenous cuisine visible, viable, and vital to America’s culinary future.
Takeaways from this episode of Restaurant Ready:
- Use restaurants as job engines and cultural tools
- Rethink where food dollars go, and whom they empower
- Source Indigenous ingredients to expand flavor and equity
- Normalize healthful food as delicious and dignified
- Break away from default Sysco-style supply chains
🎙️LISTEN: How to Build Purpose Into Your Day with Taylor Scott
Leadership expert Taylor Scott shares a daily habit that transforms distraction into purpose. Learn how focusing on the important (not just the urgent) creates clarity and alignment within teams.
Takeaways from this episode of Serving Success:
- Set clear goals to focus your team and drive momentum
- Align daily action with long-term vision through SMART goals
- Celebrate small wins to keep teams connected and motivated
📖 READ: Finance and Accounting Tools We Recommend
Built with Snow + Blair, this guide covers every major function—general ledger, payroll, HR, tip pooling, inventory, reporting, and more—with tools tested and actually used by operators. If you’ve ever felt lost sorting through endless options, this resource brings clarity by narrowing it down to streamlined, lower-cost platforms that make sense for restaurants at different stages of growth.
Use this guide to:
- Choose the right tech stack for your size and budget
- Compare trusted tools across key finance functions
- Spot where your systems may be breaking down
- Save time (and money) by cutting through trial-and-error
☕ LEARN: Join Our First MAJC Community Town Hall
We’re hosting our first-ever MAJC Community Town Hall, and you won’t want to miss it. This live gathering is your chance to:
- Hear big announcements about what’s next for MAJC
- Celebrate community wins and member spotlights
- Share what you’d like to see more of
- Connect directly with the MAJC team and fellow operators
Come shape the future of our community together.
Cheers,
Your Friends at MAJC
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