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Ralph Viola Jr.
Ralph Viola Jr. is a restaurant operator and kitchen systems builder with more than 30 years in commercial kitchens. He started as a dishwasher at fourteen and has worked every station since, from the line and the pass to running operations. At The Restaurant Blueprint he writes about food cost, kitchen systems, and surviving the industry.
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