FSR June 2023

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Chef David Viana pays homage to his Portuguese heritage with his new restaurant, Lita, which features dishes like a filet mignon topped with peppers and a fried egg.

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Burning Down Boundaries BY CALLIE EVERGREEN David Viana is pioneering TOP CHEF ALUM DAVID VIANA is revolution izing the traditional restaurant team structure at his Iberian restaurant Lita, which is designed to burn down the

restaurant workers. The Heirloom Kitchen execu tive chef and co-owner opened Lita on April 26 in Aberdeen Township, New Jersey. All Lita hourly employ ees (except for bar staff) are called hospitality professionals, and are

a new way to provide equal footing for front of-house and back-of house employees.

boundary between front-of-house and back-of-house employees, plus mitigate the ever-common burnout of

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