The Restaurant Labor Market Has Never Recovered From COVID | Eater
"Addressing the pandemic-era loss of mentorship in the beverage world, Andre Sykes notes the training gap for the next generation: "There was a huge exodus of mentors during the pandemic," he says, explaining that those mentors were supposed to train current bartenders and their absence "left a huge void of knowledge," particularly harming specialized sectors like craft cocktail bars." - Adam Reiner
