Washington DC Staffing Crunch

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Competition is hurting Washington DC's restaurants, according to The Washington Post. Not competition between restaurants, but competition for line cooks and staff. Jane Black reported that it is getting so bad that some chefs are not moving forward on expansion plans. Looks like a real opportunity for all those graduates from culinary school who want to work the line turning out excellent food for less-than-excellent wages. Why the crunch? A shortage of cooks may seem odd in an era when chefs have graduated from servant to celebrity status. But chefs say an explosion of restaurants has led to intense competition for low-wage workers, and the growing number of culinary students isn't making up the difference. Jane writes about fine dining restaurants like Brasserie Beck Citronelle, Central, Dino, Restaurant Eve, and more competition coming from the Source, a Wolfgang Puck restaurant, and Westend Bistro by Eric Ripert opening soon. Is this is a sign of the maturity of the Washington DC market or a sign of just how expensive it is to live in the Nation's capital? If you are looking for a job, click here to read the full article. Previous articles: Le Cirque: Third Time Charmed? CIRA: Restaurant Job Bank for Katrina Jobs@SuperChef [Hurricane Katrina - complete] Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, blogging, food blogging --> back to Super Chef