This week my guest is Ray Delucci. He’s the founder of Line Cook Thoughts, a platform that shares the stories of food service workers. This is done through his website, social media, and podcast of the same name. Ray is an advocate for a better foodservice industry in regards to lifestyle and work environment, and believes that these workers’ stories should be heard.Ray is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, and has been working in kitchens since he was a teenager. He recently left his restaurant job, and moved to Maryland to take a job in food manufacturing and R&D. We talk about that decision, and the current state of the restaurant industry. Our conversation touches on topics such as the labor shortage, leadership in the kitchen, work/life balance and why cooks are leaving the food industry. Ray talks about his podcast, and writing for Plate Magazine. At the time of our discussion, Ray was quarantining at home due to a breakthrough case of Covid. That lead us to talk about how Covid has affected the food industry, and we speculate about the what the near future might look like. Also, I was a guest on the Line Cook Thoughts podcast, and that episode can be heard here. Looking to hire employees for your restaurant? This week's sponsor is Savory Jobs, a job site only for restaurants. For just $50, get unlimited job postings for an entire year. Use discount code SAVORY10 to save 10%.  ===========Ray Delucci and Line Cook Thoughts=========== Line Cook Thoughts Instagram Line Cook Thoughts Twitter Line Cook Thoughts Website Line Cook Thoughts Podcast“How Hospitality Workers Identify and Manage Stress” - Plate================CONNECT WITH US================SUPPORT US ON PATREON Get the Chefs Without Restaurants Newsletter Visit Our Amazon Store (we get paid when you buy stuff) Connect on Clubhouse Check out our websites (they have different stuff) https://chefswithoutrestaurants.org/ & https://chefswithoutrestaurants.com/Like our Facebook pageJoin the private Facebook groupJoin the conversation on TwitterCheck our Instagram picsFounder Chris Spear’s personal chef business Perfect Little Bites If you want to support the show, our Venmo name is ChefWoRestos and can be found at https://venmo.com/ChefWoRestos. If you enjoy the show it would be much appreciated.