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Tips from Trestle: The Senior Living Food and Hospitality Podcast — 214 episodes
Why Senior Living Is a Three-Legged Stool — And Hospitality Is the Leg Nobody's Using | Ep. 514 Pt. 1
Meatloaf Meets Blue Zones
Stop Calling It Soft
KGB, Camels, And Courage: The Traveling Nanas
Building Cognitive Pathways With LEGO
From Intentions to Inclusion
Culture Eats Strategy Alive
Beyond Contracts to Culinary Culture
Calm the Family Storm
Hospitality First, Always
The Power of the Pause
From Cost Center to Catalyst
Hotel Heart, Home Soul
CES 2026: A “Darling” of a Show
Re-Release: Mastering Team Dynamics
Menus, Memories, and Mic Drops: The TFT Annual Recap
RE-RELEASE: Do You Have a Nutrition Philosophy?
The Sales-Ready Activity Calendar
When Caregivers Hit Empty
Metrics With a Human Touch
RE-RELEASE: Video Vibes and Bingo Nights
Getting Authenticity on the Menu
Honoring the Fallen, Educating the Living
Managing from the Middle
Prepare, Don't Panic
Prepare, Don't Panic
RE-RELEASE: Meal Choices & Authentic Voices
Building Communities That Convert
Crawl, Walk, Run: A Digital Story
The SUN-ny Side of Engagement
The Ultimate Kitchen Hack
Culinary Hearts & Hospitality
RE-RELEASE - Zinnia TV: Memory Magic
The Disappearing Mind
Creating Calm in Community Chaos
Love Meter Magic
From Evacuations to Entrées
Plant-Powered Senior Living
A Senior Care Digital Transformation
In Pursuit of Dining Excellence
Empathy With Intention
Zinnia TV: Memory Magic
Red Plates & Revelations
The Real Food Ambassador
Dietitians Beyond the Clinical
Video Vibes & Bingo Nights
Calming the Chaos
The Last Five Feet
Risky Business, Caring Results
The Magnetic Leadership Voice
Don’t Be Afraid of No Ghosts!
The Harmonies of Healing
Connecting Communities with AARP
Speed to Hire Wins
Passing the "Vibe" Check
Beyond Activities: Creating Meaningful Engagement
Bridging Senior Needs - An RAL Primer
Meal Choices & Authentic Voices
Recruiting Like a Marketer
Future Proofing Senior Living
Purpose in 20 Minutes
CES 2025: High Tech, High Touch
TFT2024 - A Look Back…
Chefs, Community, and Competition
Leadership's 80/20 Magic
Savoring Senior Wellness
Experience Matters: Improving Resident Experience with POS - Part 2
Experience Matters: Improving Resident Experience with POS - Part 1
Senior Living Stories: Creating Viral Content That Matters
AI's Human Touch
The ROI of Purpose
2001: A Senior Living Odyssey
Trestle Tactics 29: Employee Engagement & Efficiency
Meal Management Makeover
Trestle Tactics 28: Efficiency-The Secret Ingredient
Beyond The Plate
Trestle Tactics 27: OME Gen 2 - Creating Safer Kitchens
Flavor's Emotional Journey
Trestle Tactics 26: Efficiency's Hidden Treasures
Thoughts from A Senior Living Executive
Anxiety, Resilience, & Navigating Emotional Triangles
Trestle Tactics 25: Work Smarter, Not Harder
Frugal Foodservice Facelifts
Trestle Tactics 24: Sizzling Selection Strategies
Culinary Characters Unlocked
Trestle Tactics 23: Why, Why, Why
The Perks of Partnerships
Trestle Tactics #22: The 7 Wastes - Part 2
Chefs Compete, Seniors Win
Trestle Tactics #21: Understanding The 7 Wastes - Part 1
A Chef's Path to Leadership
Mastering Team Dynamics
Trestle Tactics #20: Mindset Matters Most
From Arbor Acres to “Green” Acres
Trestle Tactics #19: Introducing The 7 Wastes
Modernizing Senior Dining Spaces
Sports, Supplements, and...Seniors?
Trestle Tactics #18: Understanding "Lean Thinking"
Creating “Peak Performance”
Trestle Tactics #17 - Culinary & Clinical Collaborations
Food, Culture, and Community
Senior Living Loyalty
Memory Care Mealtime Magic
Trestle Tactics #16: Perfecting POS Potential
Trestle Tactics #15: CALA’s Hospitality Track
Creating SYNERGY in Senior Dining
Trestle Tactics #14: Menus that Sell
E-Menu Evolution
Trestle Tactics #13: Innovations and Inspirations
Tech, Training, and Tastiness
Trestle Tactics #12: Cultivating Curiosity - Fostering a Learning Culture
Blueprints for Career Growth
Trestle Tactics #11: Customer Whisperers
Unveiling ClarkPro
Trestle Tactics #10: Ready, Set, Inspect!
Boomers' Culinary Expectations
Always Forward Together
Big Brain Business
Trestle Tactics #9: Capturing Your Creations
A Pristine Purpose
Trestle Tactics #8: Fresh Faces-The Onboarding Experience
A Thousand Words...
Realizing Senior Living’s "TruNorth”
Trestle Tactics #7: The ABCs of SOPs
From Lab Coats to Oven Mitts
Trestle Tactics #6 - Embracing Every Problem
Collaboration Is Your Competitive Edge
Trestle Tactics #5: Interviewing Missteps to Sidestep
Bytes & Bites: Embracing Menu Tech
Trestle Tactics #4: All The World's A Stage
The Recruitment Riddle: Solving Senior Living's Staffing Puzzle
Trestle Tactics #3: A KPI Crash Course
Leadership’s Missing LINK
Trestle Tactics #2: The Food Cost Five
Finding Your Superpower
Trestle Tactics #1: From Restaurants to Retirement Communities
Trendy Dining in 2024
Putting a Bow on 2023
GSLA is Cooking!!!
Kazoo Leadership
Unwrapping the Holiday Experience
Renovate, Transform, Thrive!
A Recipe for Harmony
Welcome to the MIK
Unlocking Profit Potential: A Recipe for Contract Success
Mining the Love Stories
TFT Short #2 - AALA Conference Look Back
A SaaS-y Dining Solution
Hiring For Heart
Bubbles & Brilliance
Unlocking Culinary Potential
Turning Passion into Profit
Beyond Cycles and Recipes: Software-Powered Dining
Let There Be (Circadian) Light
Seniors & Tech - Some "Bright Solutions"
Crafting Captivating Tabletops
"Navigating" GPO Partnerships
From Venice, Virtually
From Caregiver to Influencer
How Food & Beverage Can Build Community
F&B Futurism: Channeling Ray Kurzweil
The Power of Strategic Alliances
Trust but Verify
BULLish on Senior Living
Listen, Listen, Listen
Embrace Your Essence
The Joy in Building a Culture of Learning
Are Your Residents Bored or Beaming?
The Calculus of Purpose
The Power of Provocative Storytelling
It's More Than A Feeling...
Unleashing Your Influencer Brand: A Chat with The Brand Therapist℠
The Key Ingredient: Why POS is a Gamechanger
Beyond the Room: The Importance of Experience in Senior Living Sales
Aspire for More
"Alma By Stephan Pyles' - A Unique Culinary Collab
Discovering the Mediterranean Way
Seeing the “Full Spectrum” of Senior Living Recruitment
David Page's Delicious Discoveries: From Triple-D to "Food Americana"
Building a Place For Dining Professionals
The Burnt Chef Project
Can We Solve the Labor Challenge?
It's time to POWER UP!
A Visit to Hospitality School
It's Time to #dinewithdignity
Dining by Design
Creating a Winning Kitchen Culture
A Daily Dinner Party, You Say...
Building Your Hospitality MasterClass
Bringing Digital to Your F&B Operations
Just Two Consultants and a Dish Pit
You Promoted the Special Teams Coordinator to Head Coach?!?
Creating Connections and Planting Seeds
Would You Like to Play A Game?
Let's Get TECH-nical
It's Time to Integrate, not Balance
Wait...How Many Calories Are in That?!?
Current Dining Trends from Senior Housing News
Kiosks & Touchscreens & Robots - Oh My!
So You Want to Be a Regional F&B Director...
Resident Engagement and Food & Beverage - The Perfect Pair (or Trio)
Nutrition Philosophy Part 2 - Nutrition in Action
Does Your Organization Have a Nutrition Philosophy?
What Executive Directors Should be Doing at Lunch Time
Blending Hospitality & Senior Living to Address Global Aging - Part 2
Blending Hospitality & Senior Living to Address Global Aging
Beverage Program Innovations - Nigel Smith, Zurena Beverages
To Hire Better, Write Better
Everyone Has a Story, Part 2 - The Red Golf Ball
The Numbers Don't Lie...
Tiny Bricks, Big Customer Service
3 Restaurant Trends to Use in Senior Living in 2022
Everyone Has a Story, Part 1 - What If?
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