ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Things can become slow for businesses, but Valentine’s Day can provide a break. At Albany International Airport and at downtown Albany restaurants, things are stepping up for a packed weekend.
Hattie’s Culinary Lab in downtown Albany offers full-service dining while acting as a classroom. The vast majority of employees including ushers, servers and the back of the house are all students.
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The students are looking to start culinary careers with early training while earning a paycheck. A new batch of workers made their debut on February 13, and Director of Community Engagement for the SEAT Center Kurticiah Niles said they’re up to the challenge.
“This is the first time that our students have been able to be in the workforce at this establishment,” said Niles. “We decided to open up for Valentines Day because we saw so many other businesses had sold out reservations.”
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Meanwhile Jack’s Oyster House is doing it’s first Valentine’s day since closing. The iconic Albany restaurant first opened in 1913 and now opened a couple months ago. Manager Arnole Santos said they have full reservation lists…