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Chefs Dish on Black Comedy

Modern Restaurant Management

"The Menu" hits the screens next month and chefs are already dishing about the black comedy focused on fine-dining. Personally, the end goal for me is to spend more time having “fine dining” experiences and visiting Michelin star restaurants. .” Here are what some shared with us.

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Quality Matters: An Excerpt from ‘Around the Corner to Around the World’

Modern Restaurant Management

Charlie and I met for lunch high up at his dining club that overlooked LaSalle Street in the loop. Sure, the occasional fine hotel or restaurant went to great lengths to serve a superlative cup of coffee, but these were the exception to the rule. million to buy our company, an offer I had turned down.

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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

Modern Restaurant Management

“In 2025, restaurants are walking the fine line between automation and hospitality,” said Ming-Tai Huh, Head of Food & Beverage at Square. The data shows a remarkable 61 percent of singles are willing to dine out for a first date on February 14th, while 51 percent of all diners are considering double dates.

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The Stages of Gentrification, as Told by Restaurant Openings

EATER

Between 2000 and 2010, the Latinx population declined 26 percent. Today, Pilsen is one of the hippest areas in Chicago, with a thriving arts scene, fine dining options, and quaint cafes that continue to entice wealthier transplants to the area as working-class Mexicans who have lived there for years are displaced. s Chinatown.

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7 Restaurant Management Book Recommendations

7 Shifts

Published: 2000 ?? Topics: Find dining; restaurant management; finding suppliers. ?? Anyone interested in fine dining (or audacious characters for that matter) will love Kitchen Confidential. These contrasting books that show there’s no right way to create a successful restaurant. But there certainly is a wrong way.

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A Series of Extremely Scientific Theories on Why Fun Is Fun

EATER

That’s when the elements that define this current moment converge: the expansion of corporate fine dining groups, and a large-enough public that’s interested in novel, but not overly cerebral, gourmet dining experiences. The most recent recession was because of COVID. Restaurants have to up the experience to provide novelty.

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The Arch Deluxe Was a Hell of a Burger. It Was Also McDonald’s Most Expensive Flop.

EATER

In the ’90s, fine dining chef Andrew Selvaggio was tasked with creating a burger that would appeal to sophisticated palates. It was the creation of Andrew Selvaggio, a fine dining chef from Chicago’s legendary Pump Room. The problem was no one wanted it. The year is 1996. I learned not to get too attached.”