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A SOMBER DAY – WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET THE SOUL OF AMERICA

Culinary Cues

This is a day that must give us pause, a day of unthinkable horror that will always be remembered by anyone born before 2001. Then we over-stepped our bounds, other underlying initiatives drove us to make assumptions, and include other deeply seated theories in our approach towards this common battle. We were suddenly – vulnerable.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. During the peak of the pandemic, the number of diners seated across Yelp Reservations and Waitlist dropped essentially to zero. Sit down restaurants need to take a seat and pay attention. Foot Traffic Analysis.

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A Fool’s Choice

EATER

Donovan’s first job at McCormack’s Margot Café is a far cry from her time at her first steady restaurant job at TradeWinds, a “22-­seat Italian cigar den housed in a double-­wide trailer on a dirt hillside corner” in Valparaiso, Florida. She came up in the era of Kitchen Confidential lore. And she behaved like it.

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All the Kitchen’s a Stage

EATER

Barbara Lazaroff, Wolfgang Puck’s ex-wife and the co-founder of the Wolfgang Puck brand, told the LA Times in 2001. The difference,” Lazaroff continued, “is we were creating food of a certain level, right where everyone could see it.”

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How the Home Pantry Got Cheffy

EATER

Over the years chefs advised and guided, and even occasionally designed products for the company — like Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s infused grapeseed oils from 2001 — but it wasn’t until 2011 that they really stepped forward with Williams-Sonoma products of their own.

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Old Ebbitt Grill 25th Annual Oyster Riot

Sante

VIP tickets are also available for $150 and feature a VIP section with lounge-style seating, oysters, wine, and beer. By 1970, through an auction bid, Stuart Davidson (1922 - 2001) and John Laytham, original owners of Clyde's of Georgetown, unexpectedly found themselves owners of a second saloon, the Old Ebbitt Grill.

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Where to Stay, Dine & Be Seen During Super Bowl LIV Weekend in Miami

Sante

Conceptualized by chef/owner Brian Nasajon and bar manager/owner Ben Potts, the restaurant is a 120-seat eatery with a playful, globally-inspired menu and vibrant after-hours bar where innovative food and drinks go hand in hand. Seats are released one month in advance. The Setai is located at 2001 Collins Avenue on Miami Beach.

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