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A CHEF’S REFLECTIONS

Culinary Cues

America has moved through two world wars, Prohibition, the 1918 pandemic, polio and tuberculosis, the Korean War, Vietnam, the tragedy of 9-11, the Great Depression and the economic collapse in 2008 as well as a number of recessions along the way, Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and now another epic pandemic.

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How this top Brooklyn restaurant is able to pay teams more than industry average

7 Shifts

I worked in fine dining for so long, I thought my career was always going to be in fine dining, and I'm not saying that I'm completely. He drew on his experience in fine dining, an all too common one of overwork and chasing perfection, and knew that he wanted to create a healthier work environment at Pecking House.

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SpotOn Named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List 2024

SpotOn

SpotOn earned the standing of number 9 in the Dining category , which recognizes companies driving the restaurant industry forward through technology. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.,

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August Restaurant Performance: Could It Be the Turning Point? 

Black Box Intelligence

Comp Traffic Best Region: California Best Segment: Fine Dining Best Cuisine: Chicken Worst Region: NY-NJ Worst Segment: Family Dining Worst Cuisine: Sandwich August marked a potentially pivotal moment for the restaurant industry. Lagging Segments In contrast, the worst performing segment was Family Dining. Comp Sales -3.6%

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

environments and are now seen everywhere from fine dining to counter service and everywhere in between. This movement toward more sustainably sourced food in both our fast-casual and fine dining restaurants will continue to expand in the future. Many restaurants have also pivoted to outdoor dining amid the pandemic.

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3 Eater Editors on Their Predictions for the Future of Restaurants

EATER

Adam Coghlan, editor of Eater London: I do think there will be, the way that there was after 2008, a re-landscaping of this industry. So I think restaurants will play a role in the provision of food as well as entertainment and occasion-dining, in a way that food shops or supermarkets have done typically. Things are going to close.

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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. We see the same pattern after the Great Recession in 2008 and 2009. Both are made-up terms.