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No Reservations About Putting Restaurants First

Modern Restaurant Management

"Pre-pandemic, only fine dining establishments typically used tools like prepayments or deposits. Our story began in 2014 when Tock’s founder, Nick Kokonas, grew frustrated with the limitations of traditional reservation systems while running The Alinea Group. Tock's origin story is all about problem solving.

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7 Restaurant Management Book Recommendations

7 Shifts

Topics: Find dining; restaurant management; finding suppliers. ?? Anyone interested in fine dining (or audacious characters for that matter) will love Kitchen Confidential. Published: 2014 ?? 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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In ‘Les Troisgros,’ a Restaurant Documentary That’s Well Worth Watching

EATER

With his latest, Wiseman puts fine dining under his microscopic lens, demystifying it and providing a compellingly humanistic portrayal in its place. Sequences unfold organically and slowly, encouraging viewers to contemplate and engage with them in their own time. What color is the asparagus? What temperature?

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The Complete Guide to Online Ordering Systems for Restaurants

ChowNow

Since 2014, online ordering has grown 300% faster than dine-in and now accounts for roughly 40% of restaurant sales. Phone orders are prone to human errormisheard items, incorrect addresses, and unclear special requests are all common issues with manual order taking. You get fewer mistakes, and customers get faster service.

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6 Tips To Increase Order Volume For Your Restaurant Website

ChowNow

Since 2014, these channels have grown 300% faster than dine-inand the trend isnt slowing down. By using real data instead of guesswork, you can fine-tune your strategy and increase online order volume with smarter, more personalized marketing. Track ordering trends to identify best-selling items.

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How I Got My Job: Running NYC’s Hottest Indian Restaurants and Winning a James Beard Award

EATER

In addition to these celebrated restaurants, the duo and their team also run fast-casual fried chicken concept Rowdy Rooster , the Biryani Bol delivery operation, and immersive virtual reality dining experience Aerobanquets RMX. Then I got an opportunity to move to Singapore and serve as a chef-partner in a fine dining restaurant.

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The Godparents of the Filipino Food Movement Say Goodbye

EATER

Amy Besa surveils the Purple Yam dining room on the Wednesday evening of its final week of service. With its Soho location and its modern but warm interiors, the restaurant felt special from the start, Villamora says: “I remember thinking, Wow, I’ve never been in a Filipino restaurant like this.” has grown full.

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