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The Next Era of American Fine Dining Is Here, Care of West Africa

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Diners wait weeks to score a reservation, landing Dept of Culture a leading role among the small but growing class of fine dining West African restaurants across the country. restaurant: Teranga, a counter-service spot which debuted in NYC in 2019. Still, the chefs focusing on West African cooking at their U.S.

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Is 6 the New 8?

Modern Restaurant Management

A blurring of work and personal schedules is among the factors driving a shift toward earlier dining times at fine dining restaurants, according to a new report from Placer.ai. Other factors include the continuing work-from-home trend and the increasing population of younger families in urban residential locations.

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Seven Restaurant Trends That Will Define 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

Menu variety plays a substantial role in every dining experience. A ghost kitchen is a restaurant that only operates out of a kitchen with no dining space. Ghost kitchens of 2019 almost exclusively referred to restaurants that worked only through third-party delivery services. Simplified Menus. Ghost Kitchens. Delivery Options.

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The Return of the Hot Table

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at Shukette, the group’s latest addition, are full up for the next three weeks on Resy, the reservation-making platform. That happens minutes after reservations open at 9 a.m. From what she’s seeing, the reservations in the city are more in demand now than they were even in 2019. Lucia Pham /Eater.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

Vetting dining room, bar, and kitchen staff over the next decade will require probing more during job interviews, seeking candidates with more responsible lifestyles, advanced educational aspirations, and other evidence of a disciplined, drug-free work ethic will become even more of an HR imperative. Of course, people will always dine out.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the rise of eCommerce, economic impact, dining during COVID and hot dog insights. Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. Dining During COVID. Yelp's Economic Impact Report.

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Restaurant Math Isn’t Working

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Lille Allen Six chefs and restaurant owners from across the country explain why restaurants feel so expensive right now, and how they’re coping with high prices and customer complaints Dining out involves calculating the intangible: What is hospitality worth to you? We probably have fewer people working at the restaurant than we did in 2019.

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