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THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO DISAPPOINT

Culinary Cues

Restaurants are open, and customers who have been prisoners of the pandemic are anxiously coming out of their shells and flooding to restaurants that are ill equipped to deal with the surge. Cookbook sales on Amazon spiked and grocery stores were challenged to keep food on their shelves. Hope springs eternal. Is this the answer?

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BRING BACK THE 20 SEAT BISTRO

Culinary Cues

The food was, of course excellent, but more importantly reflective of the region and its history and the experiences of the chef. The food was, of course excellent, but more importantly reflective of the region and its history and the experiences of the chef. I have very fond memories of walking the streets of St. That was it!

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THE INTER-DEPENDANCE OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS

Culinary Cues

One of the most difficult tasks that any restaurateur or chef faces is convincing a customer to walk through the door for the first or twentieth time. Every restaurant knows that once a customer walks through the door a sale of food and beverage will likely result. Even then he was speaking of the interdependence of us all.

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How Does A Point Of Sale System Work? The Ultimate Guide To Using A Point of Sale Systems

BNG Point of Sale

Today’s point-of-sale (POS) systems have changed dramatically and are a far cry from what was available just ten years ago, leaving many businesses to ask how do the newest versions of point-of-sale systems work? A point-of-sale system is an electronic method of processing payments and housing sales data.

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How to Manage Multiple Restaurants and Locations

7 Shifts

It means guests love the food you serve so much that one location simply won’t cut it — and you get to serve more customers, generate more revenue , and expand your business. It requires a manager to differentiate concepts, ensure a consistent guest experience, and manage employees and technology across multiple storefronts.

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YOUNG COOKS – CREATE YOUR FUTURE

Culinary Cues

Treat everyone as you would want to be treated. [] LISTEN AND HEAR Hear the chef, manager, your peer cooks, the dishwasher, service staff, vendors, and customers. How eager are you to reach that position of chef? Are you hungry enough to do what you need to do, to build a plan and stick with it? Besides when you look good, you feel good.

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ARE INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS PRICING THEMSELVES OUT OF THE MARKET?

Culinary Cues

From my experience, it is difficult to experience a dinner for two in a moderate full-service, independent restaurant for less than $120 without gratuity. Recent data published by USA Today suggests that the average upper middle-class couple spends around $200 per week on groceries. That’s 21 meals for two people over seven days.

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