EATER

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Just put the knife in the back and twist it.” “Don’t jam it in there,” he would say. Charleston, South Carolina’s oyster season starts in November. There’s no snow and no glove and scarf combinations, but for my family, this was when holiday traditions would begin. Their salinity balances the smoky and semisweet flavors of red rice.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 26, 2022

In the back of the house, rampant inflation and ongoing supply chain disruptions are cutting into margins. Simultaneously, staffing is an urgent and ongoing front-of-house concern. It is even more so for independent restaurants, which usually have one manager for all front- and back-of-house duties.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

– Salad House CEO Joey Cioffi In 2025, restaurant chains will increase their usage of connected equipment to be more responsive, resilient, and ready to meet evolving customer expectations in a data-first, efficiency-focused world. At the same time, technology is poised to play an even bigger role in the coming year.

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EATER

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Martha Stewart’s Christmas was not just a book, of course. What can you say about a woman who makes not a gingerbread house but a gingerbread mansion?” Lille Allen/Eater If you build a gingerbread Baroque church, some people will take it personally Martha Stewart’s Christmas is, as they say in academia, a rich text.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Tacos are served up at Maizajo, where corn tortillas are made in-house. The most fun cocktail menu: I would have loved Las Brujas for its concept alone a women-run cocktail bar with a comic book-like menu of drinks inspired by different women throughout history. Subscribe now.

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EATER

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Along with the chocolate chip cookie recipe on the back of the Toll House package, Rice Krispies Treats were among the first desserts that I, like so many other children, independently prepared in our home kitchens. It was the book that ultimately helped Jell-O become profitable,” Lohman says.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

Every day, youre juggling staff, food quality, inventory, customer service, purchasing, and moreall while trying to cultivate a dining experience that wows your customers enough to keep them coming back. Its tough, and cant be done passively. What is Restaurant Operations Management? Great restaurant operations dont happen by accident.

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EATER

AUGUST 10, 2022

Somewhere between “Dora the Explorer” and “No Reservations,” Sarah Thomas’s book series “Kalamata’s Kitchen” introduces kids to global cultures through food In How I Got My Job , folks from across the food and restaurant industry answer Eater’s questions about, well, how they got their job. Sarah Thomas, author of Kalamata’s Kitchen.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2024

“Community, environment. It’s part of my DNA. As a chef, I have a responsibility to do my best to create good environments for people, customers, and the community,” says Marnell-Suhanosky. When food waste goes to landfills, it creates methane , a powerful greenhouse gas. produces the equivalent annual emissions of 42 coal-fired power plants.

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EATER

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Now, every year, just as my twins and I have finally settled back into a school-year rhythm, the holidays arrive and blow it all apart. Now, every year, just as my twins and I have finally settled back into a school-year rhythm, the holidays arrive and blow it all apart. Unabashedly. Then, I had kids. The clocks have changed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2020

As one way to help restaurants navigate this uncertain time, our team has created a short e-Book with marketing tips for restaurants. Download the full guide, "Coronavirus Era: 13 Restaurant Marketing Ideas" here. Among the highlights: Pickup Incentives. Prompt Future Visits. Kids Eat Free. Bulk Is Best. No Contact.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You are sitting in your favorite restaurant and have placed an order on a tablet at your table. After a few seconds of placing the order, a notification appears on your messaging app. Ding* ‘Your order is being prepared by Chef Bot 19 and will be delivered to your table in approximately 19 minutes. Let’s Start With the Why.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Front-of-House. Let’s come back to Henry. Perhaps you’re a large restaurant chain that has locations all over the country? If you fit into any of these categories and you’re wondering why restaurant technology is a worthwhile investment, then keep reading. Henry is ready to order some dinner. Contactless Technology.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

hadynyah/Getty Images A local food expert provides the ideal culinary tour of Sri Lanka, from the islands palm tree-lined beaches to its rolling highland tea plantations Floating just below the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is a stunningly verdant island cloaked in jungles. Travel around and youll be rewarded.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2024

This is also well-known in foodservice with the fast-paced work required in back and front of house. This goes back to making sure all the other aspects of food culture are in place and are part of a company’s strong points, because they all feed back to the customer.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This book is not for them.” But, as The I Hate to Cook Book proved after it was published in 1960, a lot of women hated to cook. They weren’t plotting a revolution. They had always expected that this would be their lot in life. Everything in society and pop culture had told them so, and they’d never questioned it.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Most of the restaurant technology tools operators use every day were first introduced years ago, but it wasnt until the 2020 Tech Boom, brought on by COVID-19, that widespread adoption became essential. What was once a gradual process turned into a rapid transformation, permanently reshaping how restaurants operate and interact with customers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2021

If you pull a joker, the meal is on the house. Book in advance, or wait half an hour for a table. Promoting your restaurant should start with promoting the food itself. However, too many restaurants fall into the trap of promoting items with a low food cost and high margin. Others tend to emphasize their cheaper menu options.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 27, 2023

Dedicate the effort to make it special, make the time to allow everyone to sit down TOGETHER and break bread, talk, relax, and laugh together (front and back of the house). We need to embrace the good and understand the bad and the ugly. But we need to be cognizant of a primary reason for “being connected”. Try “FOOD” on for size.

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EATER

JUNE 24, 2020

Learn cocktail fundamentals, techniques, and history with these books, from the Strategist The way you learn how to make craft cocktails isn’t by drinking a lot of them (though that experience doesn’t necessarily hurt). Best historical cocktail book. like a textbook: “I learn something new each time I go back to it.”

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The simple things of a piece of land to work, a roof over our heads that can move from house to home, food on our table, clothes on our back, a solid education, good health and a job that provides and gives us satisfaction. I remember how the book moved me. Its not too much to ask, too much to expect, too much to dream of.

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7 Shifts

JULY 28, 2021

At times, it's a civil war between your front-of-house and back-of-house teams. Recommended Reading: Data-Backed Ways to Engage Employees and Reduce Restaurant Turnover. You would think something as second nature to people as communication would be easy to manage in the workplace. Table of Contents. Field questions.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

It puts you in control of your brand, helps customers find you online, and makes it easier for them to view your menu, book a table, or place an orderand thats just the beginning. 77% of diners look at a restaurants website before going out to eat or ordering takeout or delivery. Frustrating, right? A website, however, is entirely yours.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Leverage Automated Email Marketing ChowNows Automated Email Marketing helps your restaurant bring customers back and increase orders with minimal effort. Email marketing is one of the most effective ways to stay top-of-mind with customers and remind them its time to order again from your restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 11, 2024

Remember just saying thank you or giving a pat on the back isn’t enough. For front of house workers set goals on the number of turnovers of tables or good reviews. For back of house set goals on the time it takes to get food to the pass and out to customers. Don’t just give them a thanks or a high five.

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7 Shifts

JULY 12, 2023

I seen the books. She now co-owns Poppy + Rose, Poppy & Seed , and Root of all Food , an LA-based catering company. She joined us on The Pre-Shift Podcast to discuss her philosophy on managing a team, including how she coaches managers. But first, Reed recounts how she followed her husband into restaurants. "I It served a purpose.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

As mentioned previously, having accurate books and records will go a long way in securing an accurate valuation. Selling a restaurant can be a challenging and time-consuming process. Often the most difficult part of the sale comes with managing your emotions as the owner and approaching the sale objectively. Determining Sale Price.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Whether its a loyalty program, strategic promotions, or email marketing campaigns, great marketing isnt just about attracting new customersits about keeping the ones you already have coming back. 4 Reasons Why You Cant Ignore Restaurant Marketing in 2025 Restaurant marketing in 2025 isnt just a nice-to-haveits a necessity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Last year, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants went through some unwanted but necessary changes. As a precaution, dining areas were closed and at one point, even eating al fresco was prohibited in certain areas. Fast forward a year later and the economy is recovering, albeit at a slow pace. Kitchen operations. Staff Management.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Attempts have been made to eliminate tipping altogether, but many restaurants ended up reverting back to a traditional tipping system. It can even extend to the back of the house, so cooks, dishwashers, and porters can get tipped oit. Tipping practices are in constant conversation in the restaurant industry. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Off premise has become a sizable segment of our business, and I don't see it ever going back to pre-COVID numbers. Off premise has become a sizable segment of our business, and I don't see it ever going back to pre-COVID numbers. We celebrate this as it benefits us all when brands focus on sustainability. Lavu CEO Saleem S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Automated solutions like call-in waiting, online bookings, etc., can help restaurateurs automate tasks and lessen the burden of staff running the front and back of the house. They can allocate lesser staff during off-peak hours. Having an online delivery or takeout but still maintaining that elevated service is an added plus.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

You need ideas that will wow new customers and get the regulars excited to come back in. In-house promotions Leverage customers presence in-store by using flyers, table tents, A-frames, and mentions at the bottom of receipts. When its go-time, everyone should be cool, calm, and collectedthat includes both front and back of house.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 21, 2024

For example, you can facilitate communication between your front-of-house and back-of-house teams through your restaurant’s POS. With tableside ordering for your front-of-house staff and a kitchen display system for your back-of-house team, communication between FOH and BOH can be automatic and instantaneous.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 21, 2022

Attention to detail cannot be turned on and off, so how a cook organizes his or workstation in the restaurant is how he or she will organize their home kitchen, their clothes, books, records, and food supplies. To some, it may seem less significant, but to seasoned professionals – this is the truth of the kitchen.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2023

” Steve Lewis and Chris Thompson Photo courtesy of Clayton Hauck Where did the idea come from to house the concepts under one roof? . "For ” Steve Lewis and Chris Thompson Photo courtesy of Clayton Hauck Where did the idea come from to house the concepts under one roof? "When cities run out of room, they build up!

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2021

But it's the good shifts, when the front of house and back of house are flowing like a symphony, when customers are delighted, and the restaurant atmosphere feels effortless—that's the best part about restaurants. The way to run great shifts is to get out ahead and schedule pre-shift meetings. What is a pre-shift meeting.

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