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We Deserve Free Sparkling Water

EATER

In both fine dining establishments and cafes, filtered, sparkling water is increasingly part of the included hospitality experience, not an upsell. In an already pricey dining setting, the chef didn’t want to create an atmosphere of exclusion. I shouldn’t have been surprised. And that’s how it should be.

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

Modern Restaurant Management

From salted egg yolks and chili crunch fusions to mushroom-infused teas and freeze-dried fruit powder garnishes, Kimpton’s in-house experts share the standout ingredients, menu items and techniques that will come to the table in 2025.

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Restaurant Trends to Look For in 2025

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To reduce what goes to a landfill, more restaurants will start using closed-loop composting that turns waste into compost in 24 hours using heat and microbes. History will show that COVID was the line of demarcation for the hospitality industry in the 21st century. Controlling food waste is a hot topic in the industry as well.

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Beyond the Plate: Evolution and Exploration in the 2024 Restaurant Scene

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In pursuit of these objectives, restaurants must reimagine dining experiences through enhanced restaurant technology, deepen their commitment to sustainability, and fine-tune their core offerings. Finding the balance between innovation and tradition is the secret recipe for enduring success in the evolving dining industry.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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B Corp Restaurants As of early 2024, almost 150 restaurants around the world have achieved the certification, from fine-dining independents to fast-casual chains, with hotels, breweries and food delivery companies also dotting the list. But is B Corp certification something restaurants should pursue?

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BRING BACK THE 20 SEAT BISTRO

Culinary Cues

This restaurant was their house, and they had a handle on how the house was doing. Bigger is less predictable and much more difficult to control and bigger takes cooks and chefs away from what they love to do, what attracted them to the trade in the beginning – to cook from the heart. That was it!

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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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. Mark Hoefer, General Manager, Le Bilboquet Atlanta.