Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

I am optimistic and realistic at the same time. This is the Yin and Yang of the environment where restaurants live today. This is the Yin and Yang of the environment where restaurants live today. It is because of these people that I am very bullish on the future of the restaurant business.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It's called the 9/80 work schedule , and it rewards employees with an additional, full day off from work in exchange for working slightly longer shifts without affecting full-time status. So, what exactly is the 9/80 schedule, what are its benefits, and how can it work in your restaurant? Table of Contents. What is a 9/80 Work Schedule? Eight-Hour.

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Embrace the Suck

DECEMBER 25, 2019

One thing you have to know up front is that their business is a lot like yours: uber-competitive! Then throw on top of that the drivers who have to follow strict rules and regulations for transporting food over interstates and you might now see your labor issues as not so bad. A lot of stuff they don’t want you to know!

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Every restaurant has a back of house and a front of house. Cloud Kitchens are restaurants with no front of house. This indicated a clear trend that a “restaurant” does not need to necessarily comprise of both front of house and back of house components.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Meanwhile, robots in the front of house are leading customers to their tables, working in tandem with servers to carry loads of heavy dishes in a single trip, and providing novel experiences and entertainment that bring guests into the restaurant. During a busy rush, coordinating these varied tasks can become overwhelming.

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Deliverect

AUGUST 31, 2020

Also, though it sounds obvious, don’t forget to consider transportability when revizing your menu. Make sure that everything you deliver can withstand half an hour on the back of a fast-moving motorcycle or bicycle dodging through traffic and hitting the occasional pothole. Start off simple: streamline your menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Brooklyn Dumpling House just opened and they're already franchising the idea. We also foresee a lot of companies will redesign locations even further to maximize efficiency. Fortunately, we have exceeded in our efforts to reduce our footprint and maximize profitability to effectively operate our drive-thrus and maintain team productivity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2022

As Americans reach for a potential post-pandemic world, the restaurant industry continues to reel from two years of economic, staffing and supply chain chaos. Of these, one of the biggest challenges facing independent, franchised and fast-casual restaurants is staffing. A recent article in The New York Times cited a 5.7-percent

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 25, 2022

Plus, they’re expensive to transport, store, and access. Instead, AP automation enables a range of automated bill payment options, including check, automated clearing house (ACH) and virtual credit cards. If you’re still handling your restaurant group’s AP manually, then stacks of invoices aren’t your only challenge.

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Social Hospitality

MAY 6, 2020

This invaluable partnership with JetBlue and United Airlines will ensure we can provide transportation to these fearless warriors at no additional cost.” Four Seasons New York: Housing Healthcare Pros The Four Seasons Hotel in Manhattan is providing free rooms to doctors, nurses and other medical personnel. Thank you @FourSeasons.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Short-staffed and overwhelmed, restaurants’ hours of operation have been cut back, with signs on windows practically pleading line cooks and waiters to apply for one of many open positions. Here’s how three owners are doing it. Where eating at restaurants became an option, the experience felt different.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

Feed the Front Line. ezCater launched Feed the Front Line , a program that helps anyone contribute meals to healthcare workers fighting coronavirus. To support restaurants, ezCater has waived commissions on all Feed the Front Line meals. This edition of MRM News Bites features ezCater, S?mrus, ” Small Brand, Big Heart.

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Touch Bistro

JULY 18, 2021

The challenge is, the restaurant industry has been struggling with a shortage of chefs and other back of house staff for several years now. Back in 2019, TouchBistro’s Annual Industry Report found that seven in 10 restaurants in the U.S. were experiencing a labor shortage. million jobs – or 12% – short of pre-pandemic levels.

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Restaurant365

JULY 24, 2020

When the food is ready, a delivery driver employed by the restaurant or third-party delivery service transports the meal to the specified location. Shelter-in-place orders, dine-in restrictions and diners’ hesitation to eat out have combined to prompt restaurants to shift their focus to takeout and delivery. What is a ghost kitchen?

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Located along Pittsburgh’s famous North Shore area of downtown, Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse is a giant restaurant that accommodates large parties of up to 125 guests while also offering special intimate dining experiences families and couples look for in a prime steak house. Best Steakhouse Restaurants in Pittsburgh. Make a Reservation.

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Restaurant Clicks

JUNE 3, 2021

Lulu’s is an unbelievably whimsical wine garden with beautiful dining areas in both the front and the back of the restaurant. In the front of the restaurant, the “streetery” provides coverage from the sun, and is a prime location for people watching. Hidden in the West End of Washington, D.C.,Upper What to try on the menu?

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Time Out Market New York Olympia Wine Bar Atrium DUMBO Henry Street Ale House The Binc AlMar 68 Jay Street Bar Superfine Randolph Beer DUMBO Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar & Kitchen Evil Twin Brewing NYC – DUMBO Dumbo Station Gran Electrica Seamore’s Dumbo. And, what better way to get to know an area than by trying out some local bars?

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Xtra Chef

MAY 13, 2020

However, we already know that the rise of take-out and delivery will limit front of house labor costs and other overhead expenses, placing an even greater emphasis on squeezing every last ounce of profit from your production. Implementing AP automation is easy and contact-free. The old-fashioned way is no longer workable.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

I spent a lot of time recently scouring the city for things to do on New Year’s Eve in San Francisco, and I certainly did not come back empty-handed. I spent a lot of time recently scouring the city for things to do on New Year’s Eve in San Francisco, and I certainly did not come back empty-handed. Get Tickets. Get Tickets.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2020

Restaurant employees can apply online to receive a one-time, $500 check to use toward bills, including housing, transportation, utilities, childcare, groceries, medical bills and/or student loans. The Foundation will administer the grants, offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Live in the U.S., an overseas U.S.

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Austin Bush Millions cram into Phuket’s popular beaches and resorts, but diners should look elsewhere to taste the mix of southern Thai, Hokkien, and Baba food that makes the island arguably Thailand’s most underrated food destination Phuket is one of the biggest travel destinations in the world. What is the food like in Phuket?

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Future Food

MARCH 1, 2021

Ghost kitchens, dark kitchens or cloud kitchens, have no front of house area at all; no seats, no tables and no waiters. The last eighteen months have seen a tremendous rise in the acceptance of food delivery into our daily lives. Whether it’s prepared food or fresh food, the trend is obvious and apparent to all.

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EATER

JANUARY 5, 2022

On a theater-sized screen set up at the front, I watch as a drone flies over a low, sunny suburb, bypassing highways and beaches and nondescript homes, where in the backyards everyone cranes their necks to see what this spidery black object is zooming across the sky. Why should you ever have to leave the house? What a bold future.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off. 71 percent rely on delivery for 11 percent or more of sales.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. Food Halls – the numbers for current and future growth are substantial.

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Gecko Hospitality

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

How much is housing? Ask if the new employer you are considering can also help with covering the cost of housing. Enough to set up housing? The world of hospitality is an exciting one for several reasons. One is that once you get your feet wet working in hospitality, you tend to get the “bug.” What is the pay rate in that area?

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EATER

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Not far from the house sat a small stone structure with no proper roof and low walls that had been empty for as long as I could remember. Tilda Rose One Christmas, on a windswept Greek peninsula, my grandparents bought me a fuzzy pink piglet. For years we didn’t own a car, so the only option was the sea. I’d never really had a pet before.

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Deliverect

APRIL 1, 2020

When delivering, the courier will place the delivery bag or box safely at the front door or in the location as specified in the order instructions. With the closure of restaurant dine-in services to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, online food ordering has become a crucial business model overnight. already pay upfront and online.

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EATER

MAY 19, 2020

The reopenings don’t necessarily reflect a successful beating back of the virus, either. If your state has reopened dine-in service, does that mean it’s safe to go back to eating in restaurants? Dining out right now will come with certain risks. Here’s what you can do to keep yourself and others around you safe.

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360Training

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Make sure to clean the back of your hands, wrists, between your fingers, and under your fingernails. Going to the front of the house. Clothing can quickly and easily transport bacteria from one place to the other as you move around the building. Additionally, jewelry can transport bacteria just as easily as clothing.

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Deliverect

OCTOBER 23, 2019

But should your restaurant opt for in-house delivery operations or use one or multiple third-party platforms like Uber Eats, Glovo or Deliveroo? While offering in-house delivery comes with many benefits, it may take away focus from your end product - which, ultimately, is what your customers will remember you by.

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360Training

JUNE 11, 2020

Foodborne illness can happen at home, but approximately 60% of outbreaks trace back to restaurant service. during transportation or storage. According to the CDC, one in six Americans gets foodborne illness every year, killing over 3,000 people annually. during processing and manufacturing. during preparation or serving.

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EATER

JULY 1, 2022

On a recent Saturday, a Buy Nothing member with a flower-decorated van pulled up in front of Lee’s house loaded with fresh food from the Second Harvest food bank; Lee coordinates volunteers through her community to pick up the food at various food drives if she can’t do it herself. Kate Green/Getty Images.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know. TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more.

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EATER

JUNE 4, 2024

These specific tastes are also how I prefer to share the essence of Paris, my adopted city, with my family back in the States. Once upon a time I’d haul back macarons and Mariage Frères tea, but now they’re sold stateside or are available with the click of a button, so I like to look for tastes of Paris that aren’t as easy to find elsewhere.

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EATER

APRIL 29, 2021

After more forms, phone calls, and interviews, I finally leave the gate, but I have to wait another hour to take a designated bus to the train station (to prevent local transmission of the coronavirus, foreign travelers are not allowed to use public transportation). I slept on the floor and was not allowed to leave, even for exercise.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Between now and December, cookbook publishers will churn out some 100 new titles in service of promoting better living through eating. Turn on your stoves!” they seem to shout. they seem to shout. Haul out those baking pans! Prepare to spend many hours contemplating the abyss of your Dutch oven!”

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