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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Special events have become a big reason for going out, making unique dining experiences more important than ever. Special events have become a big reason for going out, making unique dining experiences more important than ever. Tables and chairs take a backseat to efficient space. These core elements never go out of style.

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RESTAURANTS – POLI-ACTIVE / POLI-NEUTRAL

Culinary Cues

In those early days of European coffee houses, during the 17 th century, politics were the main source of conversation. In the American colonies, public houses, or taverns, followed suit as meeting places for the common man and self-proclaimed intellectuals. Today we are engulfed in information and misinformation.

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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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Food, It Turns Out, Has Little to Do With Why I Love to Travel 

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It’s the people that make a place — but these days, human interaction is hard to come by I used to love to travel. Let me be clear: I absolutely would not and do not recommend frivolous travel. I also hopefully still had antibodies (my wife and I both had COVID-19 way back in March). Nothing extravagant.

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Chefs Are Getting Creative With Himalayan Cuisine

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Lille Allen Restaurants across India, Nepal, and Bhutan are taking inspiration from mountain communities, where foraging, preservation, and centuries-old culinary traditions provide great meals in challenging conditions Its a balmy afternoon in Darwa, a small village in the foothills of the Himalayas, in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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From Ghost Kitchens to Living Kitchens: A New Vision for Food Service’s Next Great Space

Modern Restaurant Management

Ghost kitchens have been critical to enabling take-out meals during the current pandemic and are predicted to be central in restaurant operations moving forward. If your cooks are mostly fulfilling off-site orders, you can do away with niceties like a slick front of house, visual merchandising, and a location with hungry walk-ins.

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In His First Cookbook, Comedian Matteo Lane Wants You to Take Pasta Seriously

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Now, he’s taking over your dinner table. Lille Allen, Jesse Sparks The stand-up comedian became a social media standout for his whip-smart crowd work and casual cooking videos. When Matteo Lane isn’t performing his distinct brand of scathing yet sincere stand-up, he’s busy eating pasta — and being opinionated about pasta.

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