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

Modern Restaurant Management

– Mary Pillow Thompson, founder of foh&boh Five years after the pandemic, Tom's Watch Bar has gained valuable perspective on what drives people to gather. Beyond our innovative viewing technology and diverse sports programming, we've found that guests primarily seek meaningful shared experiences.

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The Head-Empty Pleasure of the No-Reservations Vacation

EATER

The last thing I wanted to do while prepping for my recent vacation to Los Angeles was log onto Resy at midnight a few nights in a row to try for a table at Pijja Palace, the Indian sports bar that earned a spot on Eater’s Best New Restaurants list last year.

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Why a Bar Consultant is Your Restaurant’s Missing Link

Goliath Consulting

After weeks of time-consuming meetings with local liquor distribution reps, local market research, and decision wavering, you finally feel confident that your bar is set up and ready to go. Before we dive into how bar consultants work, let’s briefly break down the structure of the liquor industry in America.

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Restaurant Dress Codes Frequently Target Black Customers. It’s Past Time for Them to Go.

EATER

Umi’s website says it has a “strictly enforced” dress code, which bars “ball caps, sneakers, athletic wear and sports jerseys,” but the couple says not only had Johnson worn those exact shoes to Umi before, but a woman at the bar, who was white, was also wearing sneakers. It escalated from there. Dudes with short-sleeved polos.”

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Redefining ‘Dine and Dash’ and Review Hub

Modern Restaurant Management

Mittleman, who has been with the Company for 25 years, most recently served as President, Sports & Entertainment. Alison Birdwell, a sports and hospitality industry veteran, has been promoted to President, Sports & Entertainment. Amen Street Fish + Raw Bar? ?(Charleston),? Carl Mittleman. Charleston),? ?Vivere?

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America’s Dive Bars Are Among Those Hit Hardest by Alex Trebek’s Death

EATER

A handful of people — after getting their temperatures checked and giving contact-tracing information — sat at the few tables in the narrow bar. In the before times, bars like this would be the rowdiest and most devoted places for Jeopardy! at dive bars and local pubs became a nightly ritual followed with an almost religious devotion.

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Best Sports Bars in Philadelphia for Game Day

Restaurant Clicks

Philadelphians are as passionate about their sports as they are about almost anything else, especially those Eagles! The truth is, though, tickets to sporting events can be costly and require a lot of advance planning to attend. Philadelphia has an elite sports bar scene, giving you the best of both worlds. Well, you can!

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