ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

Pick your event idea by looking at your: Venue size and layout Customer demographic Available resources Time of year (season) Community Write out each of these factors, and a picture will emerge of which restaurant event idea will best fit your location. Get the word out to regulars and people curious about your restaurant.

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Events Seasonal Menu Social Media Customer Experience 195

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Future restaurateurs are the young charges in school who struggle sitting still in their seats, standing patiently in line, and focusing on the task at hand. But it would take another book to cover how academia fails to address these unique characteristics and nurture these future “single task” nonconformists.

Management 448

Management Management Point of Sale Seasonal Menu 448

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

Creating and optimizing the menu based on US Foods’ exclusive food-costing tools, industry analysis and recipes designed by in-house chefs that focus on both profitability and diner trends. The two companies have joined forces to offer a version of Sally the Robot that will exclusively serve Saladworks’ rotating, seasonal menus.

Kitchen Safety 515

Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 515

The Rail

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Whether you're a seasoned owner or just starting out, these tips will help you elevate the dining experience you offer. This could include menu tasting sessions to give them a better understanding of the dishes on offer, or perhaps a wine pairing course so they can better serve the needs of customers seeking recommendations.

Customer Service 130

Customer Service Loyalty Program Customer Experience Point of Sale 130

7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

Set a goal for your restaurant’s grand opening—whether it’s seating capacity, an order volume, or revenue for your first day back in business. Also consider sending an Announcement to your team about the grand reopening, the menu, and what they can do to prepare. You can book online or give us a call. Set a budget ??

Events 351

Events Social Media Kitchen Safety Seating 351

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2022

Chloe’s bistro will be opening for drinks and small lunches in the daytime and providing a limited number of hot meals (booking only – it’s a small place!) Now, these estimates are all very good – but what’s to say that Chloe didn’t pluck the figure of 80 percent of seats filled from thin air?

Point of Sale 449

Point of Sale Education Seasonal Menu Small Business 449

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 1, 2024

From creating a welcoming ambiance to offering unique menu items, let’s explore the ways you can refine your restaurant's customer experience in 2024. Menu and food choices Your restaurant’s menu and food choices can entice or put off customers. Moreover, the menu sets expectations for the dining experience.

Customer Experience 397

Customer Experience 2024 Customer Service Online Ordering 397

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 25, 2024

Sidewalk cafes, rooftop terraces, and courtyards are all excellent options for expanding seating. Surrounded by flourishing herbs, edible flowers, and citrus trees, guests can savor the farm-to-table tasting menu while immersed in nature. The use of outdoor space often means more seating opportunities for businesses.

Outdoor 221

Outdoor Seasonal Menu Seating Reservations 221

7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

By tracking metrics like customer retention and employee turnover rate, contribution margin, and menu item profitability, restaurant managers can identify each area’s strengths and what areas need improvement. Use this data to establish clear and specific goals and adjust your strategies as needed.

Point of Sale 397

Point of Sale Inventory Seasonal Menu Cash Management 397

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

68% of diners plan to celebrate at restaurants or bars this holiday season, so having enough people in place is essential. A good candidate might also suggest ways to improve efficiency, such as implementing a waitlist system or simplifying the seating process. Clear communication is also key.

Leadership 195

Leadership Management Management Operations 195

EATER

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That day, its chalkboard menu advertised something called Lea’s Amazing Soup, which turned out to be sweet-and-sour cabbage. They spent that summer overhauling the space themselves and designing the menu. The recipes are scaled down, but otherwise the Pasta Yiayia in the book is the same Pasta Yiayia at the restaurant.

Seasonal Menu 301

Seasonal Menu 2023 Book Small Business 301

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It allows you to provide a menu link that helps customers immediately connect with your restaurant and make a faster decision. Reservations, Order Ahead, and Menu URLs These URLs help users to engage with your restaurant before their visit. The account allows you to create sections for your menu (i.e. Snacks, Shareables, etc.)

Website Management 253

Website Management Customer Service Customer Experience Book 253

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Their business grows by word of mouth—one of the best marketing tools in the book. For example, your ideal customers could be: Young families that want a kid's menu, great drinks, and to get home before 8. This could be exciting drinks, a great happy hour, family-friendly promotions, or a fantastic menu that people can't help but try.

Seating 221

Seating Email Marketing Marketing SEO 221

EATER

JANUARY 3, 2022

In an excerpt from his book “The Next Supper,” Corey Mintz calls for a future in which workers are celebrated above chefs For months now the restaurant industry has endured deep upheaval. A year ago, Amanda Cohen’s restaurant offered only a tasting menu. But most of it is prepared to go or to be eaten on the2 0-seat ad hoc patio.

Food Truck 301

Food Truck Fast Casual Seating Book 301

EATER

JANUARY 28, 2021

In October, shortly before Halloween, Tamez saw a post on Uni’s Instagram announcing a new feature: Enjoy the restaurant’s a la carte menu in the privacy of one of the Eliot Hotel’s suites. The menu is QR-coded, and a masked and gloved server enters the room and takes the party’s entire order in one go.

Hotels 343

Hotels Fine Dining Dine-in Front of House 343

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Coping with seasonality and fluctuations in business (37 percent) Economic instability impact on F&B businesses This could indicate that a period of inflation in the US, initiated by COVID-19, may well have impacted small businesses in this industry. Of those, 14 percent plan to book five or more weeks out.

Food Truck 251

Food Truck Fast Casual 2024 Food 251

EATER

MARCH 2, 2022

With only 22 seats and a strong reputation (built over a series of pop-ups and collaborations, with profits funneled to charities), Dame is popular enough to be booked solid every night. Monday diners at Dame tend to be more industry veterans who order the whole menu and full bottles of wine. Menu price: $29.

Front of House 246

Front of House Small Business Seating Food Order 246

EATER

JULY 8, 2022

Diners need to understand that things will never be as they were before the pandemic In the final six weeks of our pandemic-born restaurant, customers formed a line out the door and booked out dinner reservations weeks ahead. And the price of menu items steadily trends upward as inflation worsens. As soon as we can afford it.”

Online Ordering 284

Online Ordering Seasonal Menu Customer Service Social Media 284

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. In addition to gift cards, consumers are looking to bring their favorite restaurant faire to friends and family this holiday season. Diners Show Holiday Spirit.

2020 419

2020 Point of Sale Consumer Goods Seasonal Menu 419

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Manager Log Book Synced with 7shifts employee management software, the Manager Log Book is the perfect place to take shift notes on the go and centralize them in one place. OpenTable seats around 1.6 It’s a suite of tools for restaurants that includes online ordering, order integration, menu management, smart pricing, and more.

Management 367

Management Management Operations Mobile Ordering 367

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In Arkansas, ordering buffalo ribs will land you a plate of fried fish—seasoned, battered ribs cut from local big-boned buffalo fish. Founded by Joe and Molassis Watson in 1905, it started as a sandwich shop out of their home, with Joe later adding catfish and buffalo ribs to the menu.

Mobile Ordering 348

Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Experience Back of House 348

EATER

MAY 8, 2023

Lunch and dinner typically begin with an amuse-bouche of seasonal barbajuans, fritters common to the Riviera that are typically filled with ricotta and leafy vegetables like Swiss chard. The menu, executed by a kitchen crew who worked with Grébaut and Pourriat in Paris, is dictated by the garden, seasons, and simple pleasures.

Food 301

Food Seasonal Menu Back of House Training 301

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Manager Log Book Synced with 7shifts employee management software, the Manager Log Book is the perfect place to take shift notes on the go and centralize them in one place. OpenTable seats around 1.6 It’s a suite of tools for restaurants that includes online ordering, order integration, menu management, smart pricing, and more.

Management 352

Management Management Operations Mobile Ordering 352

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Among the highlights: Online Ordering sales of pizza (+9 percent), burgers (+10 percent), and fried chicken (+5 percent) were up from last year, but the largest trend in online ordering was sandwiches and wraps as guests give up on slapping bread together at home and restaurants pivot to menu items that travel well.

2020 402

2020 Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order 402

EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2021

How to go all-out on at least one meal in the tasting-menu capital of the world Fine dining has had a tough go in recent years. Some might even argue that, after a year spent mostly in our PJs, there has never been a better time for the pageantry that surrounds the ritual of a slow, coursed-out tasting menu. A dish at Direkte Boqueria.

Fine Dining 261

Fine Dining Seasonal Menu Book Hotels 261

EATER

OCTOBER 1, 2024

21c is the official hotel of the film festival, and it books up fast, so plan your visit accordingly. The shop offers detailed tasting notes for its various pour-overs, which are on offer alongside seasonal drinks like tamarind cider soda or miso pumpkin lattes. It’s worth booking reservations ahead of a visit.

2011 261

2011 Food Truck Hotels Seasonal Menu 261

7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

Do you need a host to seat guests or someone to hello pack up delivery orders? Do you need a prep cook or a chef to help develop a new patio menu ? Seasonal employees that are eager to return. In his classic book, Setting the Table, Danny Meyer outlined his process for hiring at Union Square Hospitality Group— the 51% solution.

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Hiring Front of House Back of House Food Safety 370

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Guests may enjoy a variety of seating arrangements, two bars, as well as private cabanas and daybeds offering bottle service and other five-star experiences. Additionally, design elements such as new signage, menu boards, furniture, fixtures and finishes, will be installed to reflect the school’s distinctive spirit and identity.

Coaching 419

Coaching Point of Sale Customer Experience Retail 419

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

A Return to Normal The National Restaurant Association released its 2023 State of the Restaurant Industry report, which examines key factors impacting the industry including the current state of the economy, operations, workforce, and food and menu trends to forecast sales and market trends for the year ahead. million by the end of 2023.

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2023 Consumer Goods 2022 Point of Sale 508

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2021

Earlier this year, UNO made headlines when it announced a bilingual vaccine concierge service, which assisted eligible employees in navigating the process of booking a vaccine appointment. Ruby Tuesday added Libby’s BBQ with a new feature menu this summer. Ruby Tuesday Adds Libby's BBQ.

Franchising 411

Franchising Franchise 2021 Employee Relations 411

7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

By relying on historical sales data, you can get a better grasp on how many of which menu items might be sold in a given day, month, holiday, or season. For example, at a casual family restaurant, the service model might look like this: The host greets the party and seats them. Operations Management. Use Restaurant Technology.

Operations 363

Operations Inventory Hiring Customer Service 363

EATER

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Après-ski: Powderhounds of all skill levels, from pizza-french-fry beginners to black-diamond experts, love skiing here for the multilevel terrain, scenic vistas, lengthy ski seasons, and lively après-ski culture. Seasons : The Canadian Rockies are an all-year destination. The ski resorts at Lake Louise, Banff Sunshine Village, and Mt.

Hotels 246

Hotels Front of House Seasonal Menu Fine Dining 246

EATER

MAY 31, 2023

Locally raised beef, an array of summer produce, and a variety of other seafood are all on the menu. Though many Canadians keep second homes on PEI, the year-round population is small, like a lot of seasonal coastal destinations. Herring, mackerel, and bluefin tuna are abundant during their respective seasons as well.

Front of House 246

Front of House Back of House Hotels Seasonal Menu 246

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Entry fees and scholarships : Media Awards (Book, Broadcast, and Journalism) entry fees will decrease from $150 to $75 per entry. SevenRooms customers will be able to tap into TheFork’s extensive consumer reservation network of millions of diners, helping them to fill their seats and acquire new customers.

Food 433

Food Tip Distribution Guest Recovery Food Safety 433

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2021

As consumers ramp up their event planning, operators should continue to leverage connected technology solutions to ensure the event booking and management process is streamlined and as user-friendly as possible. This is +14pp higher than those comfortable with indoor seating. Consumer comfortability. Spending habits are positiv e.

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2021 Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery 473

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Monitor serious maintenance issues in the manager log book to notify other managers. Engineer Your Menu for Profits Menu engineering refers to the actions you take to create a more profitable menu. For example, you can strategically place your stars in certain areas of your menu to encourage customers to buy more of them.

Management 284

Management Management 2019 Employee Relations 284

EATER

MAY 5, 2021

A visit to Walt Disney World used to require regimented planning — restaurant reservations booked half a year in advance, to-the-minute itineraries — but now everything is in flux, allowing a rare window for a slightly more spur-of-the-moment visit, as though you’re actually on vacation. FYI: The reservations are free.). Staying on Property.

Mobile Ordering 246

Mobile Ordering Hotels Reservations Outdoor 246