EATER

DECEMBER 4, 2024

There’s no better or more thoughtful gift for any home cook than a book they’ll love along with the supplies they’ll need to get cooking. Cookbooks make fantastic gifts, and a thoughtfully chosen book can easily become a cherished addition to someone’s culinary collection.

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Specials Book Social Media 2024 206

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Survey results indicate diners are seeking distinctive dining experiences, planning ahead with early reservations, and seeking out earlier evening bookings The holiday season is bringing a wave of excitement among diners, with 68 percent of respondents planning to celebrate at restaurants or bars.

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EATER

APRIL 19, 2021

His longtime assistant Laurie Woolever made the decision to carry that book to its completion, and now, World Travel: An Irreverent Guide is a reality. After working with Bourdain for more than a decade, Woolever was uniquely positioned to bring this book to life, despite no new words from Bourdain himself. I’m very proud of it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Takeout orders increased 46 percent Shift in Guest Dining Preferences for Valentine's As restaurants prepare for Valentine's Day, new data from Tock reveals a clear shift in guest dining preferences and booking patterns. Among the highlights: Restaurants are seeing prepaid bookings up 67 percent compared to this time last year.

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EATER

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The book traces Lane’s adoration of pasta from slurping cheesy noodles in his mother Cherie’s kitchen in the Chicago suburbs, to a summer spent studying and falling in love with eggplant Parmigiana in Umbria, up to making cacio e pepe in his current New York City apartment kitchen. Your Pasta Sucks is part cookbook, part autobiography.

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EATER

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Martha Stewart’s Christmas was not just a book, of course. Martha Stewart caught hell for devoting time and effort to creating a perfect Christmas and then writing a best-selling book about it. Martha Stewart’s Christmas was her eighth book, the successor to Entertaining and Weddings , among others.

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EATER

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Gina Chung’s book cover cake was actually an ice cream cake. Jemimah Wei For some authors, the book cover cake has become a publishing rite of passage In the middle of the New York City launch party this spring for Gina Chung’s debut novel, Sea Change , Chung’s friend Vanessa Chan snuck out to pick up a surprise.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This book is not for them.” But, as The I Hate to Cook Book proved after it was published in 1960, a lot of women hated to cook. That was the reason for the enduring success of I Hate to Cook , the food historian Laura Shapiro writes in her book Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Book in advance, or wait half an hour for a table. Provide Free Meals on Special Occasions. Nothing creates loyal customers like remembering their special days and offering them free meals on those days. This strategy helps in creating a special bond between the customer and the outlet. Net result? Start a Food Challenge.

Marketing 567

Marketing SEO Front of House Website Management 567

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A well-timed email with a special offer, new menu item, or exclusive promotion can be the nudge they need to place another order. Boosts Repeat Business: Special promotions, loyalty rewards, and exclusive deals encourage guests to return. Promotions and Discounts Special offers drive customer action. can go a long way.

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Email Marketing 2025 Marketing Online Ordering 195

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

MARCH 27, 2020

It’s also wise to implement a strong reservation abandonment strategy that allows you to recover most of the direct bookings. . Offer them a special deal for a later time. That said, many of these clients will search for deals and offers to re-book their event this fall. Consider Your Employees.

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Hospitality Marketing Travel Hotels 454

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Limited time offers (LTOs) Eating out has moved from a once a week or special occasion treat to the everyday norm as diners try to keep up with all the dishes at their convenience. ” “Personalized sommelier experiences with paired tasting menus to the exact standards of our guest booking an event.

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2025 Beverage Fine Dining Guest Recovery 450

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Your team needs to be flexible, so if on Wednesday you start getting a lot of bookings for the weekend, then add an extra member of staff. One area to focus on is the booking platforms and discount sites. Normal rules don’t apply, so prepare the rota expecting to be quiet. Put the minimum amount of staff on per shift.

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Book Social Media Customer Service Customer Experience 480

7 Shifts

JULY 22, 2022

Special Events. During the summer, with new staff, special events, food and drink specials, vacation requests, and more, keeping the staff informed is a must! Manager Log Book. Ensure all managers are communicating efficiently and effectively this summer with Manager Log Book. Event management. Communications.

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Tip Distribution Certification Document Outdoor 391

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A small menu hints at luxury, signaling to the audience that the items listed on a menu have been hand selected to deliver a more special experience. This concept was popularized by psychologist Barry Schwartz in his book, "The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less."

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Seasonal Menu 2024 Customer Experience Menu 251

Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Promote your special events and themed nights to both current customers and your target audience. One way to do this is with special events and theme nights. Not only do these special events bring in new people, but they may also help you gain back customers who havent dined with you in a while.

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EATER

DECEMBER 17, 2024

She made a two-tier cake inspired by a 1971 edition of The Wilton Book of Wedding Cakes with an oil-based vanilla bean cake with a vanilla bean Swiss meringue buttercream for the bottom half-sheet layer and a hibiscus Swiss meringue buttercream for the adorable heart-shaped tier placed atop the sheet. And I meant it.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Here is one excerpt from his journal of observations: Service industry work develops the soft skills recruiters talk about on LinkedIn discipline, promptness, the ability to absorb criticism, and most important, how to read people like a book. Every time I look back on a long career, these words seem to resonate.

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Employee Relations Presentation Small Business Recruiting 356

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 25, 2022

Drum up traffic to your restaurant by using a QR code to guide people to a new special or BOGO offer. Book Reservations, Join Waiting List. Promotions. Having the offer on their phone will make redemption a breeze.

Social Media 539

Social Media Email Marketing Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety 539

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Offer Limited-Time Specials to Create Urgency Nothing motivates diners quite like a deal that wont last forever. Limited-time specials create a sense of urgency, encouraging customers to order now instead of waiting. To see the biggest impact from these limited-time specials, promote them through email, social media, and your website.

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Ordering Email Marketing Social Media Online Ordering 195

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“We are booked and have been since shortly after posting about the lunch on our social media channels,” said Sally Davis, General Manager of Eliza Restaurant & Bar in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "Reservations The owners of one contemporary Creole restaurant think so.

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Events 2010 Social Media Reservations 474

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2023

Offer Special, Personalized Upgrades Today’s diner is looking for more than just indulging in a meal. Instead, they’re hoping to have offers for those special, add-on services to customize their time and create memorable experiences, especially when celebrating Dad.

Marketing 442

Marketing Email Marketing Online Ordering Specials 442

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 4, 2021

Restaurants that use a third-party tool to manage bookings should add that information to the GMB listing, allowing users to book a table directly from the search results. Restaurants can also their GMB page to engage with customers, highlighting special offers and discounts, publicizing events and promoting new menu offerings.

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SEO Website Management Online Ordering Mobile Ordering 577

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2024

For the first time this year, it also includes an educational component in which R ichard Sandoval Hospitality(RSH) aims to teach 60,000 early learners about the importance of bees through a signature in-school lesson plan in partnership with Title-1 elementary schools and through Chef’s children’s book on food sustainability.

Sustainability 473

Sustainability Education Training Social Media 473

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

That search engine query turns into a website visit, which can then turn into a table booking. Using it will cost you nothing, and if it attracts even a single table booking, your ROI is through the roof. Those people could be past patrons who might just need the right special offer to entice them to book their next visit.

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2022 Marketing Email Marketing Social Media 531

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

AUGUST 13, 2020

For example, taking and processing orders, accommodating new arrivals at hotels and venues, processing booking and customer information, processing check-outs faster, and much more. Aside from financial savings, it’s also important to note virtual receptionists can help expedite numerous processes. Recognize the Impact of VoIP Technology.

Customer Service 436

Customer Service Innovation Hospitality Hotels 436

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

How do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? Can you give an example of how you’ve managed a large event or special occasion at a restaurant? As a restaurant manager, how do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? How do you handle situations where an employee is underperforming?

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Leadership Management Management Operations 195

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2023

Offer Special, Personalized Upgrades Today’s diner is looking for more than just indulging in a meal. Instead, they’re hoping to have offers for those special, add-on services to customize their time and create memorable experiences, especially when celebrating Dad.

Marketing 419

Marketing Email Marketing Online Ordering Specials 419

EATER

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Although the first recipes for pasteles didn’t appear in cookbooks until the 1930s, food historian Cruz Miguel Ortíz Cuadra notes that pasteles were mentioned as early as 1843 in the book El aguinaldo puertorriqueño , which explored Puerto Rican Christmas traditions. There was also a special process for procuring the pork called la matanza.

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White Paper Presentation Influencer Consumer Goods 304

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

I believe there are a lot of people out there for whom the traditional model isn’t working, and if so, my book gives them a guide to do it differently. Also, could we do a special or something, just to make the holiday more fun?” This book is available wherever books and eBooks are sold. All rights reserved.

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Communication Point of Sale Book Customer Experience 437

EATER

JANUARY 12, 2021

He wanted to donate the website and Lynne’s more than 2,300 reference books to an organization willing to continue the timeline and Olver’s careful research, ad-free and in the interest of the public good. “I A clear favorite eventually emerged: the Special Collections and University Archives department at Virginia Tech University.

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Food Book Reference 2015 363

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2021

Restaurants can continue to foster the aura of personal service and exclusivity by using online booking services and offering phone reservations. They can, for instance: Offer box lunch specials for pickup by those working from home.

Customer Service 474

Customer Service Customer Experience Online Ordering Hospitality 474

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

It puts you in control of your brand, helps customers find you online, and makes it easier for them to view your menu, book a table, or place an orderand thats just the beginning. A well-designed website does more than just make a good first impression. How owning your digital presence can help you reach more local customers.

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Social Media Online Ordering SEO Email Marketing 195

EATER

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Baking is full of mistakes, but it’s a rare baking book that tells you why, and in doing so encourages you to try, try again. Nahid Joon is alive in every page of this book. There is not much new or innovative in this book, but there is a whole lot of delicious nostalgia.

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2024 Book Influencer Take-out 352

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 10, 2020

Is there vital information that needs to be added or a special message you’d like your customers to read? With lots of travel bans likely to still be in effect for some time, your focus should be on domestic bookings. Make it look more appealing with fresh content and beautiful pictures. But be ready, how will you stand out?

Hospitality 518

Hospitality Marketing Social Media SEO 518

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Between mid-shopping meals, family dinners, and work parties, restaurants prepare for their schedule to book up quickly. Consider running a special promotion where when customers order certain menu items, a portion of their total receipt will go back into this community initiative.

Loyalty Program 539

Loyalty Program Seasonal Menu Social Media Email Marketing 539

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Many restaurants have added special programming like chef’s counters and tasting menus that turn quiet hours into profitable services, while others have introduced flexible booking options that let guests choose between standard reservations and prepaid dining experiences.

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Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Fine Dining Food Safety 418