EATER

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Now, he’s taking over your dinner table. I can definitely make ravioli [from scratch] and do the whole hand-rolled pasta thing, but really, I think the recipes in this book are for people who want to make good meals without being overzealous. But figuring out all the recipes? It was overwhelming, but we figured it out.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

We searched high and low for every restaurant event idea out there, then boiled them down to what we believe are the most exciting and effective restaurant events to keep regulars ecstatic and new customers talking. You can start by ruling out events that wont fit your venue. First, ask what type of event would best fit your venue.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 29, 2020

While the year is now nearly over, with more new cases of Covid-19 continuing to surface each day, the current challenges are most definitely going to spill over into 2021. Go All Out with Online Ordering. Furthermore, customers can leave notes on special requests, while you can make recommendations for pairing and upselling dishes.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

If weeknights are for riffing, Sunday nights are our time to go by the book, giving us a chance to test out our ample cookbook collection. We light candles, put on a themed playlist (a shrimp roll-and-Naragansett date night calls for coastal New England vibes on Spotify, for example), and take our time.

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Without a well-defined target market, restaurants risk wasting resources on strategies that dont connect and menu offerings that dont selltrying to appeal to everyone, but standing out to no one. Climate & Seasonality: Does the weather impact what people order or when they dine out?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Rick Camac, dean of restaurant and hospitality management, at Institute of Culinary Education, for his expert advice. Many sidewalks slant out toward the street. Allow employees to take water breaks. Thankfully, outdoor dining is less expensive to build out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2021

First of all, with so many people still working from home and taking regular video calls instead of meetings, breakfast and lunch demand has significantly dropped. Diners finally realized how much they can actually save by not eating out. Make the Most Out of Data. Basically, both sides benefit from new technology.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Halloween Specials and Menu Ideas for Restaurants and Bars ????? New spooky food and drink specials Unique, Halloween-themed food and drink specials are one of the most common ways bars and restaurants can spookify their business. Here are a few ideas for Halloween restaurant specials to offer this holiday season.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 20, 2023

There are a few things restaurants can do to get ready for the Super Bowl: Stock up on supplies: Make sure you have enough food, drinks, and utensils to accommodate the increase in customers.Think of what's most likely to sell out first: finger foods, wings, pizza, kegs, napkins, special items, etc. Offer discounts and specials.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 25, 2024

." The most common problem new restaurants face is that they open undercapitalized, inKind CEO Johann Moonesinghe pointed out. As part of its model, the app takes credit in the restaurants it funds and markets and sells high-dollar gift cards to guests. "Just 9 Park and other established Boston restaurants.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 6, 2023

Operating costs are significantly lower since you don’t need to worry about renting out a large space. Seeing people used to be a requirement if you wanted to eat out, and now it’s not. They can help you figure out where you want to eat from the comfort of your couch. Dining out gives you that excuse.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

“There’s a definite connection between superfoods and our immune system,” said Tara Gidus Collingwood, founder of Diet Diva, a nutrition consulting company that advises restaurants, senior executives and professional athletes across the U.S. It has resulted in a huge shift in dining consciousness.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Empathize With Delivery Drivers Human beings making their own cost-benefit analyses throughout the course of a demanding day, delivery drivers are by definition independent contractors. While perhaps a consistent feature of your daily business, they are not your employees.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 4, 2022

It was definitely high-stress at first but we worked together as a team to communicate. On our first day, we had a line out the door of guests and ran out of oysters to sell. It was definitely a learning experience for myself and the rest of the team as we banded together to turn this hectic situation into a positive one.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 26, 2020

This is where the restaurant industry is today, this is where chefs, cooks, and restaurateurs sit in the moment, and this is what keeps us all up at night – challenges without definitive answers. It is this commitment to making people feel welcome, special, and thought well of is the key to a return to success.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Strong enough to take the risk and I commend you!, You may question the cost and resources on actively posting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter but three out five Centennial’s buying decisions are influenced by social media. More content at a person’s fingertips can definitely drive sales and drive interest.

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7 Shifts

JULY 30, 2021

With plenty of restaurants to choose from, you want to make sure yours stands out from the rest. From stand-out social media accounts, to good old-fashioned mail marketing, we'll walk you through 12 unique customer-driving ideas! Your marketing plan is your restaurant's holy grail, so make sure you take the time to prioritize it.

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Email Marketing Social Media Loyalty Program Website Management 370

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 15, 2020

As more restaurants focus their undivided attention on their off-premise offerings and guests adapt their consumption to this new environment, plus some of the government relief measures take effect, some small improvements may lie ahead.” ” Guest Counts Plummet as their Guests Shelter in Place. Same-store traffic fell by 29.2

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Since those early days as an apprentice and maybe even before as a 16-year-old dishwasher, I saw something special in restaurant life. Soul is the definition of you and the pursuit of this will always be our most important goal in life. Now, this is getting heavy, but bear in mind that it can and should be fulfilling and exciting.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

It could be that transition from the lack of any taste 6 x 6 box of tomatoes that are out of season, to your first heirloom tomato, and then eventually picking a tomato off the vine that was sun sweetened in the month of July – taking a bite and realizing what a gift a tomato can be – but, again, there is a moment.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

If you weren’t thinking that much about online ordering before, you definitely are now. The easiest way to get your food out there is by partnering with a third-party delivery app. Native or first-party delivery doesn't rely on a separate service to take and send out orders. So—you’re ready to take orders.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

But disability definitely added an extra, sinister layer to it. I have to take up more space because I obviously [have] extra stuff with me. It sucks right now to be you with this injury, but there are people who’ve been dealing with this since they hopped out of the womb. Again, it takes me a lot to get out to that class.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Hotel scents are timeless, luxe, and transportive by definition and an entire industry has sprung up producing dupes for their lobby smells. Find out where your friends had their honeymoon and buy a room diffuser for that smell or buy one for the hotel that theyve always wanted to visit and cant afford. Hear me out.

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Back of House Hotels Consumer Goods Food Order 246

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In this article, we’ll take a look at how Tayler Book, co-founder of Beechwood Doughnuts, evolved her restaurant digitally and physically to get where they are today—making thousands of doughnuts a week for the Niagara region. I was fresh out of university. We opened the store when I was 22 years old. My partner was really into baking.

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Operations Book Small Business Communication 370

Embrace the Suck

JUNE 18, 2021

Working on the right things, in the right order, what to focus on now, and what to hold off until later, can mean the difference between success and burn out. 60% of restaurants don’t make it past their first year and 80% go out of business within five years. They are definitely thriving as opposed to just surviving.

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Leadership Small Business Marketing Coaching 354

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Traditional discounting and promotions can help combat season-specific shortfalls, but in our experience at Carl Marks Advisors, it’s critical that these restaurants address the wider industry challenges by making a definitive choice about the specific tactics used to target the type of customer they wish to attract: favorite or frequent.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

There’s a wide range of options available that take the entire process online. If one guest is a big fan of martinis, having the data to let anyone on staff know can make for a special experience. With a social media management system, you can plan out a week’s worth of posts across platforms in just a few minutes.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 13, 2021

Canyons Fresh Grill is the definition of a neighborhood spot—nestled just off of Main Street in the town of Woodstock, Georgia, the restaurant has been a mainstay since 2008. If we're having another drink special, they're getting a reminder before the shift. So if it's Wing Wednesday, they can't forget, because we're reminding them.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The fact is, marketers can figure out these changes easily, fast and with actionable insight. That is how we create the enhanced RFM analysis: we take a separate cross-section of customers. It is worth sending out some periodic touches with special promotions and new products/services to generate and pick some of these folks back up.

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EATER

AUGUST 19, 2021

Eater New Guard member Eric Sze , chef-owner of the Tang and 886 in New York City, estimates that his restaurant sold about 60 jars of Sze Daddy Chili Sauce per week when it was open, and during the pandemic it became a hot ticket retail item, selling out when it first became available online. What is special about it? Is it handmade?

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EATER

AUGUST 29, 2024

Luckily, nothing takes the sting out of the season’s end like a little retail therapy, using the Labor Day dealfest as an excuse to upgrade our baking and braising gear ahead of cooler temps, or just stock up on more of our kitchen must-haves. . Stitches, it turns out, are not.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

But this week, 40 weeks pregnant in the middle of an epic NYC snowstorm, I’m in search of projects that take the most time. And these waffles — crunchy and caramelized on the outside, almost gooey, definitely stretchy on the inside — were 100% worth the investment. Maybe also a carrot and definitely an oven? Gabe Hiatt.

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EATER

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Each closing takes with it more than just the food and the space. Each closing takes with it more than just the food and the space itself. For its legions of beloved regulars, Porsena was the quintessential neighborhood restaurant: ideal for both special-occasion dinners and just a plateful of pasta after a long workday.

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EATER

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Check out the scene at the new CPKC Stadium, the world’s first dedicated women’s sports stadium and one of the best places to eat in Kansas City People decked out in teal and red poured into the CPKC Stadium on a recent Saturday for a sold-out game. Compared to the Arrowhead, this stadium is definitely far more intimate.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

" Take a listen here to learn about Scott Patterson's entrepreneurial venture into the world of coffee and reach out to Castiglia with any topic or guest suggestions at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. The user has full control over their account and can opt out of the secure service at any time. 20 at 4 p.m.

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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. Haul out those baking pans! Even if you’re an experienced home baker, seeing this laid out in one place is illuminating. Turn on your stoves!” they seem to shout.

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EATER

JANUARY 27, 2021

When an order came through to the kitchen, the ticket featured the following note in the field for allergies or special requests: “Here’s the deal. Just take out and delivery right now, so. DG : How are people feeling about it now VS when the initial lockdown orders came out, that people were like so shocked about?

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