7 Shifts

MARCH 18, 2021

How restaurant sales were impacted Shortly after lockdowns were initiated, restaurant sales across the board—from full-service dining to coffee shops—took a nosedive. Outdoor dining, warm weather, and a decline in virus cases helped the industry. Outdoor dining, warm weather, and a decline in virus cases helped the industry.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Notable increases in shifts schedules for Back of House Manager (125%) , Dish/Prep (117%), Cook (111%) and notably, Driver (85%) are indicative of the shift towards off-premise dining brought upon by the pandemic. We've seen a 77% increase in patio roles , likely due to the extension of patio season and prevalence of outdoor dining.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 5, 2021

With huge numbers of people milling around the city, private dining venues are necessary for special occasions, wedding receptions, or work dinners. With huge numbers of people milling around the city, private dining venues are necessary for special occasions, wedding receptions, or work dinners. Best Private Dining in Austin.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 19, 2021

From delicious Bourbon bars to mouth-watering steak houses, private dining and restaurant dining, in general, have expanded in Louisville over the last ten years. To learn more about where to catch an excellent intimate dinner after a long day at the derby, check out my list for private dining in Louisville!

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 5, 2020

Even as many restaurants around North America reopen for on-premise dining, many customers will continue to opt for off-premise dining options. Keep reading to get answers to questions like: How do you manage staff to boost off-site dining revenue? Are there any tips for food delivery and takeout inventory management?

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Then, check out my list of the best restaurants offering private dining in Los Angeles. No matter which neighborhood you find yourself in, there’s always a place that enhances your dining experience. Best Private Dining Rooms in Los Angeles. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Redbird (@redbirdla).

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

If you are exploring restaurants with private dining in the Seattle area, my extensive list will help you arrive at a final selection. Here are the fifteen best intimate dining venues in Seattle. Best Private Dining in Seattle. With a large sliding door, the dining area is delicately separated from the rest of the place.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Outdoor dining One way they evolved their operations was by taking advantage of San Francisco’s new shared spaces program to extend their dining outdoors in order to keep revenue up. After two months, they reopened with just the four main co-founders running the operation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Restaurant design, kitchens, and the dining customer experience has been changing over the past few years and with the COVID pandemic, it may be changing again. These aspects create a modern yet interactive dining experience with a connection to the built environment. Getting Creative with Outdoor Space.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Luckily, I compiled this list of the top 15 restaurants with private dining in San Jose to help you simplify your search. With several city districts to choose from, you can find somewhere that elevates how you dine. Best Private Dining in San Jose. The Capital of Silicon Valley is also a popular destination for food lovers.

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Squirrel Systems

APRIL 11, 2024

Summer time = Patio time We all eagerly plan for and anticipate the summer season, as the promise of warmer weather usually means we get to be outdoors longer and enjoy more sunlight. For many, dining at restaurants in the summer has a special charm, as one of the only times in a year we get to dine outdoors.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Improving air quality in restaurants can provide an economic benefit, as customers will feel more confident in dining out once more. With COVID-19 positive cases on the decline, restaurants can finally focus on getting customers back into dining rooms and promoting their dining experiences. Hesitancy to Return to Normality.

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Open for Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

But it’s never a good idea to forge ahead with a restaurant kitchen or dining room design with no real floor plan. This blueprint functions as a map of the entire restaurant space, both back of house and front of house. Back of house. Front of house. Dining rooms. Outdoor dining.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As the former dining editor for Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi magazine, I can name 30 without even trying. Before the fire, Lahaina’s world-famous Front Street was little more than a patchwork of wooden shacks held together by layers of paint, cooking grease, crusty sea salt, banana sap, and gossip. For some, it was simply home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2021

While restaurant owners can put six feet between tables, limit dining room capacity or close indoor dining completely, it’s much harder to create a safe environment in the back of the house. Now, with winter setting in, it will be even harder to keep outdoor dining a viable option in many cities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

With so much focus on “going contactless”, it’s important to take steps to make sure guests feel welcome and supported in their dining experience. But it’s really a small component of the overall dining experience. Yes, ordering and payment is important. Yes, ordering and payment is important.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Luckily, I compiled this list of the top 15 restaurants with private dining in San Jose to help you simplify your search. With several city districts to choose from, you can find somewhere that elevates how you dine. Best Private Dining in San Jose. The Capital of Silicon Valley is also a popular destination for food lovers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

They are confident people want to go back to dining out and not be reminded of COVID-19. Cleanliness Is Front and Center. As designers, we will need to develop safe storage solutions and possibly vestibules for back-of-house entrances, if needed. Restaurant guests who choose to dine-in will now be laser-focused on food safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Biophilic design involves using techniques that bring the outdoors inside the establishment. Biophilic design involves using techniques that bring the outdoors inside the establishment. When using biophilic design it is important to use natural tones for tables, bar fronts and seating to replicate tones found in nature.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

environments and are now seen everywhere from fine dining to counter service and everywhere in between. This movement toward more sustainably sourced food in both our fast-casual and fine dining restaurants will continue to expand in the future. Mark Hoefer, General Manager, Le Bilboquet Atlanta. Think paper straws versus plastic.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Restaurant back-of-house operations form the backbone of a restaurant’s success. The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. The back of the house supports the front of the house (FOH), enabling the customer-facing team to focus on serving a memorable experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

Rakuten Ready surveyed more than 100 customers to measure how behaviors around dining have, or are anticipated to change around the perceptions and impact of COVID-19 on restaurants, food delivery and order for pickup. Among the findings: Most diners are not overly fearful, with 57 percent making no change to their dining behaviors.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2023

The first is communication technology, like paging to communicate to guests or back of house communications for personnel and management. Today’s restaurant operators and managers should recognize the importance that music plays in creating an inviting atmosphere. They also have a clear target customer in mind for the establishment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In addition, pop-up restaurants (100 openings) and seafood markets (84 openings) experienced an increase in openings compared to the same period in 2019, catering to consumers' interests in novel ways to dine and shop for food outside of traditional restaurant experiences.

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Restaurant Clicks

JANUARY 2, 2022

Pa’ia Fish Market Front Street Restaurant Merriman’s Fish House Kimo’s Maui Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar Honu Seafood & Pizza Down the Hatch Maui Mala Tavern Coconut’s Fish Cafe Eskimo Candy Lahaina Grill Mama’s Fish House. Pa’ia Fish Market Front Street Restaurant.

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Sante

JANUARY 16, 2020

Berkshire House is officially open. A versatile and expansive bi-level space, Berkshire House is the ultimate neighborhood haunt with 30 near wrap around flat screen TVs perfect for watching the big games and pop-culture events, weekend brunch, daily happy hour specials, throwback boardgames and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 13, 2020

Particularly as they’re learning how to best operate amidst new outbreaks to create the dining experiences patrons expect. Here are three new things consumers expect: Consumers Expect to Dine in the Way They’re Most Comfortable. However, a surge in hot spots means the dining experience will continually evolve.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 23, 2021

Staff are now tasked with policing masking, moving heavy furniture to configure outdoor dining, and packaging to-go orders. The traditional front of the house to the back of the house divide has closed. If you're having trouble finding great people to work in your restaurant, you're not alone.

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Cheetah

JUNE 1, 2021

Although the main parade in San-Francisco was cancelled, several online events as well as two major outdoor in-person events will take place, all promoting solidarity, visibility and joy in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. Last year all events were held online but 2021 will have some cornerstone outdoor in-person events too.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Innovative and inviting outdoor seating is going to be crucial in order for restaurants to survive. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their opinions on what we can expect in 2021. Here are their responses. To read part one, click here. Nick Kenner, Founder & CEO, Just Salad.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2021

Kitchen and front-of-house employees are simply harder to find. Interviews with potential employees are being scheduled, but no-shows are the norm. Restaurants took a huge hit during the pandemic, and still have the longest climb back to pre-COVID-19 employment levels, according to the National Restaurant Association.

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EATER

DECEMBER 13, 2021

But a lot has changed, even as it’s now possible to dine out as we might have previously: There’s more planning required, both within your dining party and to secure the reservation; there are more options for where, exactly, to sit in — or outside of — the restaurant; QR code menus aren’t just at chains anymore. Or to eat out at all?

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EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In the absence of clear federal and state government mandates, they have had hugely variable experiences from workplace to workplace as they weigh the pros and cons of returning to kitchens and dining rooms. I have only one fully functioning lung. … I don’t want to be gasping for life and have a terrible end.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Knight’s Steakhouse Spencer Frita Batidos Zingerman’s Roadhouse Gandy Dancer Krazy Jim’s Blimpy Burger Mani Osteria & Bar The Chop House Detroit Street Filling Station Vinology Restaurant & Event Space The Earle Restaurant Miss Kim Taste Kitchen Pacific Rim By Kana Bao Boys Sava’s Isalita.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Lille Allen Six chefs and restaurant owners from across the country explain why restaurants feel so expensive right now, and how they’re coping with high prices and customer complaints Dining out involves calculating the intangible: What is hospitality worth to you? Lately, the calculus is becoming more complicated. Every check is a shock.

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EATER

JULY 24, 2020

Whether dining inside or outside, diners should consider the risk they pose to restaurant staff During the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a lot of talk about risk. If they refuse to wear a mask whenever they’re not actually eating, or if they dine out despite feeling ill, risk goes up for everyone in the restaurant.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 19, 2021

ViA VECCHiA Blue Spoon Little Tap House East Ender Katahdin Restaurant The Front Room. They also have a covered heated pavilion for outdoor dining if you want to enjoy Portland’s fresh autumn air. I recommend ordering their House Smoked Turkey Panini, Poutine, Cider-Poached Beets, or Beef Stew.

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