EATER

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In both fine dining establishments and cafes, filtered, sparkling water is increasingly part of the included hospitality experience, not an upsell. In an already pricey dining setting, the chef didn’t want to create an atmosphere of exclusion. And that’s how it should be.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

While Noma’s run as a Michelin restaurant is now at an end, there are many reasons why it doesn’t spell the end of fine dining cuisine as we know it. There’s a high cost in running fine dining restaurants, but the value rests in their place in society.

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Culinary Cues

MARCH 10, 2025

Every cook, at least every serious cook, seems to want to work in one of those exceptional fine dining or cutting-edge experimental operations that are depicted in shows like Chefs Table or The Bear. If you are serious about a kitchen career and have the focus to map out the best path, then listen up.

Hotels 307

Hotels Fine Dining Seasonal Menu Healthcare 307

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Even if these were unintentional, this individual would still be subject to fines and a loss of trust with staff. When restaurant owners get it wrong, it could lead to fines, broken trust among employees—as with the examples above—and even jail time for more egregious violations.

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Restaurant Law Tip Distribution Fine Dining Insurance 332

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2025

How Design Technology Improves Space and Guest Experience Every square foot counts when redesigning a fast-casual eatery or a fine dining venue. For customers, 3D design tools allow the creation of warm and interactive dining spaces since restaurant operators can try different seating arrangements.

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Design Technology Fine Dining Fast Casual 221

ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Key customer factors that influence dining preferences, from demographics to behavior. These are the people most likely to dine with you based on factors like their age, income, dining preferences, and lifestyle. Climate & Seasonality: Does the weather impact what people order or when they dine out?

Marketing 195

Marketing Social Media Email Marketing Loyalty Program 195

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Guests are dining out more often than last year and and rewarding great service, with the highest tips at bars and fine dining restaurants, according to hospitality industry data from Lightspeed Commerce Inc. percent) and fine dining restaurants (19.9 percent year-over-year at fine dining and 3.53

Fast Casual 493

Fast Casual Fine Dining Employee Relations Customer Service 493

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

With those stats in mind, Causeway Solutions conducted consumer research* on today’s dining trends compared to our research over the past few years. In August 2023, only eight percent of consumers we surveyed say they do not eat out, so dining out is “in” again. 62 percent rarely or very rarely enjoy fine dining.

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Fast Casual Fine Dining 2023 Consumer Goods 531

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The premiumization of tea is a natural extension to what has been taking place in fine wine, specialty coffee, craft spirits and beer over the past several decades. Really, wherever food and beverage has an intentional focus on quality and customer experience, fine tea has a rightful place – just like wine and craft beverages.

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Fine Dining Hotels Consumer Goods Beverage 576

EATER

MARCH 14, 2025

After a calamitous year of intermittent closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many local governments were beginning to loosen indoor dining restrictions. In the spring of 2021, restaurants across the country were scrambling to find staff. As vaccine distribution widened , operators couldnt keep pace with pent-up demand.

Marketing 300

Marketing Recruiting Hiring Back of House 300

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Customers are becoming more discerning about value and anxious about the price of a meal (from quick service to fine dining). It is, after all, the experience that makes dining special and allows restaurants to play such an important role in communities. Is the experience in jeopardy?

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Fine Dining Food Supply Customer Service Recruiting 226

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This Valentine's Day edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features dining and gifting trends including the importance of experience. Restaurants saw 41 percent more transactions The busiest dining hour? However: 41 percent said they planned to dine at home instead of dining out.

2024 221

2024 Fine Dining Book Reservations 221

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Whether you’re serving gourmet food in a fine dining establishment or flipping burgers next to the local university, there’s going to be an audience that works best for your business. Or are you a fine dining restaurant located on a wealthier side of town? What is Niche Marketing? Are you located in a mall?

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Marketing Food Truck Fine Dining Fast Casual 492

Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Here’s a look at the food trends that will capture our taste buds and redefine dining in 2025. From vegetable toppings on soups and salads to crispy fish skin and fried grains, these textures will elevate and energize the dining experience. The food scene in 2025 promises a diverse range of tastes, textures, and creative adaptations.

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2025 Food Email Marketing Fine Dining 243

ChowNow

MARCH 7, 2025

When used strategically, customer data can help you personalize marketing, streamline operations, and create a better dining experience for your guests. The more you understand your customers, the better you can fine-tune your marketing and pricing strategies. Or adjust your staffing schedule based on peak ordering times?

Loyalty Program 195

Loyalty Program Email Marketing Online Ordering Point of Sale 195

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 9, 2024

Moving to Multichannel Dining Experiences Dining out is… back? Moving to Interactive Menu Boards Speaking of dining being back – it’s back to being… different. So, it’s important to get deals to consumers or find innovative ways to promote them within dining experiences.

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2024 Mobile Ordering Front of House Fast Casual 508

Restaurant Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The two operations have collaborated on a co-branded venture called Buttermilk Baby, the first of 10 that are planned for Texas.

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Fine Dining Operations Dine-in Hospitality 279

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Businesses have been forced to pivot away from on-premises dining to offer on-line ordering and take-out services. Whether fine-dining or fast casual, great service now revolves around the customer experience you bring to every interaction. The more you can integrate the better.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Fast Casual Mobile Ordering 598

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 15, 2021

“Pretty much every restaurant from fine dining to fast-casual to QSR has figured out a digital strategy, a delivery strategy, and has had to get really creative to make it to this point,” Canter said. General managers, owners, chefs, and front-of-house must now rely more heavily on digital tools in the restaurant.

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Front of House Fast Casual Mobile Ordering Fine Dining 493

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 26, 2025

If you enjoy dining out, its time you gave some thought to what it takes to prepare and serve those items that give you pleasure on the plate. Most large restaurant and hotel companies adhere to this because they are larger targets, but some independents will risk the fines and possible jail time hoping they can fly under the radar.

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Food Hotels Fine Dining Agriculture 377

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Why not invest in training your baristas in the fine art of painting personal designs on the crema that encapsulates your espresso? Transactional businesses will come and go whether you are offering fine dining or noodles and broth.

Fine Dining 225

Fine Dining Small Business Customer Experience Equipment 225

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

When dining out, more than half of consumers are watching their pennies and selecting cheaper items on the menu or cutting out desserts and/or appetizers to save on the bill. “As Americans are cutting back on their dining experiences, restaurants must be more proactive in getting customers in the door,” added Fink.

Fine Dining 473

Fine Dining Seasonal Menu Social Media 2022 473

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 23, 2021

When Canlis, the recognized fine dining restaurant in Seattle, was forced to close its dining room during Covid-19 lockdowns, their employees got to work. As they put it on their website, “Fine dining is not what Seattle needs right now. Tie Innovation Contributions to the Positive Impact They Have.

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Innovation Fine Dining Website Management Coaching 493

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2022

"The Menu" hits the screens next month and chefs are already dishing about the black comedy focused on fine-dining. Personally, the end goal for me is to spend more time having “fine dining” experiences and visiting Michelin star restaurants. .” Here are what some shared with us.

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Fine Dining Social Media Dine-in 2000 442

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 6, 2022

And Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) solutions represent a vital component to generate revenue for restaurants by filling up dining tables with customers who feel safe and confident. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that customers will feel even more motivated to dine out, provided that the air quality is high. Measures and Use Cases.

Fine Dining 495

Fine Dining Customer Service Kitchen Safety Employee Relations 495

EATER

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This is muffin top dining , taking a restaurant and distilling it to the items that appeal to the most possible people. The tenders will probably be fine, maybe even great. Which is, of course, what fast food has always been about. If tenders and sauce are what people love to order, then why not make the whole restaurant just that?

Fine Dining 284

Fine Dining 2024 Food Order 2019 284

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 16, 2022

Reports show that 81 percent of fine dining establishments, 78 percent of family restaurants, and 77 percent of fast-casual spots added curbside pickup, pivoting away from dine-in services after March 2020. They also show how many people are ordering online for pickup and delivery versus dine-in.

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Online Ordering Point of Sale Management Management 472

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The research stems from in-person chef interviews and a nationwide survey of more than 400 restaurant owners and operators spanning 47 states with respondents ranging from fine dining establishments to fast-casual venues, breweries, and caterers. "This

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2024 2025 2023 Loyalty Program 251

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

Given that many are not yet comfortable dining out, restaurant businesses are struggling to make ends meet. Fine-dining restaurants are often famous for their chef’s signature dishes. I f your restaurant is open for dine-in services, then you can lure your loyal customers using promotional offers. Delivery and DIY.

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Social Media Loyalty Program Food Safety Fine Dining 527

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Instead, management should consider adjustments that allow for a clear path for takeout and delivery drivers, whether that be through temporary (yet aesthetically pleasing) signage or an alluring component that keeps dine-in patrons to one side, and those who intend to grab-and-go to the other. Looking to socialize?

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Design Fine Dining Online Ordering Dine-in 558

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As the world is largely re-opened post-COVID, people are eagerly out and about dining in restaurants and bars to reinvigorate their social routines. According to Morning Consult , 77 percent of all polled adults are comfortable dining out at restaurants or cafes as of June 2022.

Fine Dining 474

Fine Dining Events Customer Experience Seasonal Menu 474

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Those who struggle the most are the polished casual and fine dining restaurants who thrived on the in-person guest experience they delivered. When dining rooms closed early on during COVID, they moved to an off-premise, to-go, take-out only model. They are thriving.

Customer Experience 539

Customer Experience Mobile Ordering Fine Dining Innovation 539

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Future foodspaces will need to be designed to meet the personalized needs of diverse customer bases, according to Culinary Crossroads: How Societal Shifts Are Defining Tomorrow’s Dining , the latest whitepaper from IA Interior Architects research initiative, HumanX. "The

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Fine Dining Customer Experience Design Dine-in 450

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2020

Airflow within restaurants should flow from cleaner sources to dirtier sources – from dining areas to kitchens, restrooms to pick up / delivery spaces and more. Embracing Different Dining Experiences. Dining al fresco will no longer be a temporary fix to social distancing guidelines, it will become a must-have for years to come.

Design 531

Design Guest Recovery Consumer Goods Fine Dining 531

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A blurring of work and personal schedules is among the factors driving a shift toward earlier dining times at fine dining restaurants, according to a new report from Placer.ai. Other factors include the continuing work-from-home trend and the increasing population of younger families in urban residential locations.

Fine Dining 473

Fine Dining Dine-in 2019 Reservations 473

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2023

Although there are no desks and chairs, students that take this course are learning real, hands-on experience within the dining room and kitchen. Lastly, between the kitchen and the wine rooms sits a luxe private dining room that can sit a party of 12. All the furniture within the space is designed to be mobile and flexible.

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Design Fine Dining Front of House Seasonal Menu 419

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2024

This same solution can be used in restaurants whether its fast food, dine-in or fine dining. Consumers who use cash ultimately help the business reduce transaction fees without even knowing. To implement dual pricing, the restaurant is required to have suitable merchant accounts that accommodate the pricing model.

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Pricing Cash Management Fine Dining Point of Sale 433