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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Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As the hospitality industry continues to evolve, the dining experience at hotels and resorts has become a crucial element in shaping guest satisfaction. Heres a look at the restaurant trends that will shape hotel and resort dining in 2025 and beyond.

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EATER

JANUARY 28, 2021

With indoor dining still not an option in much of the country, hotel restaurants are using empty rooms as private dining suites There are few restaurants Hector Tamez frequents more than Uni , the izakaya located in Boston’s boutique Eliot Hotel. Hotels have suffered similarly.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2021

For example, Americans dine out frequently, both at fine dining restaurants and more casual establishments, with delivery apps filling in for in-person seating at the moment. This is where restaurant and hotel operators have room to step in. Restaurants and hotels can showcase what makes them special.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2023

A rooftop garden sits on the top of the building, providing fresh herbs and produce for the students to harvest and use in their recipes The facility is used by all facets of Auburn’s Hospitality program including event management, operations, culinary science, hotel and restaurant management and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

The increasing adoption of existing mobile payment methods, including Apple Pay, and Google Pay, among others, has limited the hassle for hotels and restaurants to develop their apps. Rising advancements in mobile app development technologies will also boost the preference for mobile-payment solutions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

That’s what restauranteur Will Guidara wrote on a cocktail napkin whilst sitting in a hotel bar after the prestigious World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in 2010. There was nothing to smile about and Guidara and chef Daniel Humm needed to do a lot of work to climb the ranks of the world’s most sought-after fine dining experiences.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Restaurants survive and thrive on the “early and late majority” that represents over 60 percent of the dining population. I can vividly remember a chef position at a fine dining operation that I walked into and faced planning my first signature menu. So, how does a chef approach the dilemma of creativity vs. business sense?

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Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2024

However, before doing this he would observe and analyze the operation to make sure controls were in place and that the reason for raising prices was not a lack of efficiency or caring on the part of his cooks. [] A GROWING INTEREST IN DELIVERED MEALS OVER RESTAURANT DINING: Again, Escoffier the innovator, would have looked to this as an opportunity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

B Corp Restaurants As of early 2024, almost 150 restaurants around the world have achieved the certification, from fine-dining independents to fast-casual chains, with hotels, breweries and food delivery companies also dotting the list. But is B Corp certification something restaurants should pursue?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the rise of eCommerce, economic impact, dining during COVID and hot dog insights. Yelp’s diners seated data shows significantly more people are dining-in at restaurants. Yelp's Economic Impact Report. Diners are Ready, but Concerned.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2022

The increasing adoption of existing mobile payment methods, including Apple Pay, and Google Pay, among others, has limited the hassle for hotels and restaurants to develop their apps. Rising advancements in mobile app development technologies will also boost the preference for mobile-payment solutions.

Marketing 449

Marketing Loyalty Program Fast Casual Coupons 449

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Charlie Trotter, in many chefs’ minds, defined what fine dining would become in America. The same can be said for numerous other companies like Walt Disney, IDEO, Porsche, Bose, Oxo, Daniel Boulud’s Dinex Group, Thomas Keller’s restaurants, Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality, and Ritz Carlton Hotels.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2019

It was used in the airline and hotel industry to significant effect, with some companies reporting sales increasing of between 2 to 5%. It's now becoming more common in the restaurant industry because restaurants embody many of the same business characteristics of airlines and hotels that made revenue management so successful.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Menu variety plays a substantial role in every dining experience. One latest trend that the hotel industry has to catch up with is the rise of vegan cuisine. A ghost kitchen is a restaurant that only operates out of a kitchen with no dining space. Following are some of the major restaurant trends to watch out for in 2022.

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2022 Customer Service Online Ordering Website Management 547

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

These are the Ritz Carlton’s of the hotel business, the Tesla’s of electric autos, the Wegman’s of the grocery business, the Apple’s of computer hardware and electronics, the Harvard’s of business schools, and the French Laundry’s of the restaurant industry. Mediocrity has no place in their vocabulary. It is your job to SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF.

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Uniforms Fine Dining Small Business Customer Service 450

Culinary Cues

JULY 15, 2024

It is apparent in the classroom, the local grocery store, your doctor’s office, the gym where you work out, car dealerships, airports, subways, hotels, and yes – restaurants. Look around and you can readily see the results. Make this your benchmark.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Charlie and I met for lunch high up at his dining club that overlooked LaSalle Street in the loop. Sure, the occasional fine hotel or restaurant went to great lengths to serve a superlative cup of coffee, but these were the exception to the rule. million to buy our company, an offer I had turned down.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Following what’s been a particularly challenging year, this will bring a welcome boost to hospitality operators across the UK, from hotels and B&Bs right through to local cafes, pubs, and restaurants. It’s a Good Time Financially.

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Hospitality Tourism Sustainability Travel 444

7 Shifts

JULY 24, 2020

Without Reservations: How a Family Root Beer Stand Grew into a Global Hotel Company. ?? Hotel tycoon J.W. Topics: Find dining; restaurant management; finding suppliers. ?? Anyone interested in fine dining (or audacious characters for that matter) will love Kitchen Confidential. Published: 2012 ?? Author: J.W.

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Book Management Management Restaurant Law 370

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

” The survey, conducted by Untold Insights on behalf of Oracle Food and Beverage, polled 502 consumers in the United States in November 2020 about their dining and gifting plans for the holiday season. And it is relevant to mention that this is not driven by fine dining or even upscale casual. Willingness to Dine Out.

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2020 Point of Sale Consumer Goods Seasonal Menu 419

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature the latest delivery platform consolidation, the release of PPP loan information and ServSafe Dining Commitment. ” ServSafe Dining Commitment. The ServSafe Dining Commitment focuses on four best practices restaurants must follow: 1. Business Dining 2.0 Dinova Inc.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 14, 2022

No matter where you go or what you buy, technology has touched nearly every part of dining out right now. We tend to be more forgiving of the former,” says Mike Lynn, a nationally-recognized tipping expert , and Professor of Services Marketing at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2020

To help ensure the survival of these restaurants, many of which are family owned, the PR industry has banded together to create a campaign called "Dining Bonds." The dining bonds are being offered by participating restaurants across the country at a suggested savings of 25 percent when purchased. . "We're

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Food Safety Kitchen Safety Small Business Employee Relations 585

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

" Pandemic Pivots Become Permanent The temporary "pivots" developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in technology — are the foundation of the industry's "new normal."

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2023

Burying this information in fine print at the bottom of the menu or not putting it anywhere at all can quickly drive customers away and become a social media nightmare in an instant. The roof design captivated hotel guests who could look down out of their windows or walk by on a nearby footbridge.

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Operations Mobile Ordering Customer Experience Online Ordering 449

SpotOn

JANUARY 14, 2025

” Gordon had done catering and hotel restaurants, serving guests of all different stripes. To produce 10+ soups per day, the Soup'd Up kitchen runs like a finely oiled machine. Occupying only 900 square feet, with a chef’s table for on-premise dining, Soup’d Up is not like other restaurants.

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Operations Front of House Back of House Seasonal Menu 98

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

While on summer vacation this year, the top dining strategy is takeout, selected by 55 percent. Dining During COVID-19. The sooner a customer dines in a restaurant after it reopens, the more likely they’ll dine out again in the next 30 days. For more, click here. Thanks so much for agreeing to the embargo.

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EATER

JUNE 4, 2024

Oxte Immigrant chefs are shaking up Paris’s fine dining scene with Michelin-starred restaurants, venues in five-star hotels, and Lebanese, Mexican, and Korean flavors not traditionally found in haute French cuisine When Enrique Casarrubias came to Paris from Mexico in 2007, he had no intention to stay. Prepping a dish at Oxte.

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Most visitors beeline for resorts and hotels that ring the coastline, which do deliver the goods for beachgoers. Eat at your hotel or resort, and you’re most likely getting a toned-down, overpriced take on Bangkok-style Thai food. Mor Mu Dong Restaurant Mor Mu Dong consists of elevated dining platforms winding through a mangrove swamp.

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Seasonal Menu Hotels Back of House Front of House 323

EATER

AUGUST 17, 2020

We’re going to have some sidewalk dining until October or whatnot, but November, December, January, February, they’re going to be really, really hard. Nobody’s going to sign a lease right now if the rent is so high that they need to dine-in or that they need to have dine-in alcohol or that they need a cafe or outdoor seating section.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

Miso Robotics understood where we could improve and stay true to White Castle’s brand of taste, innovation and best-in-class dining. Bbot offers a configurable solution that helps restaurants, bars, hotels, cinemas, and other hospitality organizations create digital menus and provide guest-controlled, contactless ordering and payment.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Bay Area, Techamuanvivit was forced to close the original location of Kin Khao, the critically acclaimed Thai restaurant she had opened in 2015 at the Parc 55 Hotel in Union Square. Could you tell me how you raised the money for the original location at the Parc 55 hotel? Nari is a bit less.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine moved up from the one-star to two-star category this year. The restaurant is one of a chain of fine dining restaurants in Asia and Europe; a Shanghai location also has two stars, while locations in Singapore and Hong Kong have received one star. Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine.

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2020 Fine Dining Hotels Advertising 244

EATER

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Martha Cheng Hy’s Steakhouse was synonymous with Calgary dining in the 1950s, but as Canadian tastes have changed over the decades, a Waikīkī offshoot has become a time capsule of the iconic original It wasn’t long after opening in downtown Calgary in 1955 that Hy’s Steakhouse became synonymous with Alberta food culture.

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EATER

MAY 23, 2022

Famed French chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten just opened a new cafe inside the historic Hermitage Hotel, Las Vegas restaurateur Elizabeth Blau has three new restaurants in the works in a brand-new hotel — the list goes on and on. A lot of those people have come from larger cities, and they’re used to lots and lots of dining options.”.

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