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BRING BACK THE 20 SEAT BISTRO

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There were eighteen or twenty seats (mostly deuces) and in better weather maybe two more tables on the street or alleyway in front or beside these tastes of a chef. There was little waste since managing twenty seats was much easier than trying to fill expansive dining rooms with a turn or two on busy nights.

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Streamlining Restaurant Renovations with 3D Modeling and Design Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

Allowing designers to adjust everything, from seating and kitchen workflows to lighting and décor. For customers, 3D design tools allow the creation of warm and interactive dining spaces since restaurant operators can try different seating arrangements. Indeed, 3D modeling can help enhance this flexibility in today's design.

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How the Pandemic Has Forever Changed the Way We Eat

Modern Restaurant Management

As President of the Food & Delivery segment of Novolex, I’ve had a front seat to these dramatic changes, and to the challenges facing the industry as it struggles to survive and adapt.

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Welcoming Customers Back: How to Resell the Dine-in Experience as Restaurants Reopen

Modern Restaurant Management

While having to reduce the number of seats is never ideal for a restaurant, many states are requiring it. The best option is to remove some tables and chairs from your dining room altogether in order not to have a bunch of empty seats as reminders of restrictions. Give your outdoor seating the same importance you give indoor.

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‘Induction Cooking Improves Food Quality and also the Quality of Life for Chefs and Staff’

Modern Restaurant Management

The most expensive thing in any foodservice establishment is an empty seat and nothing contributes more to that than inconsistency. Now with induction I’m able to ask someone to sear off short ribs at 400F for four minutes on each side and braise it at 185F for six hours.

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Managing Your Vendor Network: The Key to Economically Sustainable Operations in the COVID Era

Modern Restaurant Management

The economic aspect of sustainability often takes a back seat to the other two elements, but right now, it’s the key to surviving and thriving in the time of COVID-19. The truth is: waste management, recycling, hood cleaning and grease trap services are more often than not a source of overspending and inefficiency.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

Modern Restaurant Management

These may include additional cleaning measures like sanitizing between seatings, contactless payment, social distancing via spacing tables, and employees wearing masks. Not only is single-use plastic cutlery not recyclable, it’s ending up in our oceans and killing sea life. Combatting Paper Cup Waste.

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