EATER

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The fridge is undoubtedly the most important tool (and patience the key ingredient), but consider adding a giant measuring cup , silicone bundt pan , and stylish fluted glasses that double as single-serving vessels to help jumpstart their gelatin journey.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Transformative Techniques Bartenders are experimenting with the foundations of a cocktail by using techniques like sous vide for prep and serving, forced carbonation for effervescence and clarified citrus to augment beverages before they even reach the mixing stage.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 17, 2025

He saw an opportunity to create a platform that better served restaurants. What started as a way to help high-end restaurants reduce no-shows has evolved into a comprehensive platform serving diverse hospitality businesses, from boutique wineries to large hospitality enterprises.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 4, 2023

Announce Promotions and Events Restaurant goers love special deals, promotions, and limited-time offers. This approach can not only bring in customers, but can turn customers into regulars by making them feel more personally attached to your brand.

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EATER

APRIL 21, 2025

The crackle and pop of a sun-kissed golden layer of crispy tahdig, in its final moments above a steady flame, ready for its debut with a strong flick of the wrist onto a silver serving tray. The cafe serves unpretentious, intentionally minimal Iranian sandwiches like zaban (tounge) and kuku (herb frittata) on barbari flatbread.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

Employee Appreciation Day, observed on March 7, offers organizations in the restaurant industry a special chance to honor the incredible dedication, hard work, and unique talents of their team members. Restaurant employees are the heart of the dining experience, and their commitment keeps the industry thriving.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Requiring a small deposit for reservations serves as an effective deterrent against no-shows while ensuring partial revenue in case guests fail to arrive. Creating an inviting atmosphere for spontaneous diners and offering special deals during quieter periods can ensure tables don’t go unused.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2025

Generalized or Specialized? Some purchasing groups cover multiple categories where some groups are highly specialized and focus on one category. However, as an operation grows and has a dedicated buyer, a more specialized purchasing group makes sense to bolster workload.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2022

While having a special menu for Restaurant Week is important, so is keeping your bottom line in check. Consider how profitable and scalable your special menu items are with a cost/benefit analysis to ensure you’ll break even or come out ahead when the week is over. Serve more guests than usual with tech options.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The restaurant has been, is, and hopefully will remain a special place for gathering, celebrating, relaxing, learning about, and enjoying the work of the chef and mixologist. These are the places where everybody knows your name and relishes the opportunity to serve you and make your day. Is the experience in jeopardy?

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EATER

MARCH 14, 2025

This year, Del Taco is offering three seafood specials through April 23, which Del Taco president Tom Rose calls the perfect combo for Lent season. And though Popeyes serves seafood year round, its offering a shrimp tacklebox and a fried flounder sandwich for Lent. Arbys has a limited time menu of crispy fish sandwiches.

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Seasonal Menu Dietary Restrictions Catering Social Media 288

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. They can work with special permission but alas, sometimes they are simply paid under the table.

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ChowNow

JANUARY 27, 2025

Among these heroes are restaurantscommunity cornerstones that not only serve as gathering spaces in normal times but also become lifelines during crises. Cafecita also used their social media platforms to encourage customers to donate to 10 different restaurants serving community meals.

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Food Supply Social Media Food Order Take-out 300

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The demand for earlier reservations provides restaurants the opportunity to get creative when it comes to driving traffic for second and third seating’s with memorable experiences, dynamic pricing, or late-night specials. We also recommend that operators maximize their space by offering varied experiences throughout service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 26, 2022

Holidays provide restaurants with the opportunity to capitalize on the special moment by offering specials, events, and so much more exclusive to the holiday. A prix fixe menu features a fixed multi-course meal that is served to all customers on a specific night, often for holidays like Christmas and Valentine’s Day.

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Goliath Consulting

APRIL 5, 2025

Personalization, such as remembering a regulars favorite dish or celebrating special occasions, can leave a lasting impression. Checking In Without Intrusion Follow up with guests at the right momentssoon after food is served and again during the meal. Ensure consistency in flavor, temperature, and presentation.

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Customer Experience Email Marketing Customer Service Mobile Ordering 195

ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Every successful restaurant has one thing in common: they know exactly who they are serving. Understanding who you serve can help you make strategic decisions that attract the right customers and keep them coming back. Family Status: Are you serving couples, solo diners, or parents with children?

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Marketing Social Media Email Marketing Loyalty Program 195

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Use it to share updates, special events, or new menu items. Your posts can serve as mini-ads for your restaurant, and they appear when customers search for your business. For example, you can promote your seasonal dishes or happy hour specials. Remember that your Google Business profile isn't just a static listing.

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Book Marketing Email Marketing Social Media 195

EATER

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It was especially ironic considering that this controversy centered around a place where food is served, and that breastfeeding infants are simply trying to eat. We wanted to make it as low-lift as possible for a restaurant, because if it’s easy to implement, people can actually make it work,” Farrow says.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This "Super" special edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup has a Super Bowl theme. As such, Restaurants may choose to focus on pre-orders and takeout specials to capture sales early! The steepest decline happened between 6-9 p.m., with transactions down 47 percent at 7 p.m.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Bacon is well served in nearly everything, but it reigns supreme at breakfast time. All this rushes through my mind as I reflect on my early days of watching my mother prepare a meatloaf or roast a chicken for dinner; of my grandmother pulling a perfect loaf of bread out of the oven, not for a special occasion, but just to have.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

However, the systematic gathering and analysis of data serves to lay a solid foundation for your business. Use clear and straightforward questions that customers can answer quickly, such as “Was our food served hot and fresh?” A data-driven approach gives you concrete insights to make strategic choices.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Saivar kade: Traditionally associated with vegetarian shops serving Tamil Sri Lankan fare dosas, idli, frothy milky tea the term saivar kade is now used more generally for small eateries serving affordable food. The kitchen also serves South Indian dishes like dosas and pittu (steamed ground rice layered with scraped coconut).

Hotels 289

Hotels Seasonal Menu Back of House Small Business 289

ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

Theyll love the exclusiveness of the meal and the opportunity to eat food that would typically not be served in your restaurant. Youll provide guests with printed pairing notesa list of each drink, the order in which theyll be served, and the flavor profiles for each wine or beer so customers can follow along as their guide speaks.

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Events Seasonal Menu Social Media Customer Experience 195

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2025

In 1995, ICE Chairman and CEO Rick Smilow acquired the school and expanded its offerings, adding new courses of study, creating specially-designed facilities, expanding geographically and regularly updating the curriculum to reflect the ever-evolving culinary industry. One of the newer diploma programs at ICE is in Plant Based Culinary Arts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

We all had contests for our staff where the goal is to sell the most specials/most wine/most desserts, etc. One of the fine dining operations that I consult with had a contest for selling the most chef specials, with the prize being that the chef would personally make the winner any item on the menu for dinner. Lesson Learned.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 12, 2022

As a restaurant, you’ve got the opportunity to feed into that joyful excitement with special events for the season, so grab the chance before the winter holidays takeover! Serve Special (Spooky) Food and Drinks. Half the fun of Halloween is dressing up in something special. Partner for the Party.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2021

Invest in your website with clear menus, ample dining room and food photos and include online ordering or online reservation options to serve both sets of customers. Use Facebook, Instagram and/or TikTok to share your unique offerings, daily specials and other events and to interact with customers. Keep it Fresh.

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Customer Experience Email Marketing Social Media Online Ordering 539

Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Why Restaurants Need Fractional CFO Leadership The restaurant industry faces unique challenges that demand specialized financial expertise: Integration of Business Functions A skilled fractional CFO bridges the gap between marketing, operations, and menu development by providing financial insights that inform strategic decisions.

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Cash Management Leadership Seasonal Menu Sustainability 243

EATER

JANUARY 30, 2025

Lesley Suter, special projects editor Hot Spinach & Artichoke Dip Knorr I first had this hot spinach and artichoke dip at a friends barbecue over a decade ago. The result is an instantly craveable mingling of hot and cold, which is simply transcendent when met with the salted crunch of a ridged potato chip.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 18, 2022

That’s not necessarily a bad thing—when you have enough staff to handle the crowd and an efficient plan to get those waiting customers seated and served in a reasonable amount of time, you can call it a successful day. Employees already have key information, so when a party is seated, its table and any special requests are ready.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A well-timed email with a special offer, new menu item, or exclusive promotion can be the nudge they need to place another order. Boosts Repeat Business: Special promotions, loyalty rewards, and exclusive deals encourage guests to return. Promotions and Discounts Special offers drive customer action. can go a long way.

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Email Marketing 2025 Marketing Online Ordering 195

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The average profit margin for bars typically ranges between 10-15% , but this can vary depending on the type of bar you run, the location, and the types of drinks you serve. For instance, a pub that serves both food and alcohol may have lower profit margins compared to a bar that only serves drinks because the cost of food is higher.

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ChowNow

APRIL 4, 2025

And for many restaurants, they still serve a purpose. Thats not to say third-party platforms dont serve a purpose. With first-party ordering, youre free to offer your best prices, run creative promotions, and test specials without worrying about extra costs eating into your revenue. First-party ordering changes that.

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Ordering Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Customer Experience 195

EATER

MARCH 27, 2025

Chains still serve a purpose though, with 84 percent of diners enjoying going to chains. Other big inflation trends include looking for specials deals or discounts before going out (28 percent) and prioritizing dining out for special occasions over regular outings (27 percent).

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 24, 2025

As we delve deeper into the dynamics of special occasion dining, let’s now explore who is heading out to celebrate Mother’s Day. A Lasting Impression This Mother’s Day and beyond, don't just serve a meal, compose the ultimate multi-sensory experience. Dessert purchases rose by 15.6

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License Fine Dining Customer Experience Dine-in 251

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

How do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? Can you give an example of how you’ve managed a large event or special occasion at a restaurant? As a restaurant manager, how do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? How do you handle situations where an employee is underperforming?

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