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MRM Research Roundup: Catering, Kiosks, Tipping and Dry January

Modern Restaurant Management

Cheers to 2023: Overall, restaurant and bar guests drank approximately +11 percent more alcohol in Q4 2023 compared to the average for Q1 through Q3 2023. In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news about an influx of catering orders, the topic of tipping, the rise of kiosks and affordable Michelin restaurants.

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The Biggest Restaurant Makeover in New York City

EATER

How the owners behind HAGS turned a famous — and famously dark and cramped — Momofuku space into a colorful restaurant that’s decidedly queer My first time walking into HAGS, a queer fine dining destination in the East Village, I thought I would be flooded with memories. The transformation was sort of an amazing feat.

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‘Chaos Cooking’ Is Coming — Are We Ready?

EATER

Avish Naran, founder of Pijja Palace , a wildly inventive and popular “Indian Sports Bar” in LA, says the process of coming up with a menu of dosa batter onion rings, saag paneer pizza, and brinjal curry pasta felt natural. “I It’s just a practical description,” he says. actually good. This is chaos cooking.

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Our 13 Favorite Rochester Sushi Restaurants

Restaurant Clicks

Kocina Stingray Sushifusion 2Go Shema Sushi Maru Sushi & Ramen Bar Roc City Ramen featuring Keep it Rollin Sushi Poké Sushi Hattie’s Shiki Tai Chi Bubble Tea Bubble Fusion SUMO Japanese Sushi And Hibachi Kobe Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar Plum House Sogo Sushi & Hibachi. Maru Sushi & Ramen Bar.

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‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ and the American Omakase Boom

EATER

pre- Jiro ; the “Japanese turn,” as defined by historian Samuel Yamashita , had infused American fine dining with Japanese influence since the 1980s. Lisa Kogawa/Eater. It felt important, like witnessing the launch of a spaceship, or a president’s victory speech after a long war. The laughter and — god, really?

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5 of the Most Influential US Restaurateurs

Lavu

When making this list, dozens of wonderful restaurateurs were considered; yet these five stuck out for having made significant changes to the American dining industry, or for being in the process of doing that. As the owner or manager of a restaurant , you might even be unknowingly influenced by one of these trend makers! .

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A Highly Specific Guide to Barcelona’s Best Tasting Menus

EATER

How to go all-out on at least one meal in the tasting-menu capital of the world Fine dining has had a tough go in recent years. In most cities around the world, stepping off the street and into a cushy dining room means missing out on important local culinary traditions in favor of a tablecloth and some generic amuse bouche.