Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One of the most difficult tasks that any restaurateur or chef faces is convincing a customer to walk through the door for the first or twentieth time. Every restaurant knows that once a customer walks through the door a sale of food and beverage will likely result.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2023

How we greet and welcome people into our fold does have an impact on the quality of the product and experience we offer. Customers would like up, sometimes around the block, hoping for a seat in her rather small restaurant where she featured, what we called – blue plate specials. I asked her what made her food so special?

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 22, 2024

I suppose it was only inevitable that this new method of doing business would creep into restaurant and other food related businesses. How can a chef set the stage for a dining experience if restaurants continue to look at everything as an extra charge. Hardly worth the $8-$12 that restaurants charge. Great hospitality is common sense.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2022

The prominence of food delivery and service robots has increased in the overall restaurant industry. In this blog, we will discuss the changing face of the restaurant industry as a result of the introduction of food delivery and service robots. This is owed to the uncertainties faced by the restaurants at the global level.

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Bingage

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One of the easiest techniques to do this is through Restaurant Upselling, or making your existing customers repeat customers. Upselling is much more than sales; it requires knowledge,experience ans smart work. But the thing is that how you will offer food sales ideas in your restaurant without having any strategy any technique.

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TastyIgniter

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Discover the best fast food restaurant management software with TastyIgniter's latest blog post. Learn how intuitive order management, dynamic menu customization, efficient inventory tracking, and integrated employee scheduling can revolutionize your fast food operations.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 21, 2023

Beginning with a few flamboyant artisans like Jeremiah Tower, Paul Prudhomme, Wolfgang Puck, and Alice Waters – the chef came out from behind the curtain as the star of the show, the person responsible for over-the-top food that wowed and inspired people of all socio-economic backgrounds. The entire experience was elevated and so were prices.

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Culinary Cues

JULY 22, 2021

Restaurants are open, and customers who have been prisoners of the pandemic are anxiously coming out of their shells and flooding to restaurants that are ill equipped to deal with the surge. Cookbook sales on Amazon spiked and grocery stores were challenged to keep food on their shelves. In the meantime – here we are.

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Future Food

OCTOBER 5, 2021

EMBRACING CHANGE TO SURVIVE AND MAXIMISE FOOD SERVICE SALES. The prolonged closures on food and beverage venues have ranged from hard to devastating, not just from a sales perspective, but on the lives of hospitality workers and their families. let’s be clear from the beginning, the new normal, is not normal as we know it.

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Veloce POS Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Offering a remarkable menu, unbeatable beer prices and a relaxed atmosphere, Blaxton is a benchmark for food quality, a variety of local products and ambiance. The post How Blaxton Pub & Grill improved efficiency and customer experience with PayFacto and Veloce POS appeared first on POS Veloce HQ.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 3, 2023

Great bread IS ESSENTIAL in any level of restaurant experience. Your customers will rave, and you can raise your prices to cover the difference. Bakers know it, many chefs know it, and the customer craves it. Why is it overlooked so often? What differentiates an acceptable burger from one that is outstanding? They are out there.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Long before the restaurant chains of today, decades prior to the birth of fine dining, experience dining, and molecular gastronomy, there were neighborhood cafes that were part of small communities across the country. Ah, but the food and conversation were consistently good, plentiful, and in-expensive.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

They preserve agriculture and wood preferences and styles of cooking from generation to generation and are the lifeblood of regional food culture.” It is the repository of recipes, cooking methods, traditions, and the power of our melting pot country. [] A UNIVERSAL REWARD SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMERS. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Indoor Media

JANUARY 2, 2019

What content has performed best for your blog? Since our blog is fairly new (started in the fall of 2017) we’ve been experimenting with different content topics, audiences, and writing styles. Still, blogs geared toward auto shop and restaurant owners seem to reign supreme. Here are our top 5 blog posts of 2018.

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Future Food

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Trends that will shape the future of your food and hospitality projects for 2020. The ‘whole experience’ is what matters. Customers have feelings, opinions and are savvy when it comes to choosing where to spend their money. However, food and service will always be at the heart of hospitality.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

The goal of every restaurant and every chef is to create memorable experiences for the guest. We may complain about the guest who is taking loads of pictures of their food and posting them on Instagram, but deep inside we get a bit of a rush when it happens. So, what are we doing to create a memorable experience for this team?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

But precisely, how can you determine what customers want? How can you adjust your B2C marketing strategy to align with their needs and provide an elevated culinary experience? Businesses must remain ahead of the curve by checking all the correct boxes as customer tastes evolve at an unparalleled pace.

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Social Hospitality

AUGUST 11, 2023

Here are some SEO practices for restaurants to boost their digital presence and attract customers. A well-optimized website attracts more visitors and encourages them to explore the menu, make online reservations, or even order food directly through an integrated system. So, how can digital marketing efforts like SEO help with that?

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Cheetah

DECEMBER 24, 2021

On October 8th, 2021 California took a huge leap forward in formally legalizing CBD, or Cannabinidoil by its full name, to be labeled an official food and drink supplement. The passage of California Bill 45 firmly places California in the camp of allowing CBD in food and drink, thus departing from the regulations upheld at the federal level.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

The food was, of course excellent, but more importantly reflective of the region and its history and the experiences of the chef. This is where people met to talk about their families, local events, a bit of politics, a love of music and art, and laugh with reckless abandon over a plate of magnificent comfort food.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2021

You may serve the best food on the block, but if your restaurant doesn't match its dishes with plausible customer service, your customers may never come back. That's why it's important to provide an outstanding dining experience from the second your customer's enter your restaurant, till the moment they leave.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

We’ve also included a restaurant marketing plan PDF with all the questions you need to ask (and answer) to get into the minds of your customers and create a marketing recipe for success. But would a first-time customer know what your restaurant is made of by sitting at a table? Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

If you're new to the industry and are wondering what experience you'll acquire in a restaurant job, or if you're an industry vet looking to clearly communicate your abilities and skills on a restaurant resume, read on for 20 distinct skills learned while working in a restaurant. Food Service Skills For Your Resume. Food allergies.

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Restaurant365

APRIL 16, 2021

Today, consumers want convenient and easy ways to order food from your restaurant. With the demand for takeout being at an all-time high, restaurants have turned to ordering services like Grubhub and UberEats to connect with new local customers looking for food. Captures Valuable Customer Data. Consumers Expect It.

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PathSpot

APRIL 1, 2024

Hotels, with their intricate restaurant operations, make it crucial to ensure food safety protocols and compliance requirements. Digital operational management software designed for food safety becomes essential to enhance their endeavors toward safety and compliance.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Chefs know how to play it safe; cooks understand what it means to stick to the basics, and many customers do like to embrace predictability. You may find restaurants that have been around forever and have built a loyal return customer base and yes this is important and comfortable. Kudos to all involved – you did it!

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 7, 2021

This is defined in articles from local newspapers to the New York Times, from industry magazines and websites to social media, and from industry blogs to podcasts by the dozens – everyone states the problem, points a finger, and portrays the issue as someone else’s doing. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. It was an easy sell.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Movie images: Janus Films, MovieStillsDB, Walt Disney Studios/MovieStillsDB, New Line Cinema/MovieStillsDB, Getty Images What to add to your Netflix queue when you want to feel really hungry For just about as long as there have been movies, food has played a meaningful role in film. But what exactly constitutes a great food movie?

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

What needs to be addressed is: “ How do we build trust among customers, trust that the restaurant will keep them safe, and how do we generate enough sales and in turn – profit, to keep the operation moving forward? Your employees know that this is not the best way to start a dining experience. Ask your staff!

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 31, 2024

This includes greeting guests and thanking them for their patronage, conducting tableside checks, and resolving any customer complaints quickly, effectively, and empathetically. The best restaurant managers take customer service a step further, recognizing regulars and personalizing service for a more memorable guest experience.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

But what about your food, what about the guest’s reaction, what about creating memorable experiences, what about your connection to the plate? Take a moment to assess, to line up the results of your work with your vision of the plate, the guest experience, and the brand that you are trying to build. Mission accomplished.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2021

How you approach profit will determine what your physical plant will look like, the scope of sophistication in your kitchen, who your vendors will be, how many employees you will hire and the depth of their experience, where you advertise and how much you invest in that, your table top appointments, and even your hours of operation.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 18, 2023

Here are some thoughts. [] IT’S STILL ABOUT THE FOOD: People go out to eat for a variety of reasons – convenience, social interaction, a change of pace, business travel, vacations, celebration, or habit. Guests will come for the food and the service, but they become raging fans of a restaurant with a story. A terrific story.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

The chef is responsible for hiring, training, coaching, evaluating, and scheduling employees keeping in mind their skill level, personal issues and responsibilities, demands of specific positions in the kitchen (not everyone fits in every role), and an ever-changing influx of customers with their own demands.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The choice to be great or not so great is in the hands of the restaurateur and the folks who make a living with food. We can all choose to be great at what we do; choose to master our craft and create outstanding experiences for guests and co-workers alike, or we can choose to shrug our shoulders and surrender to mediocrity.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Yes, it’s true – when the Michelin Guide decided to recognize some exceptional street food vendors with Michelin Stars, they broke the barrier of snobbery noting that excellence can happen outside of traditional fine dining. If fine dining is your objective, then make the commitment knowing what’s involved. Excellence attracts excellence!

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Indoor Media

JULY 27, 2017

When you own a growing restaurant, every day you strive to create a friendly atmosphere and be a part of your customers’ daily routines or perhaps even lifelong memories. Here are seven blogs that you may want to follow for tips and trends that will help you improve your restaurant’s profitability. Look no further! Next Restaurants.

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