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The Next Frontier for Restaurants: The Hotel Lobby

Modern Restaurant Management

Other restaurants turned to hotels to attract new customers and strengthen their existing customer base. Long before the pandemic, hoteliers were looking for ways to refresh their properties' food and beverage offerings, and the pandemic presented the ideal opportunity for restaurants to enter the hotel sphere.

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THE KING IS IN THE HOUSE

Culinary Cues

SOME TIME IN THE LATE 1960’S: Walking through the back entrance to the Statler Hilton Hotel was like stepping into a totally different world. The Vice President was ushered into the room through the back gates of the hotel through the kitchen where I was working.

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THE BEST PATH TO CHEFDOM

Culinary Cues

My money is placed on working in a quality hotel, resort, or club. Of course, restaurants are great places to build your bag of tricks, ones where the chef has very high standards and is willing to share, but dollar for dollar, a club, hotel, or resort provides the package with the best value.

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The (Near) Future of Hotel Travel Is here

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As safety measures like masks and distancing threaten to carry on for another year, hotels amp up the perks, packages, and amenities to court travelers The new Hotel June, located in the beachside Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, was set to open last spring. Like restaurants, the hotel industry has been hard hit by COVID-19.

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Your Guide to Redefining Hotel Cleanliness

Gourmet Marketing

It’s been about three months since the hotel industry began feeling the harsh effects of COVID-19. How are you going to prepare for the return of your hotel guests? Software company Canary Technologies recently launched an innovative new way to check-in hotel guests with Contactless Check-in. Consider enhanced technology.

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Restaurant Revenue Management: 3 Killer Strategies to Boost Sales

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Restaurant revenue management is defined as selling the right seat to the right customer at the right price and for the right dura­tion."— It was used in the airline and hotel industry to significant effect, with some companies reporting sales increasing of between 2 to 5%. What is Restaurant Revenue Management? A tense atmosphere.

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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

Modern Restaurant Management

One hotel in upstate New York increased salaries of kitchen staff to $20 from $12.50 A future forward restaurant model will be characterized by contactless delivery, curbside pick-up, and outdoor seating and will be more able to respond to heightened anxieties about business hygienic practices. million since the start of the pandemic.