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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

Modern Restaurant Management

“In 2025, restaurants are walking the fine line between automation and hospitality,” said Ming-Tai Huh, Head of Food & Beverage at Square. The data shows a remarkable 61 percent of singles are willing to dine out for a first date on February 14th, while 51 percent of all diners are considering double dates.

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MRM Research Roundup: Delivery Fraud, the Playground Effect, and Top 100 Places to Eat

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While economic pressures persist, the report highlights that with the right tools and insights, operators can take control of their financial future in 2025 to strengthen profitability and position their businesses for long-term success. Consumer spending at small business restaurants declined (-2.4 percent) and transactions (+3.9

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Quality Matters: An Excerpt from ‘Around the Corner to Around the World’

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When to take a business public and when to sell. Charlie and I met for lunch high up at his dining club that overlooked LaSalle Street in the loop. Sure, the occasional fine hotel or restaurant went to great lengths to serve a superlative cup of coffee, but these were the exception to the rule. Not everyone was cut out for it.

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7 Restaurant Management Book Recommendations

7 Shifts

This is probably the only time in your restaurant management career that you’ll be able to take actual breaks! Take a sneak peek into Setting the Table with Meyer’s 9-minute keynote speech or buy his New York Times Best-Selling book here. As the title suggests, this is one of the best restaurant management books out there.

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The Stages of Gentrification, as Told by Restaurant Openings

EATER

Between 2000 and 2010, the Latinx population declined 26 percent. Today, Pilsen is one of the hippest areas in Chicago, with a thriving arts scene, fine dining options, and quaint cafes that continue to entice wealthier transplants to the area as working-class Mexicans who have lived there for years are displaced.

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Chefs Dish on Black Comedy

Modern Restaurant Management

"The Menu" hits the screens next month and chefs are already dishing about the black comedy focused on fine-dining. Personally, the end goal for me is to spend more time having “fine dining” experiences and visiting Michelin star restaurants. .” Here are what some shared with us.

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An Eater’s Guide to Phuket, Thailand’s Island Hotspot

EATER

Seek out a meal on a major beach on Phuket, such as Patong, and it’s easier to find borscht, a burrito, or a burger than a well-executed Thai curry. Eat at your hotel or resort, and you’re most likely getting a toned-down, overpriced take on Bangkok-style Thai food. Austin Bush Thanon Thalang, a main street in Phuket Town.