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7 Restaurant Management Book Recommendations

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That’s why our teams—who specifically work to improve restaurant operations, performance, and staff happiness—have curated a 7-course menu of the best books about understanding restaurant management. So pull up a chair and take a deep dive into some of the most insightful and actionable tips from the best in the business. Goodreads: 4.09

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New-Wave Bakeries Are on the Rise in Puerto Rico

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In 2000, she left Puerto Rico to train as a baker in the Dominican Republic; upon her return, she saw her breads weren’t turning out the same due to the addition of other ingredients such as potassium bromate in flour milled in Puerto Rico. Laborde personally hired a courier out of Florida to deliver King Arthur from North Carolina.

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The Arch Deluxe Was a Hell of a Burger. It Was Also McDonald’s Most Expensive Flop.

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Selvaggio was hired as McDonald’s head chef in 1994 and flourished in the role. It was a new burger that required a new sauce, new buns, new lettuce, seasoning,” says Selvaggio. From 1998 to 1999, McDonald’s kept the Arch Deluxe on the menu at select McDonald’s stores before removing it completely on August 18, 2000. “It

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40 Iconic Restaurants That No Longer Exist

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Founder John Jay Hooker set up a copy cat model of the restaurant and hired popular comedic actress, Minnie Pearl, as the spokesperson. In the 1980s, the restaurant began to decline, as it switched up menu items in favor of more chicken and fish. The last restaurant shut down in 2000. and Canada.

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MRM Plant-Based: by CHLOE in Canada and Hardee’s Goes Beyond

Modern Restaurant Management

" menu that takes inspiration from classic Canadian dishes and local ingredients. " menu includes a Maple Bacon Cheezeburger, Poutine and Split Pea Soup alongside by CHLOE.'s I Heart Mac & Cheese added new plant-based menu items, ensuring its offerings cater to varying ages, lifestyles and cravings.

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MRM People & Places: Game On at Walk-On’s and Gingerbread Houses for Humanity

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's People & Places column features news of company hires and promotions, charitable efforts and product introductions. ” Throughout 2020, the culinary team at Walk-On’s will feature select burgers from the menu as the “Game On Burger.”

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How to Cook a Direwolf

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It was April 2017, a seventh season of the show would air in a couple of months, and a friend had come to Chicago to attend this dinner with me, not because we loved Game of Thrones — neither of us had watched for years at that point — but because the idea of a fannish dinner was exciting. Alas, the cycle turns through all seasons.).