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Experience Is the Best Teacher: Five Things My Father — and Hard Times — Have Taught Me About Leadership in the Restaurant Industry

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Here are five I’ve come back to again and again. Focus on creating extraordinary experiences that raise the bar in your community. Focus on creating extraordinary experiences that raise the bar in your community. He opened the first Ruth’s Chris franchise in 1975 and became one of the company’s largest U.S.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2020 Edition

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Review mentions of “Back-owned” (and related terms) also skyrocketed, up 426 percent, as people look to support and surface these businesses to the community. In early June, we've seen diners seated come back substantially – now down 57 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels. Yelp's Economic Impact Report.

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A Fool’s Choice

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Donovan’s first job at McCormack’s Margot Café is a far cry from her time at her first steady restaurant job at TradeWinds, a “22-­seat Italian cigar den housed in a double-­wide trailer on a dirt hillside corner” in Valparaiso, Florida. Lisa Donovan | Photo courtesy of Lisa Donovan. Monica Burton. ax” and “a straight?up

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You Should Absolutely Age Your Own Wine. Here’s How to Do It

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Today, a half case of each sits in my basement, and assuming elementary schools are back in session full force, we’ll be drinking the first bottle come fall 2022. Today, a half case of each sits in my basement, and assuming elementary schools are back in session full force, we’ll be drinking the first bottle come fall 2022.

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The National Restaurant Association, Explained

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Shutterstock America’s other NRA has made headlines for its lobbying — lobbying some say is against the interest of restaurant workers When you hear the acronym “NRA,” you probably think of the organization that is laser-focused on ensuring that this country never passes another common-sense gun law. What is the National Restaurant Association?

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The Best Salad Chains In America

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Chopt was founded in 2001 and has been serving the freshest, and spiciest, salads since its opening. The chain uses a full-bar operation. I’m a big fan of salad. And when I want a good salad, I make sure I’m somewhere in the U.S. America has some of the best salad chains for several reasons. Best Salad Chains in America.

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Seattle Brunch Spots You Should Check Out This Weekend

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They deem their cuisine Americana comfort food, serving a slew of continental breakfasts, pancakes, French toast, sandwiches, and salads with delicious dressings made in-house. They have a great menu with all the American favorites and full brunch cocktail bars with way more than your standard mimosas and bloody marys. Order Online.

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