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Consumer Dining Survey: Sales Inching Up; Basket Size Trending Down

Modern Restaurant Management

Come June, the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index saw that annual rate climb even further to 9.1 percent, the highest it's been since November 1981, not to mention the sharpest monthly increase the country has seen since 2005. Consumers see a drop in gas prices , bringing them back to drive-thrus. The good news?

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The Kikkoman Soy Sauce Bottle Is Priceless

EATER

That price tag might seem extreme, but it’s perhaps justified given the amount of work that went into the bottle’s creation. The Kikkoman dispenser is undeniably a global art object: It earned a spot at The Museum of Modern Art for its iconic design in 2005. The Kikkoman soy sauce bottle in its many iterations.

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Introducing Bite-Size Advice: Restaurant Tips You Can Use

SpotOn

Every night, we had to recite all 8 specials. The more (higher price) specials we sold, the higher our tips would be, and the more revenue for the business. Together, those two experiences gave me the instrumental skills and know-how I needed to open my own successful restaurant, Maverick , in 2005.

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How Restaurant Dessert Menus Shaped Our Sweet Tooth

EATER

Since Eater was founded in 2005, the world of restaurant desserts has changed dramatically, turning into a venue for wild experimentation. Chef Massimo Bottura’s iconic broken lemon tart — inspired by an actual broken tart — requires both a thermal mixer and a Pacojet (a special ice cream machine that costs upwards of $8,000) to prepare.

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Here Are Barcelona’s Best Markets and Everything to Eat in Them

EATER

From prepared family specialties passed through generations to kilometer-zero produce grown in the Catalan countryside, Barcelona’s markets are stocked with visually stunning (not to mention delicious) food at every price. While there are far fewer bars to choose from, what’s on offer is solid and reasonably priced.

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7 Pop-Up Restaurant Marketing Ideas: How to Successfully Market a Pop-Up in 2023

The Restaurant Times

However, studies have found that among the reasons for patronizing pop-ups, one of the reasons is to find new and unique products (39%), to shop locally (36 percent) and to benefit from great prices (34 percent). Customers are there because they want to experience something special and unique. Make You Pop-up Picture Worthy.

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Crown Heights Restaurants You Should Be Dining At This Week

Restaurant Clicks

Brooklyn, NY 11216 Phone: 718-552-2005 Visit Website. Plan your next special celebration with a walk in Prospect Park and a carte blanche menu, their seasonally-inspired array of nine servings offered every night. Value is important to the culture of Uotora, and many fans are delighted to find quality omakase without “Manhattan prices.”