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From a Spark to a Flame

Modern Restaurant Management

Speaking from one of the two Northern-Florida-area Sonny’s BBQ locations they’ve owned together since 2008, Pam and Clay Murphy are all smiles. Clay Murphy has always been bold. “I just knew,” Clay says of first seeing Pam Weaver that day in Aisle 3 at St. Augustine, Florida Sonny’s BBQ location.

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What Are Crytpo Restaurants Serving Up?

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Piya has no confirmed locations, but it will have a private omakase dining room and a fast-casual area where NFT holders can access exclusive events. Cryptocurrency has real-world applications in the food industry, with restaurants using it to create new and exciting foods for their customers and find ways to use crypto as payments.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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environments and are now seen everywhere from fine dining to counter service and everywhere in between. This movement toward more sustainably sourced food in both our fast-casual and fine dining restaurants will continue to expand in the future. Mark Hoefer, General Manager, Le Bilboquet Atlanta. Ilona Knopfler, Partner, Le Bilboquet.

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The Guide to Success with Ghost Kitchens for Restaurant Owners

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While that popularity has generated excitement about the prospect of these dining room-less restaurants, it's important to remember that ghost kitchens aren't an easy thing to pull off. There's no dining room, no storefront, no servers, and in some cases not so much as a sign. Table of Contents. What is a ghost kitchen? Kitchen Pods.

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Unprecedented Effects: How the Hospitality Industry Will Recover

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The current situation Involving lack of travel, dining out, and attending live entertainment, including sporting events, is of course having an adverse impact on hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues. There is no doubt that COVID-19 has had an unprecedented effect on the economy in general and the way people live their daily lives.

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Top Restaurants with Private Dining Rooms in Austin

Restaurant Clicks

With huge numbers of people milling around the city, private dining venues are necessary for special occasions, wedding receptions, or work dinners. With huge numbers of people milling around the city, private dining venues are necessary for special occasions, wedding receptions, or work dinners. Best Private Dining in Austin.

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Steak and Ale to make long-awaited return in April

Restaurant Business

After succumbing to bankruptcy in 2008, the casual-dining pioneer will open in Burnsville, Minn., next year.

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