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How this top Brooklyn restaurant is able to pay teams more than industry average

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I worked in fine dining for so long, I thought my career was always going to be in fine dining, and I'm not saying that I'm completely. He drew on his experience in fine dining, an all too common one of overwork and chasing perfection, and knew that he wanted to create a healthier work environment at Pecking House.

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7 Restaurant Management Book Recommendations

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Published: 2009 ?? Topics: Find dining; restaurant management; finding suppliers. ?? Anyone interested in fine dining (or audacious characters for that matter) will love Kitchen Confidential. Improving these relationships is a surefire way to improve your restaurant’s service and bottom line. Author: Danny Meyer ??

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The Top Chefs to Watch in Washington, D.C.

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The next time you are considering your dining destination, try something different, and choose based on the chef versus the cuisine. Chef Scott Muns has the ability to create an exquisite, fine dining experience. With an emphasis on exquisite food and spectacular dining experiences, Chef Matt Baker delivers!

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3 Eater Editors on Their Predictions for the Future of Restaurants

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So I think restaurants will play a role in the provision of food as well as entertainment and occasion-dining, in a way that food shops or supermarkets have done typically. Matthew Kang, editor of Eater LA: I do think the way that people dine is going to be different. The evolution of traditional fine dining will only accelerate.

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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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In the ’90s, fine dining chef Andrew Selvaggio was tasked with creating a burger that would appeal to sophisticated palates. It was the creation of Andrew Selvaggio, a fine dining chef from Chicago’s legendary Pump Room. The problem was no one wanted it. The year is 1996. I learned not to get too attached.”

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West Village Pizza Restaurants You Have to Try

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Roberto Caporuscio opened Kesté Pizza & Vino in 2009. Notably, in 2009, GQ Magazine named Joe’s Pizza as one of the “Best 25 Pizzas on Earth.” He aimed to create a fine dining pizzeria with dramatic West Village flair. The restaurant is open for dine-in or delivery. Kesté Pizza & Vino.

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A Series of Extremely Scientific Theories on Why Fun Is Fun

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That’s when the elements that define this current moment converge: the expansion of corporate fine dining groups, and a large-enough public that’s interested in novel, but not overly cerebral, gourmet dining experiences. We see the same pattern after the Great Recession in 2008 and 2009. Both are made-up terms.