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‘Cookie-Cutter Marketing Doesn’t Work in this Industry.’

Modern Restaurant Management

Work-Life Balance: I started Embark in 2010 and had my son in 2011. We supported them with strategic social media, influencer outreach, and scalable marketing systems. These included local influencer activations, media coverage, and event marketing that drove big opening-week numbers. It was a win-win. for franchise concepts.

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

EATER

In every bite, they remind us that Native foods are not relics but vibrant expressions of identity, sustainability, and survival, deeply connected to the land and the people who steward it. Supported by the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, this green space embodies sustainable Indigenous practices.

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The Top 30 BBQ Spots in Virginia Ranked

Restaurant Clicks

It opened its first restaurant on September 11, 2011, as a tribute to the military, first responders, and local heroes. Their menu includes options influenced by Texas, Memphis, and the Carolinas, giving customers a chance to try different approaches to slow-cooked meat in one place.

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A Steakhouse Divided

EATER

The vibe is completely different at newer icons of the Calgary dining scene like River Café, which opened in the ’90s, where the kitchen’s local, sustainable ethos is echoed in a naturalist aesthetic of tall windows, wiry farmhouse chairs, and an expansive patio. Hy’s Steak House Waikiki Inside Hy’s Waikīkī today.

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The Good and the Bad of Singapore’s New Hawkerpreneurs

EATER

Since Sai took over her father’s stall, Coffee Break, in 2011 at the popular Amoy Street Food Centre, she and her siblings have been selling the same traditional Nanyang kopi (coffee) made from dark robusta beans. Ultimately, though, none of it was enough to deter Sai in following in her father’s footsteps and becoming a hawker herself.

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MRM People & Places: Cassoulet War, Zagat Stories and AQUAlounge

Modern Restaurant Management

Founded by Ariane Daguin in 1985, the company is recognized for its uncompromising standards when it comes to delivering superior products based on free-range, natural production and sustainable, humane farming practices. Ariane Daguin, Tom Colicchio and more attend D'Artagnan's 35th Anniversary at Metropolitan Pavillion.

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A Yum! Habit, Chasing DoorDash and BellaBot

Modern Restaurant Management

He acted as the president of iPayment until 2011, when he became the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company until 2016. “When making an out-of-home dining choice, children influence the head of the house and more often than not, they decide where the family eats and how long they sit at an establishment,” says Loper.