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No Reservations About Putting Restaurants First

Modern Restaurant Management

Nick Kokonas was trying to solve Alinea's costly no-show problem and the resistance they faced when introducing prepaid reservations. In the decade that has passed since, reservation technology has become a vital part of the restaurant industry. "We've Tock's origin story is all about problem solving.

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As American Express Acquires Tock, Who’s Winning the Reservation Wars?

EATER

What you need to know about the state of the reservations systems today Tock is changing hands yet again: The reservations system founded by restaurateur Nick Kokonas in 2014 has been acquired by American Express for $400 million, the financial services company announced today.

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Restaurant Dress Codes Frequently Target Black Customers. It’s Past Time for Them to Go.

EATER

But restaurants are perfectly capable of using menus, setting, and price points to demonstrate how special they are without firm dress codes. If a jacket is required, the restaurant can decide to whom a reserve jacket will be bestowed, or whose jeans allow for bending of the rules. And the rules often get bent away from Black people.

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5 Best Restaurant Reservation Systems Compared: Resy, OpenTable, Yelp, Tock, Toast

Cheetah

Restaurant reservation systems help solve one of the biggest challenges of the foodservice industry – managing the constant influx of reservations and customers. In this article, we compare 4 of the best reservation systems out there to help you make the right choice for your restaurant. Reading Time: 5 minutes.

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Which Restaurant Reservation System Is Best for Me: Resy vs OpenTable vs Yelp vs Tock

Cheetah

Restaurant reservation systems help solve one of the biggest challenges of the foodservice industry – managing the constant influx of reservations and customers. In this article, we compare 4 of the best reservation systems out there to help you make the right choice for your restaurant. Reading Time: 5 minutes.

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An Eater’s Guide to Bentonville, Arkansas, the Home of Walmart

EATER

It’s worth booking reservations ahead of a visit. Seats go quickly, so make a reservation early. Diners shouldn’t miss Jeff Koons’s “Hanging Heart ” sculpture, acquired by Alice Walton in 2014, in the center of the space, or the stunning views designed by architect Moshe Safdie. Bentoville In the kitchen at Bentoville.

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An Eater’s Guide to Whistler, British Columbia

EATER

Evrensel sold Toptable in 2014, but the group continues to set the standard for high-end dining in Whistler. Prices are high and lines tend to get long, though. If you want to dine out during these times, make reservations as early as possible, or plan to wait; even the lines at the grocery store get interminably long.