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The Next Era of American Fine Dining Is Here, Care of West Africa

EATER

Diners wait weeks to score a reservation, landing Dept of Culture a leading role among the small but growing class of fine dining West African restaurants across the country. Chefs bringing West African cuisine into the American fine dining space have inevitably had to educate even the most interested customers. “I

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Would You Like To Leave a Tip? Restaurants are Feeling Diners’ Tipping Fatigue.

7 Shifts

No matter where you go or what you buy, technology has touched nearly every part of dining out right now. In 2022, 41% of American consumers say they don't use cash in a given week, up from 29% in 2018 to 24% in 2015. Does that well-known rule of 20 percent for sit-down dining apply to counter-service, takeout, or other orders?

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-February 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. percent between 2015 and 2018, compared with a 2.5

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‘The Bear’ Wants to Confront Toxic Restaurant Culture, But It Can’t Decide Who’s to Blame

EATER

In the finale alone, there are at least 10 different chef cameos , including appearances from dining world titans René Redzepi and Thomas Keller. The Bear takes the latter as a given — that anyone working in the high-pressure world of fine-dining is going to have some damage — while also absolving some of the key players in that reality.

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Organically Grow an Online Presence for Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

According to Statista , statistics show that between the years of 2015 and 2019, 95 percent of households in the UK owned and used a mobile phone for internet access. You can guess what they are searching for too; social media platforms, communication accounts, leisure and entertainment options (and that includes restaurants!).

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HAGS Will Be Queer First, and a Restaurant Second

EATER

Telly Justice and Camille Lindsley are creating a blueprint for fine dining’s queer future with their upcoming New York City opening, HAGS The dining room at 163 First Avenue in New York’s East Village is barely big enough to fit two people standing side by side.

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An Eater’s Guide to Visiting (and Drinking) Champagne 

EATER

You were just given a generic list of suggestions for dining options, straddling a line between ludicrously expensive and horribly grim.”. The dining room at Ruinart. “There was always a gift shop with ice buckets and t-shirts for sale. If you were a tourist, you were never invited for lunch or dinner. Perrier-Jouët. Brunch at Ruinart.