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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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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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15 Restaurant Metrics to Know and How To Use Them

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For fine dining, around 30 percent. Whereas a bakery or pizzeria's most costly ingredients maybe cheese or chocolate, a fine-dining restaurant's could be shellfish and top-of-the-line beef. For table turnover rate, you need the following information: Number of parties served in a given period. Sales per labor hour.

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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.”. “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. So far the collective efforts seem to be working.

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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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Noma Named ‘World’s Best Restaurant’ — Again

EATER

You’ll note that nearly all of the restaurants that have been ranked first are located in Europe; those that aren’t in Europe serve European-style tasting menus; and all of the restaurants are helmed by men. He opened Mirazur in 2006 serving a tasting menu inspired by three themes: sea, garden, and mountain. Jason Loucas/Noma.

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The Stages of Gentrification, as Told by Restaurant Openings

EATER

Today, Pilsen is one of the hippest areas in Chicago, with a thriving arts scene, fine dining options, and quaint cafes that continue to entice wealthier transplants to the area as working-class Mexicans who have lived there for years are displaced. Between 2000 and 2010, the Latinx population declined 26 percent.

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