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How I Got My Job: Designing NYC’s Coolest Restaurant Merch and Food Labels

EATER

From eye-catching labels for chile sauce to restaurant wallpaper, Overice founder Meijun Li translates culinary vision into visual design In How I Got My Job , folks from across the food and restaurant industry answer Eater’s questions about, well, how they got their job. The second part of my job is design.

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Lighting Up the Denver Restaurant Scene

Modern Restaurant Management

Concepted by college friends and founding members of Four Corners Restaurant Group—Andy Gloor and Matt Menna—the restaurant/bar traces its roots to Chicago, where the first Federales was opened in 2016 in Chicago’s West Loop.

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Is Galentine’s the New Valentine’s?

Modern Restaurant Management

Co-owner and Chef Russell Davis designed a sophisticated and fun lunchtime menu for the occasion. Named for their daughter, Eliza Restaurant & Bar opened on November 15, 2016. . "Galentine's is the perfect reminder to reconnect with our closest friends and celebrate one another.”

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

EATER

The manoomin cakes were first introduced by the cafe’s inaugural chef, Richard Hetzler , who led the culinary team from 2004 to 2016 and authored the cafe’s cookbook. Dessert fry bread is sweetly satisfying with cinnamon sugar, honey, or lemon curd, evoking the warmth of family gatherings and traditional celebrations.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

What issues have affected the industry over the last five years in the topics of marketing, design, operations, law, finance, technology and equipment? Tableside ordering via tablets, tableside payment, POS systems designed with mobility and flexibility in mind have dominated the market growing out of the fast casual.

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A Carefully Tested, Extremely Practical Guide to the Best Instant Coffees Out There

EATER

Craft instant can be traced back to 2016, when two competing small-scale producers entered a market traditionally dominated by industry giants such as Folgers, Nescafé, and Starbucks. Looking for something nutty and chocolatey that’s good with milk? Or a bright and zingy Kenyan single origin you want to sip and savor? Just add water and stir.

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‘A Core Tenet of the Hospitality Space Is that You Focus on People Over Profits’

Modern Restaurant Management

The report found demand for eggs has skyrocketed , with per capita consumption growing 20 percent from 2016-2019. While this can be largely attributed to supply challenges associated with bird flu which has affected nearly 100 million egg-laying hens since 2022, it's not the only factor.