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The Unlikely Perks of a Larger Restaurant Space

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Wonho Frank Lee Ryan Bailey of Kato in LA says more square footage has actually helped operations A version of this post originally appeared on May 14, 2025, in Eater and Punchs newsletter Pre Shift , a biweekly newsletter for the industry pro that sources first-person accounts from the bar and restaurant world. When we moved, our team grew.

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Is Galentine’s the New Valentine’s?

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“We are booked and have been since shortly after posting about the lunch on our social media channels,” said Sally Davis, General Manager of Eliza Restaurant & Bar in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "Reservations Named for their daughter, Eliza Restaurant & Bar opened on November 15, 2016.

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After Syria’s Civil War, Refugee Chefs Must Decide Where to Make Their Home

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At Sham Market, a go-to source in Fatih for Syrian staples from pickles to pastries, Anas Rawabi hands over a spicy ball of shanklish, a type of aged Levantine cheese, before stuffing bottles of tamarind and apricot juice into a bag for an elderly shopper. I have very good relations with Turks and other communities. Lamb over rice.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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As Modern Restaurant Management Restaurant (MRM) magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, we reached out to industry insiders to garner their insights on what issues have impacted the industry over the last five years and what issues they feel will impact restaurants in the years to come. Taka Tanaka, CEO of AUTEC Sushi Robots.

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Pandemic Hangover Coming for Restaurants and Municipalities

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If they survive, restaurants and their suppliers stand to face local governments starved for new sources of tax revenue. city to pass a Beverage Tax in 2016, local operators have overcome the challenges of other taxes that have in many cases had greater impact. Philadelphia is a case in point.

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How ‘This Must Be the Place’ Became the Ultimate Restaurant Song

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They’re a band that in their era managed to be very popular, but always retained that arty, outsider perspective,” he says. In 2016, John Birdsall wrote about the Brooklyn-ification of restaurants and cities around the world. It’s heady and arty but also very accessible music.” There is also a trickling out of trends happening here.

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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

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In this Q&A with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine, Madsen discusses how he switched careers to pursue a culinary dream, what brought him to Florida and what keeps him there, as well as his visions for building the brand. I’ve been in South Florida since 2009, but I really started coming here full time in 2016.