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Debt-Free Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith started with $30,000 and no outside investors when they opened Saint-Germain in New Orleans' Bywater neighborhood in 2018. We want to one day dine at those restaurants. We will do anything we can to ensure those restaurants become a reality.

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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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High Cuisine: The Budding Relationship Between Cannabis and Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

Much to the delight of enthusiasts and aficionados across the nation, the rapidly-growing number of states that have legalized recreational marijuana has in turn given rise to the so-called “cannabis fine dining” industry. What exactly is cannabis fine dining, in a nutshell? Highballs with a Twist.

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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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184. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 184 – The Growth story of XRG with CEO Randy Sharpe

Restaurant Technology Guys

Randy Sharpe is the CEO of Xperience Restaurant Group (XRG), bringing extensive operational expertise to one of the nation’s leading operators of casual, polished casual, and fine dining brands. I believe in collaboration and partnership,” Sharpe says.

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How I Got My Job: Making D.C.’s Buzziest Bagels

EATER

s Park View neighborhood in 2018. Here, Moreira shares her path from Argentina to the United States, how she made the switch from fine dining to pizza and bagels, and why she treats her businesses like a startup. I then spent five months working at Eleven Madison Park perfecting my fine dining skills.

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The Top Chefs to Watch in Washington, D.C.

Restaurant Clicks

The next time you are considering your dining destination, try something different, and choose based on the chef versus the cuisine. Recognized by Time Magazine twice for being named as one of the Top 100 people of both 2012 and 2018. Chef Scott Muns has the ability to create an exquisite, fine dining experience.