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Great Expectations as Customers Show Increased Appetite for Swift Service and Customization

Modern Restaurant Management

From early 2021, eating out at our favorite restaurants became a thing of the past and with many people staying at home and working remotely, there was a surge in demand for food delivery services, as well as a need for faster and more personalized food options. In addition, many restaurants are now using digital menus in-house.

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What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022?

Hot Schedules

Wellness and ecological trends that gained popularity over COVID will continue in the post-pandemic world, meaning hotel recipe management practices will need to prioritize sourcing from local suppliers to meet these expectations. Source eco-friendly products where possible, and look at implementing onsite produce gardens and/or composting.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. Christmas Day delivers second-highest day for check value across 2021.

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Go Ahead and Make Your AI Recipe. It Won’t Be Good.

EATER

If the problem is ensuring a recipe is from a trusted and reliable source, the amalgamation of information coming from these language models does not actually give you anything more trusted, and in fact obscures that knowledge. Unfortunately, these tools as they currently exist don’t solve any problems in the kitchen.

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Five Changes You’ll See on Restaurant Menus in the Near Future

Modern Restaurant Management

Looking to 2021 and beyond, there are a few predictions in the restaurant industry that almost everyone can agree on: people still want to eat healthier food and know where their food comes from.

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Austin Breweries Serving up the Best Craft Beer

Restaurant Clicks

Several of the beers released in 2021 I recommend sampling are the Jester King Phylactery Phactory, a Hazy Double IPA with Phantasm, the H.Execute, a Hazy Double IPA blended with Texas oranges, and the Jester King Ligra, a barrel-aged wild ale made with Golden Oyster mushrooms, cedar, steamed rice, and koji. Zilker Brewing. zilkerbeer).

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tells a Beautiful Story. Former Employees Say It’s Too Good to Be True.

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While staff did work with local, seasonal, unique ingredients, servers and cooks alike say they grew uncomfortable telling stories about some of the restaurant’s sourcing and preparation practices, including for a number of its signature dishes, which they considered misleading.

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