Crunchtime

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In fact, only 12% of Operations leaders report that it is "very easy" to roll out and ensure adherence to new initiatives, according to findings from our 2023 Restaurant Operations Report. Standard restaurant operating procedures help staff and leadership do their jobs better and ultimately, make customers happier.

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Sling

MAY 9, 2023

Focus on working on your people skills, the way you communicate, and your leadership style. Then, instead of spending hours on manual entry, your bookkeeper can focus on the higher-level tasks of analyzing, reporting, planning, and auditing your restaurant’s finances.

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Operations Loyalty Program Food Safety Front of House 78

EATER

MARCH 29, 2023

James Beard Foundation The full list of nominees Today, the James Beard Foundation announced its slate of finalists for its 2023 restaurant and chef awards. They join the America’s Classics winners for 2023 , which were announced in February. The awards ceremony will take place in Chicago on June 5.

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2023 Leadership Audits Café 102

EATER

JUNE 5, 2023

A group of students from Kendall College as well as past Beard Award winners pose on the red carpet at the 2023 James Beard Awards. Last year’s awards were the first to take place after an internal audit and new policies were implemented, including a vetting process. Here now, the full list of winners.

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2023 Leadership Beverage Audits 108

EATER

JANUARY 25, 2023

The categories reflect changes made in the wake of an extensive 2021 audit to address the longstanding biases baked into the awards process. The stated goal in the 2021 audit was also to have at least 50 percent of committee members and judges be people of color for the 2023 awards.

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EATER

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is the third awards season to reflect changes made in the wake of an extensive 2021 audit to address the longstanding biases baked into the awards process. The stated goal in the 2021 audit was also to have at least 50 percent of committee members and judges be people of color by the 2023 awards.

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EATER

JUNE 2, 2023

The TL;DR is that there’s drama because the Foundation created a process to “vet” nominees accused of bad behavior, in place since 2022 following a massive audit, but the process is (unsurprisingly) flawed and plenty of people are pissed about it. The Foundation then proactively canceled the 2021 awards, instead dedicating itself to an audit.

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