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Owning a Bar: Everything You Need to Know

7 Shifts

Opening and owning a bar is one of those unique life experiences; you have no idea what it will be like until you actually go for it. In this guide, we're covering everything you need to know about owning a bar to prepare as well as you can for the big opening day. How Do I Run a Profitable Bar?

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RESTAURANTS – POLI-ACTIVE / POLI-NEUTRAL

Culinary Cues

If you visit the Union Oyster House in Boston (still in operation today) you can belly up to the original oyster bar where some of America’s most prominent early settlers and political leaders enjoyed a pint and a dozen bivalves. Marine Corps were formed and where the first meeting of the Free Masons took place.

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How to Calculate and Improve Your Bar’s Profit Margin

7 Shifts

A bar is a profitable business option if you’re looking to enter the food industry. However, understanding how to calculate and improve your bar's profit margin is key to long-term success. One key area to focus on is drink sales, with cocktail sales accounting for about 23% of a bar's revenue.

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EVERY PLATE TELLS A STORY

Culinary Cues

The important thing to note is that each story, whether entirely true or not, is designed to give a dish a unique part in the play that takes place every day that a restaurant welcomes guests. As is the case with Caesar Salad, the story sells. Escoffier admired the singer (and maybe had a bit of a crush on her). Food for thought.

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Exploring Some Of The Factors That Influence Café Design

Perfect Daily Grind

Many of these spaces were repurposed factories or storefronts, and had not truly been designed with customer experience in mind. . I spoke to some baristas and café owners to learn about more of the factors that influence café design. Exploring Some Of The Major Trends In Café Design. How Travel Influences Café Design.

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Restaurant Tablet Best Practices: Smart Strategies For Success

ChowNow

Their sleek design and intuitive user interface make them a natural fit for a modern restaurants day-to-day operations. Its going to get dropped, splashed with sauce, and maybe knocked off the bar by a customers pursethats just part of the deal. Tablets are everywhere in restaurants these days, and with good reason. Its a nightmare.

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Big Crowds, Not Enough Staff

Modern Restaurant Management

In my last article I discussed how robots will transform our industry in a big way, but that is a few years off. In this article I will discuss the strategies that I have implemented with my clients across the country. If possible, send guests to the bar while they wait 30 or more minutes for a table.

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