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How Fast-Casual Marketers Can Prepare for 2022 Dine-in Traffic

Modern Restaurant Management

Sit-down establishments often did the same by upping their digital chops, adding curbside pickup, and even erecting sidewalk dining parklets when dine-in returned in a limited capacity. Now, as we enter 2022, predictions indicate a big shift back to sit-down dining. (We’ve Put your focus on first-party data.

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OUR GIVING NATURE

Culinary Cues

What is most gratifying is witnessing clean plates coming back from the dining room, satisfied smiles on the faces of guests, and the pride that a cook feels when sliding a finished plate down the pass. This leads to the intent of this article. We put it all on the table when it is felt that the time is right, or situations demand it.

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Five Ways to Use POS Data to Forecast Holiday Demand for Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

In this article, we delve into five key ways that you should be using your POS data to forecast holiday demand for your restaurant. The holiday season is a huge calendar event in the restaurant industry, with bookings booming as guests look to let their hair down and enjoy a festive feast.

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IMMIGRATION AND THE BUSINESS OF FOOD

Culinary Cues

This is not a pro or anti-immigration article but rather a dialogue of questions and a reality check. If you enjoy dining out, its time you gave some thought to what it takes to prepare and serve those items that give you pleasure on the plate. It seems to me, that the realities of this challenge are not given sufficient airtime.

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KITCHEN LIFE & CAREER

Culinary Cues

Every cook, at least every serious cook, seems to want to work in one of those exceptional fine dining or cutting-edge experimental operations that are depicted in shows like Chefs Table or The Bear. If you are serious about a kitchen career and have the focus to map out the best path, then listen up.

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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

Culinary Cues

Approach the sandwich as a professional chef approaches the presentation of a fine dining meal just without the pretention and costly trimmings that fine dining requires. [] PIZZA: Ahhhone of Americas and the worlds top menu items. Wine lists that resemble an encyclopedia of the wine making craft are just the price of admission.

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THE RESTAURANT MVP

Culinary Cues

Guests may sparkle when they see the chef walk through the dining room and whisper about how great he or she is at their craft, but what many dont realize is that their meal was likely never prepared by the chef. This is a time of the year when many invest personal effort in speculating who will win the honors as NFL Most Valuable Player.

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