Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Take classes, stage’ with a great chef, attend conferences, read, volunteer for special events that test your abilities – invest, invest, invest. [] ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE Most people, at some level, are risk adverse. No, you might not get paid for the effort, now. But it will come back to you tenfold if you invest the time today.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 22, 2025

Twelve years have come and gone, the blog has topped 2 million views through 975 articles on every culinary/management topic imaginable, and I have had the honor of working with more than fifty different clients from coast-to-coast restaurants, hotels, resorts, culinary colleges, and commodity boards. So, its time to take a break.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In this article: What strategies do you use to motivate and engage your restaurant employees? How do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? Can you give an example of how you’ve managed a large event or special occasion at a restaurant? How do you handle situations where an employee is underperforming?

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

They also bring creative ideas to the table, such as improving the drink menu and coming up with new events and promotions to drive sales. In this article: How do you handle inventory management to keep the bar always adequately stocked? Can you provide an example of a successful event or promotion you organized?

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Collaborate with nearby businesses for events or promotions, and ask them to include a link to your website on their site. Another way to get local backlinks is from local news articles, food bloggers, or restaurant directories to boost your visibility in search results. Use it to share updates, special events, or new menu items.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In this article: How to calculate your profit margin for your bar What is the average profit margin for bars? Promote these drinks during peak hours or events, and train your staff to highlight these unique drinks when interacting with customers. If you have a pub, you can offer a craft beer tasting for corporate events.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This article will cover how implementing automation tools like IoT monitoring can save your business money, protect your inventory, and save time. A power outage or incorrect scale of events could cause severe financial barriers for some restaurant owners. Inflation is promptly changing the behavior of everyone.

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Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Promote your special events and themed nights to both current customers and your target audience. One way to do this is with special events and theme nights. Not only do these special events bring in new people, but they may also help you gain back customers who havent dined with you in a while.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2025

This article explores how restaurants can better prepare for cyber incidents, understand third-party vendor risks, respond effectively when breaches occur and leverage their cyber insurance policies for optimal protection. This can lead to unpleasant surprises when filing claims.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 22, 2025

Tap into that bank of memories for a few moments and bring back those people, events, challenges, opportunities, and situations where things were going sideways but someone with a unique attribute won the day. To this end, those differences are not viewed as an impediment but rather a strength of the kitchen and the restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This article will explore seven tips on using Facebook Ads to increase your market share of customers. Why not combine the power of Facebook Ads with a free event? Consider building an event around a particular theme, such as Christmas, Independence Day , or Halloween. The event was designed to get the whole family involved.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In this size operation there will likely be a sous chef for each restaurant outlet and a banquet chef whose focus is large-scale events. Does the chef take care of his or her own ordering or work through a purchasing agent or steward? Each property is unique – thus the job of chef is also unique.

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ChowNow

MAY 30, 2025

If youve got a big outdoor patio, maybe a summer evening special event is the best move. These recurring events give existing customers a reason to come back regularly, and give new customers something to talk about. Promote the event on social media and use the buzz to grow your list, followers, and foot traffic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 16, 2024

This article will walk you through a weekly restaurant SEO checklist that you can follow to improve sales in three months. ” You can find step-by-step instructions for setting up and maintaining your profile in this Google Business Profile article , but in general you should treat it like a social media site.

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Next Restaurants

AUGUST 2, 2022

Of all the industries to have been touched by this cascade of events, however, few have been as deeply impacted as the restaurant industry. One particularly promising revenue stream is to rent out your restaurant for private events. However, the rental income is far from the only perk you can derive from hosting private events.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

By the time you finish this article, youll know how to approach restaurant marketing the right way and not waste time doing guesswork, crossing your fingers, and then hoping you see new customers walking through the door. To learn more about restaurant branding, check out our article, Restaurant Branding 101 , to get started.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2022

Well, keep reading this article to find out exactly how to incorporate images into your promotional emails. The links can go to your home page, product pages, customer service page, blogs, or articles, wherever you need them to go! But how can I use images in my restaurant email marketing campaigns? Include Webpage Links.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 25, 2022

If you are able, consider hitting the road with a food truck or participating in food events, like local Chamber “Taste of” opportunities, where you can showcase your establishment.This can go miles in increasing awareness and visibility for your brand. Take a Road Trip. Incentivize Sharing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2025

This article is inspired by my book, 10 Rules of the Chef in the Modern Era. This rule becomes particularly crucial in high-pressure scenarios such as banquets, outside catering, or large-scale events, where precision and timing can determine success or failure. Planning ahead isn’t just a task.

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Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The New Cocktail THC beverages are gaining popularity among people seeking alternatives to alcohol at social events. Today, let’s dive into the reasons behind THC beverages’ increasing popularity and what its future looks like. THC beverages are, arguably, also considered to be healthier and safer than alcoholic beverages in general.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 3, 2022

A light day in terms of events, but the restaurant is capped on reservations. The hotel restaurant doesn’t serve lunch (except for special events) which gives us a chance to catch our breath. Dean is also the guy to take care of any early breakfast or lunch special events, so he was all over the lunch scheduled for 40.

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ChowNow

MAY 9, 2025

In this article, you will learn: The five most important restaurant costs to track and manage Easy strategies for controlling food costs and labor costs Tactics to save money without hurting your guest experience Lets start with the big picture and learn where your money is actually going.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 8, 2023

It sounded like an appropriate title for an article about life in the kitchen. The chef must be very well-versed in a number of cuisines and able to not only plan menus that fit in with the concept of a restaurant, but also represent the mission of the operation through special menus for various events.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This article is not a template. This article is not intended to give legal opinions or provide any kind of legal counsel. Fortunately, by taking the right precautions and proactive measures, you can help minimize the risk and damage. Being in the restaurant industry is hard enough, but you can plan ahead for peace of mind in 2024.

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Food Business

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

We are going to discuss two types of events: catering—guests’ special occasions, and experiential events—frequent events to draw in guests. Luckily enough local restaurants are creating catering and monthly events, which leads other restaurants to follow suit. Now we segway into planned and curated events.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2022

Our previous articles in MRM have centered on medical plan strategies for restaurants, how to build plans that are attractive to the workforce and manage those inherent costs. This article focuses on current trends in the time-away space and employee wellbeing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2022

Using affinity marketing, brands are teaming up with non-competitors as they capitalize on the interests of their consumers for sporting events, concerts and now, gaming platforms. If you are not reading this article on Modern Restaurant Management , please reconsider your reading choices and visit the original source.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

Oftentimes these properties boast a few a ’la carte restaurants, room service, special property events, banquets, weddings, buffets, and three meals a day in at least one of their outlets. The ability to execute events of more than 500 persons helps to build competence, speed, efficiency, and confidence.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 4, 2021

Restaurants can also their GMB page to engage with customers, highlighting special offers and discounts, publicizing events and promoting new menu offerings. Restaurants that use a third-party tool to manage bookings should add that information to the GMB listing, allowing users to book a table directly from the search results.

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SEO Website Management Online Ordering Mobile Ordering 577

ChowNow

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In this article, you will learn: How to educate customers on why direct ordering matters Simple incentives to encourage direct orders Ways to streamline and promote your direct ordering system Lets explore the best ways to shift customer behavior and grow your direct ordering sales. But how do you get diners to change their habits?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2020

Consider the following: Facebook : Popular with baby boomers and Gen Xers looking for engaging content such as photos, videos, and articles with links. LinkedIn : Mostly business-focused and ideal for sharing news, product information, and reviews/testimonials.

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ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

In this article, you will learn: How to define your restaurants target market to guide your business decisions. Meanwhile, a fine-dining steakhouse targeting business professionals will prioritize a refined menu, premium pricing, and marketing efforts that focus on corporate events and high-end experiences. Whats Their Menu Like?

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

And in a system as large as the US Food System, small changes produce a proportionally larger domino effect, where “one occurrence triggers a chain of subsequent events” with the potential to bring the overall structure down (1). This is a summary of our earlier article, “Responding to COVID-19’s Impact on the Restaurant Supply Chain.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 1, 2023

But TACO TUESDAY stayed on the register, and Taco John’s continued to come after restaurants that publicized TACO TUESDAY deals or events. “Genericide” It has long been apparent that Taco John’s was facing “genericide,” the loss of a trademark that’s become generic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 28, 2021

In my last article I talked about how busy our restaurants will be. The city had closed off a number of streets for an event. The restaurant should have called all of the reservations and given them a heads up about the event and let them know where to park. That was only a few weeks ago and we are now there.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

We’ll share his answers with you in this article, along with our top reasons why a food truck makes the perfect gateway to opening a restaurant. The Vet Chef has had five in the past year, all on their way to events. If you agree to do an event, show up. Why Is a Food Truck a Smart First Step? Lower start-up expenses.

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ChowNow

APRIL 25, 2025

In this article, you will learn: How to turn in-store and online ordering guests into email subscribers What incentives and touchpoints actually grow a valuable restaurant email list How to automate your email marketing so it works while you sleep Lets start with why email still matters in the age of algorithms.

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