Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The simple things of a piece of land to work, a roof over our heads that can move from house to home, food on our table, clothes on our back, a solid education, good health and a job that provides and gives us satisfaction. I find myself thinking lately of terms the common man, common woman, common child.

Back of House

EATER

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Lille Allen We asked couples across the country about budgets, date nights in, and what makes a restaurant really worth it In the first seven years of our relationship, my husband and I never codified date night. We went to restaurants sometimes, we cooked together other times. We reserved Sunday nights to cook a more involved meal together.

Back of House

SpotOn

JUNE 27, 2025

Keep your servers educated about your menu so they can recommend pairings and upsell items to guests. What started as a simple way to swap paper menus with contactless ordering during COVID quickly evolved into an operational solution to battle staff shortages and improve efficiency. This doesn't happen by accident, though.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Restaurant owners negotiated payment plans with their landlords, many of which had prolonged forgiveness dates, but were often not able to pay back rent. " As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry. ." – Pooja S.

Mobile Ordering

Chowly

JULY 10, 2025

The data backs it up: 40% of limited-service brands say first-party digital ordering will drive their biggest revenue growth this year — beating catering, dine-in, and third-party apps (Source: Qu ). Source: The Food Institute Podcast) First-party ordering gives that control back to you. It works: Operators like Two Eggs! Your prices.

Ordering

EATER

MARCH 14, 2025

Kriston Jae Bethel/Bloomberg via Getty Images The COVID pandemic accelerated a labor shortage in the industry. Now, restaurant owners and chefs across the country say theyre still struggling to recruit and retain talent. In the spring of 2021, restaurants across the country were scrambling to find staff. Ive never been in a situation like this.

Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Value matters, too—over 80 percent of consumers utilize deals like "Buy One, Get One” offers, combo meals, or real-time specials. Off-Premises Dining Is Essential Nearly 75 percent of all restaurant traffic now happens off-premises—meaning that almost three out of four restaurant orders are taken to go.

Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of how restaurants are a saving grace for malls, the economic impact of Taylor Swift in town, and how influential reviews can be. It also zooms in on current challenges faced by owners/operators, menu prices and inflation, and tech/AI implementation.

Point of Sale

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 11, 2025

Prototype locations feature flexible bar layouts, zoned seating areas, integrated digital order screens, and dedicated mobile pick-up drawers to streamline service flow and enhance the customer experience as part of the Back to Starbucks efficiency drive. High-risk origins, meanwhile, could face more hurdles.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 25, 2024

A flexible workforce education program can start workers on that path. Meeting the Moment through Workforce Education The restaurant industry’s low barrier to entry has long fostered a belief that employees are easily replaceable, but a tightening U.S. Thankfully, the workforce education landscape has evolved.

Education

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Effectively educating those (bartenders, wait staff, back of the house, etc.) With today’s food trends moving toward the direction of fresh, healthy, local, and sustainable, the term “plant-based” continues to enter the conversation on every playing field. Choose a Versatile Plant-Based Protein.

Dietary Restrictions

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 29, 2023

Absent the common language of cuisine — or even his hardworking coworker’s name — the server may have hesitated to ask for help and punctured the momentum of an otherwise beautifully executed special occasion. Knowing how to check in and ask people how they’re doing never hurts, either.

Hospitality

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2020

“But the desire is in the air to get back to social life and reconvene the life that has been paused for over two months. . “But the desire is in the air to get back to social life and reconvene the life that has been paused for over two months. Those measures will continue in the future.”

Food Safety

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

The answer is obvious – if those involved directly or indirectly with your team feel the magic of your operation, feel it in the same way that the guest does, then they will perform better, look forward to their work, engage better with others on the team, and feel part of something special.

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

At the beginning of the year, we like talking about trends. They seem like anchors for the new year. Trends create frameworks to understand where to start and what to focus on. I want to highlight trends in restaurant promotion for 2024. To deal with it, restaurants need to offer ready-made solutions for customers. How can you achieve this?

2024

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 20, 2024

Now, if the guest wants a particular “special vegetable” then, of course we charge, but to leave a protein source on the plate as a stand-alone, is not what we do. [] APPETIZERS ARE NOT A FULL MEAL Appetizers that are increased in size to increase the plate charge defeats the experience of dining. Not necessary!

Fine Dining

Culinary Cues

APRIL 18, 2023

Covid pulled the drapes back to reveal OZ as just an average guy trying to hide his inadequacies with smoke and mirrors. Plan, equip, train, evaluate, educate, and celebrate each and every employee. Everything is different since the pandemic, yet so many things are no different than they were 5 0 years ago.

Food Truck

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education. Brooklyn Dumpling House just opened and they're already franchising the idea. We also foresee a lot of companies will redesign locations even further to maximize efficiency. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

2022

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

If this is something you've done, name the course(s) taken, the certification achieved, and/or the name of your educator/institution for added credibility. Cooks and back-of-house employees tend to work with inventory management software and kitchen display technology. Table of Contents. Skills for Your Resume. Undercooking.

Front of House

Culinary Cues

MAY 27, 2023

Dedicate the effort to make it special, make the time to allow everyone to sit down TOGETHER and break bread, talk, relax, and laugh together (front and back of the house). We need to embrace the good and understand the bad and the ugly. But we need to be cognizant of a primary reason for “being connected”.

Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 14, 2020

The National Restaurant Association launched an industry grassroots education and engagement resource available online at RestaurantsAct.com. To add resources to these guides, reach out to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com with news.

Online Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a webinar that looks into the future of restaurants, face pay, delivery robots, drone delivery and a new venture for MRM. The Main Course. "We always viewed a podcast as a natural extension of the MRM brand," said Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia. "When Restaurant of the Future Panel.

Kitchen Safety

7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2021

But it's the good shifts, when the front of house and back of house are flowing like a symphony, when customers are delighted, and the restaurant atmosphere feels effortless—that's the best part about restaurants. The way to run great shifts is to get out ahead and schedule pre-shift meetings. What is a pre-shift meeting.

Front of House

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 8, 2020

When it comes to email, e very $1 you spend can mean $38 back to your business —that’s a 3800% ROI. If your restaurant is counter service, have an email list signup sheet where your team can encourage them to sign up for the list to get updates about the business and first dibs at any special promos you may have in the pipeline.

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

For more information, visit: sba.gov/paycheckprotection. According to Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin SBA resumed accepting PPP loan applications on Monday, April 27 at 10:30AM EDT from approved lenders on behalf of any eligible borrower.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

“Now, more than ever, restaurateurs need an effective and affordable way to promote their restaurants to new and existing customers so they can bring them back again and again. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp. TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry.

Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

mrus, says: “As a young company, we are truly grateful to the bar and restaurant industry professionals who have supported and guided us on our journey and we are determined to help this hard working and special community get through this difficult time. This edition of MRM News Bites features ezCater, S?mrus, Feed the Front Line.

Healthcare

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. The top items paired with ibuprofen included Cheesesteaks, Cognac, Nacho Fries, Bacon Egg and Cheese, and Cold Brew!

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Hardee's, and Panda Express are just some of the leading restaurant chains that have added plant-based items to their menus over the past 12 months, with Del Taco, Qdoba Mexican Eats, Red Robin, and Yard House adding additional items to their existing plant-based offerings. This data covers U.S.

Hospitality

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 27, 2020

For more information, visit: sba.gov/paycheckprotection. According to Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin SBA resumed accepting PPP loan applications on Monday, April 27 at 10:30AM EDT from approved lenders on behalf of any eligible borrower.

Webinar

Culinary Cues

MAY 1, 2023

So, no matter what their journey has been like; no matter their heritage, race, gender, education level, or portfolio of beliefs – this is a business of unity in purpose. So, no matter what their journey has been like; no matter their heritage, race, gender, education level, or portfolio of beliefs – this is a business of unity in purpose.

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Guests will expect to know every aspect of sourcing and meal preparation, which will disrupt traditional back-of-house systems with technology that connects the farm to the food. We’re seeing massive disruption to front-of-house systems, too, delivering personalized guest experiences from order to payment to final delivery.

Mobile Ordering

Next Restaurants

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In our modern world, education is of fundamental importance. As we continue to adapt to a changed world thanks to the pandemic , it’s time to finally shed the stigma of service industry jobs, and change the way we perceive higher education. Service Industry & Education: Behind the Scenes. Further, the vast majority of U.S

Education

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

And while automation and robotics can help streamline some elements of operations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a newfound appreciation for human connection and dining experiences. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

When paired with other products like Square Marketing and Square Loyalty, sellers can strengthen customer relationships, create open lines of communication, and incentivize patrons to keep coming back. On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store. The buyer receives text updates with links to live maps to track delivery progress. Visa SMB Help.

Guest Recovery

EATER

JANUARY 12, 2023

Andrew Woodley/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. There, she learned how to cook, paying special attention to how the chefs sourced their ingredients. “We The root of the turmeric plant, which is used to make the spice. We sourced as much local food as possible. commercial demand.”. said Scommegna.

Education

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features Yum! Brands and The Habit, Chase and DoorDash, Waitr, Local Foods, C3 Signature, Pudu Tech, Southern Glazer's, Voodoo Doughnut, The Friendship Café and Digital Signage Expo. Beefing Up with Habit Acquisition. Brands, Inc. has agreed to acquire The Habit Restaurants, Inc., Brands, Inc.

Fast Casual