Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Review mentions of “Back-owned” (and related terms) also skyrocketed, up 426 percent, as people look to support and surface these businesses to the community. In early June, we've seen diners seated come back substantially – now down 57 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels. Yelp's Economic Impact Report.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking back can provide us with context and content for making future decisions – lessons learned and all that, or it can also help us to relish what worked and hold on to that for inspiration. SOME TIME IN THE LATE 1960’S: Walking through the back entrance to the Statler Hilton Hotel was like stepping into a totally different world.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 13, 2025

To celebrate the release of The Phoenician Scheme , the Berlin roaster partnered with Anderson, Focus Features, and Sunst Studio to create a coffee travel set featured in the film. Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the week. Top stories of the week Mon, 9 Jun – Gesha scores 98 points at 2025 BoP.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

What we seem to forget sometimes is that those memorable experiences are due to a collective effort of every person involved in creating a dining event. What we seem to forget sometimes is that those memorable experiences are due to a collective effort of every person involved in creating a dining event.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Hy’s Steakhouse Hy Aisenstat with his show jumping horse at the Spruce Meadows grand prix event, which he sponsored. Though special occasions bring guests back to Hy’s for tableside steak Diane prepared by servers in butcher jackets, the Calgary restaurant has had to keep up with the times with a new look. Hy’s Steakhouse Hy Aisenstat.

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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.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 27, 2025

The sale comes off the back of Starbucks’ continued market struggles in China. Other key event features include the Roasters Villages, Best New Product competition, Coffee Design Awards, lectures, workshops, CEO roundtable, and sessions about the “evolved” Q grader programme. Exports reached US $1.28

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

AI usage has also skyrocketed, primarily in the back-of-house. This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of Drinksgiving and Thanksgiving trends, FSR challenges, and "out-of-the-box" dining habits. One strategy for reducing costs has been the increased use of technology.

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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. Here are some thoughts. [] IT’S STILL ABOUT THE FOOD: People go out to eat for a variety of reasons – convenience, social interaction, a change of pace, business travel, vacations, celebration, or habit.

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EATER

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Lots of the houses had little trains you could take [through the cellars] that were reminiscent of something you would have seen at Disney World,” remembers Christian Holthausen, a French-American strategic consultant in the wine & spirits industry, of his early career in Champagne in the 1990s.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

More Business and Pleasure : “Bleisure” travel is on the rise and next year we predict more people will be combining their business travel with personal leisure, leading to extended stays and more opportunities to explore. Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2022

In the restaurant industry, it can be difficult to maintain front- and back-of-house staff, as many will eventually move on to pursue new ventures such as school, travel, or alternate employment. Worse yet, some may leave simply because they do not feel valued or that there is no meaning attached to the work they do.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

Smaller companies got into the act, too, as everyone from Huddle House (Perkins) to Logan’s Roadhouse and Krystal (SPB Hospitality) to Jack in the Box (Del Taco) got into the act. The consolidation trend was here, we thought. The need for technology to remain competitive would demand it. It’s the latest in a string of such moves.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

She lives on a plot of land big enough to house a stable with horses, ponies, and donkeys. She can jump from horseback riding to cooking to writing and back to riding in a single day. It means Martha gets an invitation to the Olympic games to watch the world’s most competitive show jumping and dressage events. I became hooked.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Overwhelming top response was fear of catching/spreading COVID-19, followed by a corresponding reduction in travel. This edition of MRM Research Roundup features diner expecations over the next few months, robots for QSRs, and the best cities for coffee lovers, vegans and vegetarians. How Comfortable are Diners?

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

“We have a guiding principle to do both well and good, and I believe one of the reasons our brand is able to remain successful during these challenging times is by giving back to the communities we serve,” said Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.

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EATER

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Scanning social media prior to the event usually outspoken industry staff have been uncharacteristically quiet online, except for one lone Tweeter, Michelin’s destination marketing partner, Destination Vancouver. Côte de porc at St. Lawrence in Vancouver, which just earned one star in the new Vancouver Michelin Guide. | Lawrence/Official.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Restaurateurs may very well look to expand beyond the typical pop up, food truck, festival or off-premises event to more interesting, intimate venues like social influencer kitchens, dining rooms and gardens. End-to-end payment processing removes complexity and PCI compliance demands for operators.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2020

This edition of MRM News Bites features ezCater, S?mrus, mrus, Audible, 7shifts and SevenRooms, Checkers & Rally’s, Subway, Chipotle, Napa Seafood Foundation, Igloo, Bringg and Karbach Brewing Co. Feed the Front Line. In just over a week, the program has already sent more than 20,000 meals to 145 hospitals across the country.

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EATER

AUGUST 12, 2021

After dropping off most of the load at my cousin’s house, I took my cut, a private stash of two boxes. My cousin knew a Pakistani guy who had acquired the best stuff money could buy, rare varietals that were spoken of in hushed, reverent tones at parties. I wasn’t about to miss my chance, so I volunteered to grab the stuff myself.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 29, 2024

This means a lot and will help to bring them back time and again. [] REGULAR COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHEF & OWNER: The dining experience includes the bookends of enticement and follow up. Memorable food, exceptional experiences, a perfect evening…these are the types of reviews that every chef hopes for and every restaurant strives for.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The event will take place at 10:00 A.M. . “The year-round, region-wide collaboration will connect travelers to James Beard–recognized chefs and culinary talents that make the Greater Philadelphia region a not-to-be-missed destination for people who love food and love to make an impact.”

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EATER

MAY 9, 2023

Since a restaurant’s business model relies on food and drink primarily, it functions like a venue with in-house catering. Since a restaurant’s business model relies on food and drink primarily, it functions like a venue with in-house catering. Private dining room or event space versus buyout: What’s the difference?

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EATER

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The story of Rotel, which is now available in different spice levels and chile types, dates back to 1943. The story of Rotel, which is now available in different spice levels and chile types, dates back to 1943. Sheila Fitzgerald /Shutterstock. At the time, you couldn’t find Rotel in either of those cities.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The chic, opulent spreads have made appearances at events for brands like Proenza Schouler and Waldorf Astoria , where they can lend a sense of instant conviviality to a room. Every Sunday, I would go to my grandmother’s house, and she would make a big feast. Soares is part of a family of food industry pros. I just loved the ritual.

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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.

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EATER

MAY 28, 2020

As the restaurant industry faces an ongoing crisis, pop-up chefs confront unique challenges during the pandemic Three months ago, Omar Tate was serving an $150 eight-course tasting menu out of a penthouse event space in New York’s Financial District. Now, Tate is staying in a spare room at his mom’s house in Philadelphia. Dahli Durley.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2020

Aramark examined front and back of house processes to establish tailored playbooks for all of its businesses and market segments, leveraging innovative solutions, new service methods, and rigorous safety protocols. . Takeout For Good. ” Over 200 food banks face a surge in demand for emergency food aid in the wake of COVID-19.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

"But while consumers are anxious to get back out there to eat, they come with new expectations on everything from menus to the technology used to increase safety. . "Throughout COVID-19 Consumer Dining Trends. The survey found that 59 percent of US and 47 percent of UK consumers plan to dine-out as soon as they are able.

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EATER

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Chefs, farmers, craft food purveyors, distillers, brewers, and winemakers have flocked to the Finger Lakes for the convenient location, bounty of natural resources, and lower housing and commercial rents. On par with Napa or Sonoma, the booming Finger Lakes wine region has seen a huge influx of chefs, farmers, and winemakers.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

This is one of my absolute favorite cities to be in when the holidays come around because of the NYE events and celebrations that the entire city takes part in. Best New Year’s Eve Events in Houston. Gatsby’s House NYE Party at Hilton Americas Houston. New Year’s Eve is the start of what’s to come. Get Tickets.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The capital, Boise, has led the boom (with a surge in housing prices to match), as remote workers migrated east from the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest in search of more space, cheaper rent, and a quieter lifestyle. New residents brought infusions of cash and interest, but they’re building on the area’s endearing underlying character.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2020

School was about to go back in session and those waking up early found that it was no longer sunny and sweltering at 7 a.m. Still struggling to recoup shutdown losses, businesses now must survive the harsh blow of cold weather It happened around Labor Day weekend, the spiritual end of Midwestern summer.

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EATER

MAY 31, 2023

Wedged between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the 2,185-square-mile island is a popular vacation destination for Canadians, as well as Americans who treat themselves to the gorgeous drive along the coast up through Maine. But the famous bivalves don’t get all the attention.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 7, 2020

“At the beginning, we just wanted to make the freshest, most authentic Mexican foods possible, while giving back to the community. Pillsbury invested heavily into the brand, but Art and his wife Joanne ultimately purchased the company back from Pillsbury in 1989, bringing it home to Chicago once again. Art Velazquez.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

“I found inspiration on my travels. . “I found inspiration on my travels. With so many amazing new dining and entertainment experiences emerging around the world, it feels good to be a part of that revolution and to bring something unique back to San Diego.”

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EATER

AUGUST 22, 2024

So you’ll go to events where there are Native foods being cooked. So you’ll go to events where there are Native foods being cooked. The FX dramedy is beloved — critically acclaimed, and now ( finally ) Emmy-nominated — for its depiction of life on a reservation in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma. But there’s lots of pop-ups.

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