7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

Twenty minutes east of the White House, in D.C.’s Coming out of the pandemic, many restaurants switched to charging a service fee to compensate staff instead of relying on the tip credit. Coming out of the pandemic, many restaurants switched to charging a service fee to compensate staff instead of relying on the tip credit. (If

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Open for Business

MAY 4, 2023

Keeping your online presence up to date, cutting wait times, and highlighting your value all make for a dining experience that feels good to guests and keeps them coming back—no matter what’s happening in the economy. Leveling up the dining experience and taking feedback seriously can turn guests into evangelists for your brand.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

I relish great restaurant experiences, take pride in the operations where I have worked, feel connected to nearly anyone who works in professional kitchens and restaurants, and admire restaurant folks who find comfort in being the best that they can be. Find out everything you can about your guests and potential guests.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Star Anya Taylor-Joy, director Mark Mylod, and consulting chef Dominique Crenn on building the world’s creepiest restaurant It seems counterintuitive, but for many of us, there is perhaps no feeling more pervasive in the world of fine dining than discomfort. Mark Mylod: Rustic modernism was the aesthetic that felt most at home to us.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Outdoor dining One way they evolved their operations was by taking advantage of San Francisco’s new shared spaces program to extend their dining outdoors in order to keep revenue up. So the warm weather has been very good to us out there, and we’re investing a lot to make it look nice and be comfortable.”

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2021

In the restaurant business there are really only two ways to view profit: a very small amount of profit balanced by very significant volume, or a significant amount of profit on far less volume. How you approach the design of your restaurant in this regard will determine nearly everything else. So what is contribution margin? SP = $43.33.

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Sling

MAY 13, 2023

Whether you’re looking to hire employees for a fine dining establishment, a food truck, or a fast food business, you’ll need any number of restaurant positions to make up the foundation of your team. A fine dining establishment may need all 24 positions on this list, while a food truck may only need three or four.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. An issue that may arise from this in 2024 is data privacy.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

There's a lot of confusion surrounding the process, structure, and laws regarding restaurant tip outs. For that to happen, it's necessary to understand the rules of tipping out, choose a structure that works for your staff, and communicate that structure to employees clearly. What is a Tip Out? Tip Out Methods.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 3, 2021

When we look back at the impact that 2020 had on the restaurant industry, we’ll see it as an accelerator of change. This places kitchens at the center with and multiple spokes—from delivery to meal kits to virtual brands—all coming out of it. A restaurant evolution is happening before out eyes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

Looking back on my last few articles, I have focused on facts, on technology and on the hard time that we are all having hiring staff. They remind us not only that there are great people out there, but also that many of them work for us! When the chef and general manager found this out, they immediately jumped into action.

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Cheetah

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Ghost kitchens, a delivery-only restaurant model with no physical space for dine-in, have become essential lifelines during the pandemic. While different operational strategies and business models are put to the test, one thing is clear – ghost kitchens are not a trend, they are the new reality as delivery and dine-at-home surge.

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Open for Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

But it’s never a good idea to forge ahead with a restaurant kitchen or dining room design with no real floor plan. This blueprint functions as a map of the entire restaurant space, both back of house and front of house. Back of house. Front of house. Dining rooms. Outdoor dining.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

As Modern Restaurant Management Restaurant (MRM) magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, we reached out to industry insiders to garner their insights on what issues have impacted the industry over the last five years and what issues they feel will impact restaurants in the years to come. “Will this look good on Instagram?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

According to Black Box Intelligence and Snagajob , full-service restaurants are feeling the pinch and report approximately six fewer employees in the back of house and three fewer in the front of house. Operators will look to technology to offset labor shortages and free up staff to enhance the dining experience.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 26, 2020

Let’s put on our restaurant hat and take responsibility for doing what is right for both the health and wellbeing of our families, staff, and customers, and help in bring our communities out of the deepest economic hole since the Great Depression. Let’s assume, for a moment, that we actually are all in this together.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The 93-year-old filmmaker — known for depicting the inner workings of societal institutions, including the New York Public Library , Boston’s City Hall , and a Massachusetts correctional institution — takes an exhaustive approach, filming hundreds of hours of footage and piecing them together without exposition or a dramatic arc.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

There are more options for eating out than ever before. And the big restaurant brands are only getting bigger , making it even harder to stand out. You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 17, 2021

If you’re looking for delicious sushi in Dumbo, I have compiled a list of my favorite spots that range in dining experiences from casual takeout spots to fine-dining Japanese bistros. Saketumi Asian Bistro Iron Chef House Kyoto Ozu Japanese Cuisine & Lounge Hibino KI Sushi Taiki Daigo Hand Roll Bar. Iron Chef House.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

So far, 2020 has thrown marketing plans, advertising budgets, and restaurant growth out of the window. While these local favorites are great at attracting their neighbors to visit again and again, to out-of-towners, they’re just another restaurant that looks like it could do with some renovations. So, where do you start?

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Switching from a fast-casual concept to fine dining can allow for a nice change of pace. Whether you’re managing multiple restaurants right now or are thinking about expanding your current business , this guide has everything you need to run more than one restaurant at once with success. Table of Contents. New Concept or Replicate?

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Fort Worth remains a town that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and it has a bustling business, arts, and rodeo scene and a lot more space to breathe than neighboring Dallas. It’s also the perfect place for a private dining experience. Check out our list below! Best Private Dining Restaurants in Fort Worth.

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Black Box Intelligence

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Although those same factors seem to be slowing the erosion of guest counts across nearly all segments in the restaurant industry, guests continue to pull back on spending as their earnings decrease year-over-year (YoY) once adjusted for inflation. . September same-store sales growth was +5.2%, just a minor dip from the +5.3%

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Open for Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Fine-dining restaurants and their guests have long relied on the predictability that reservations bring. And thanks to restaurant technology , restaurateurs can now take reservation management to a whole new level. Reservations are nothing new. Restaurants at every level benefit from reservations systems. Increased revenue.

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Open for Business

MAY 19, 2023

The point of a business plan is to show that you’ve done your homework,” says Charles Bililies, owner of Souvla , a fine casual Greek restaurant in San Francisco that has received national acclaim since opening in the spring of 2014. “The Specify whether the restaurant will be fine dining or more casual. Credit: Getty Images 3.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 19, 2021

From delicious Bourbon bars to mouth-watering steak houses, private dining and restaurant dining, in general, have expanded in Louisville over the last ten years. To learn more about where to catch an excellent intimate dinner after a long day at the derby, check out my list for private dining in Louisville!

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SpotOn

MARCH 6, 2024

I grew up in Cincinnati, where my Dad loved to take us out for dinner to the best restaurants in town. I was a server, busser, and food runner, an all-around fixture in the front-of-house. Domenico Germano and his son, David, gave me my first fine dining job at 19 under the incorrect assumption I was 21.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Have you always had a desire to check out “America’s Finest City”? Located right in the center of Little Italy, Born and Raised offers both an indoor dining room and outdoor dining options. While the establishment comes with a laid-back vibe with no dress code, they do require reservations. Born & Raised.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Over time, taking various road trips and having stopped at many of the restaurants in the city, I’ve listed my favorite Wilmington restaurants below. Check out our list of the best restaurants in Wilmington! Check out our list of the best restaurants in Wilmington! Kid Shelleen’s Charcoal House & Saloon.

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Sling

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Dining, at its heart, is all about the food. So what’s a discerning restaurateur to do to make her restaurant stand out ? Offer a distinctive dining experience as well as delicious food. Use them as inspiration for your own dining establishment. And if you’re worried about an eruption while dining, rest easy.

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Black Box Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The segment with the largest growth was Fine-Dining, followed by Upscale Casual, and then Casual Dining. . Off-Premise Dining May Play A Bigger Role; But Reviews Paint A Complex Picture . Even though customers are choosing the off-premise dining option more often, they aren’t necessarily satisfied.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Pittsburgh’s cultural scene isn’t just about museums and theatres, but also includes a variety of excellent dining options. Pittsburgh’s cultural scene isn’t just about museums and theatres, but also includes a variety of excellent dining options. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, this picturesque city is bound to enchant you.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Regardless of whether you would like to experience a fine dining restaurant or feel more comfortable and casual at dinner, there is a location near Tulsa that is perfect for all of your needs. The restaurant employs sommeliers and a private dining coordinator and offers valet parking and private lunch options for groups.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Picture a normal day in your dining room when four large parties come in and need to be served. It's a hard balance to strike, so to help you set it up right, we've outlined everything you need to know about on-call scheduling in your restaurant. Table of Contents. What is On-Call Scheduling? Types of On-Call Scheduling Formats.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In the absence of clear federal and state government mandates, they have had hugely variable experiences from workplace to workplace as they weigh the pros and cons of returning to kitchens and dining rooms. If there hadn’t been a financial incentive to go back to work, I would have waited longer,” he says.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 24, 2021

This state capital sits right on the American and Sacramento Rivers and has a rich history dating back to the 1848 Gold Rush. Today, Sacramento is a bustling city packed with culture, arts, nature, and some of the best dining in the entire state. If you want a touch of sweet and savory, try out their Chicken & Waffles.

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Touch Bistro

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Restaurant servers (also known as waiters and waitresses) are the front of house staff in your restaurant. Their main responsibilities include taking food orders from guests and delivering orders to the kitchen, bringing customers their meals, and delivering checks when guests are finished eating. What is a Restaurant Server?

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