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What We Lost in the Lahaina Fire

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As the former dining editor for Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi magazine, I can name 30 without even trying. Over the years it housed a saloon, stage, and movie theater. Over the years it housed a saloon, stage, and movie theater. The fire that reduced the historic town to ash on August 8, 2023 was unsparing.

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How a Virtual Kitchen Could Improve Your Restaurant Group’s Profitability

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However, on the restaurant end, there is no storefront, usually no possibility of walk-in business, and no front-of-house staff interacting in person with customers. All virtual kitchens operate out of commercial kitchen spaces, under the same licensing and food safety standards as restaurants. What is a virtual kitchen?

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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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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The 38 All-Time Best Food Movies

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Movie images: Janus Films, MovieStillsDB, Walt Disney Studios/MovieStillsDB, New Line Cinema/MovieStillsDB, Getty Images What to add to your Netflix queue when you want to feel really hungry For just about as long as there have been movies, food has played a meaningful role in film. But what exactly constitutes a great food movie?

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Man Known as ‘Putin’s Chef,’ Explained

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As head of the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group, Prigozhin is a cog in Putin’s war against Ukraine. He started out in the food business in the 1990s, first selling hot dogs, then running restaurants, and, finally, operating a sprawling catering company called Concord that now effectively functions as the parent company of the Wagner Group.

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Tyga Bites and Sushi with an Attitude

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“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.

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29 Restaurant Marketing Tips To Win Your Market

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1) Produce A Food-Prep Video. 2) Shoot Some Finished-Product Food Photos. There’s nothing like high-quality photos of food to whet your customers’ appetites and get them in the door. There’s nothing like high-quality photos of food to whet your customers’ appetites and get them in the door. Trust us, it’s not.