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THE KING IS IN THE HOUSE

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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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OUR DAILY BREATH: WHAT RESTAURANTS MEAN TO SOCIETY

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Dating back to Medieval times when cooking was reserved for nobility and later during the Renaissance when merchant travelers relied on local taverns for respite and a chance to break bread – restaurants and restaurant life has always been present. It is this understanding that will bring the industry back.

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Time Traveling Through History’s Weirdest Entertaining Advice

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For most of the 20th century, the magazine Good Housekeeping was a key arbiter of dinner party taste, a tradition that dates back to 1905, when the magazine published The Good Housekeeping Hostess , a compendium of hosting tips, dinner party theme ideas, and strict rules for entertaining. Your tea service should be as complicated as possible.

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THE EVOLUTION OF THE AMERICAN RESTAURANT

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People traveled cross country to experience these chef extravaganzas. Culinary School Bonanza – Becoming a Chef is Cool: Not too long ago – cooks learned their trade and aspired to become a chef through in-house apprenticeship and the school of hard knocks. PART TWO: The Era of the Chef: Ah, now things really changed.

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DON’T NICKEL AND DIME YOUR GUEST or IMPRESS THEM WITH QUANTITY

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It is important to always keep in mind that dining out is still a luxury, even though more and more families have built it into their lifestyle. Whether a quick service restaurant, family dining, food truck, or white tablecloth fine dining operation – there will always be some level of price sensitivity. Not necessary!

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THE TEN KEYS TO RESTAURANT SUCCESS – POST PANDEMIC

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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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OUR DAILY BREATH: HEY AMERICA – THIS IS WHY RESTAURANTS ARE IMPORTANT

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This dates back to the Renaissance, through this time of enlightenment, the growth of human intellect, during times of conflict and war, struggling through recession and depression, when the structure of society and its government seems to falter and of course, when times are great and life seems to glow with optimism.

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