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

Culinary Cues

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.

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To Charge or Not To Charge?

Modern Restaurant Management

Charging guests for booking a reservation that they don’t show up for is becoming more popular. Let’s start with the reservation charge. For now, I have recommended to my clients to only utilize the reservation charge during holidays (Mother’s Day, Christmas, New Years, Easter, etc.).

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Modern Restaurant Design Trends Shaping the Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

While there’s no crystal clear direction for the industry in 2022, there are restaurant design trends that could help shape the food and beverage scene for the better. How quickly can third-party delivery groups get in and out of the food and beverage space? Interested in dining alone, but don’t want to feel isolated?

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Table Turnover Rate in Your Restaurant: How to Improve & Seat Incomplete Parties

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Efficiently manage reservations: Ensure that the booking system is organized and avoids overbooking to prevent delays in table turnover. Use technology, such as a restaurant management software, to track who chose to reserve a table, and manage waitlists effectively. casual dining vs. fine dining).

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FOOD NOISE OR FOOD SYMPHONY

Culinary Cues

At the other extreme – an extraordinarily prepared, multi-course meal, touched by accomplished cooks, presented on a plate of fine china, in a pristine environment, with attentive service and complemented by exceptional wines will reveal all that food might attempt to be.

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The Top Places to Eat in Lancaster

Restaurant Clicks

Make a Reservation. Make a Reservation. They also allow you to bring your alcoholic beverages (with a small corking fee per bottle). Make a Reservation. Make a Reservation. This customized beverage is a worldly combination of peanuts, milk, turbinado sugar, and nutmeg! They even offer $22 express meals!

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24 Restaurant Positions and Their Roles Explained

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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.