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Spring Break Travel is in the Forecast: How to Attract Tourists to Your Restaurant

Restaurant365

According to Vacasa’s 2022 Spring Travel Trend’s survey, one thing is clear: everyone needs a break this spring. 37% are planning to travel during spring break, specifically, which is an increase from the 29% who were traveling for Spring Break 2021. American travelers are mostly staying planted on U.S. Fine dining – 41%.

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CHEFS – ARE YOU READY FOR WINTER

Culinary Cues

More than anything else, when I was in restaurant kitchens I looked forward to planning and testing the next set of menu changes. A stale menu is not cost effective, ignorant of quality issues with ingredients, uninspiring for employees, and just plain boring. Winter is, by far my favorite season to plan menus.

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THE INTER-DEPENDANCE OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS

Culinary Cues

Convincing people to travel, no matter the distance, and spend hard earned money on a meal must involve the search for some level of memorable experience. Some businesses understand how to use pricing to draw people in and then how to upsell the experience – others are not – SHARE what you’re good at. These businesses can’t give up!

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THE 2021 CHEF SKILL SET

Culinary Cues

Chefs who are able to develop systems of production that work with fewer people will find a gold star on their resume. [] STREAMLINED MENU PLANNING. Chefs who are able to generate, assess, and use analytical data in their decision-making (menu trends, cost trends, daily labor analysis, market prices, etc.) If this is your M.O.

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LESSONS GIVEN – LESSONS LEARNED

Culinary Cues

Our business model requires too much labor: At the same time as we step back it becomes vividly apparent that our method of operation and the menus that we provide require too many hands. There have always been slower seasons or weeks when staff hours were reduced, or a few weeks of unemployment were dealt with by staff members.

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Ready to Spice Things Up? 5 International Flavors to Add to Your Menu in 2022.

Restaurant365

Perhaps we can blame it on wanderlust combined with the lack of travel over the past two years; Americans are craving global flavors. Operators can determine what works best for their individual business by testing a new menu item during popular times such as happy hour or brunch. Pay attention to menu costing and pricing.

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SUPPORT SMALL RESTAURANTS EVERYDAY

Culinary Cues

In preparation for the holiday gift giving season it was somehow decided that it was appropriate to recognize those private businesses within your community by stopping in to say hello, thank them for all that they do, and spend a little money. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Small business is the backbone of our country.