Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 16, 2020

In a 2018 survey , 54 percent of consumers said they wanted more video content from the brands they love, versus a mere 18 percent who were looking for more blogs. Painting a Picture: Using Visual Content to Connect and Entice. Content is still king, but the type of content consumers prefer is evolving.

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Social Media Coupons Download Entertainment 505

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We had seating for 150 and there wasn’t an empty chair. A line of people was waiting for seats, so we knew that service was now on fire. We offered two seatings that filled our dining room and set two buffet lines serviced by a carver at each and three food runners to keep everything stocked. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

Front of House 449

Front of House Back of House Seating Food Truck 449

7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

Pssst, if this is your first opening, check out our blog on How to Start a Restaurant! ] Set a goal for your restaurant’s grand opening—whether it’s seating capacity, an order volume, or revenue for your first day back in business. Alternatively, bar seating must be closed until physical distancing requirements are eased.

Events 351

Events Social Media Kitchen Safety Seating 351

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

There is, in human nature, a desire to make a difference, to do something meaningful, or as Steve Jobs once said: “To make a dent in the universe.” Not everyone struggles with this need, but for those who are born with this deep-seated knowing desire – they understand that it is always present. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Seating Uniforms Take-out Communication 572

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 4, 2022

When I read an article the other day about BMW charging a subscription fee for heated seats in their cars, I thought: “Where are we going with this?” Of course, people want heated seats: “Oh well, I guess we have to pay, and pay, and pay for something that was previously part of the deal.” www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Front of House Back of House Coaching Customer Service 429

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2023

Customers would like up, sometimes around the block, hoping for a seat in her rather small restaurant where she featured, what we called – blue plate specials. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. She wasn’t a chef as we might describe that person today, but she was a terrific cook and a savvy businesswoman. _Danny Meyer.

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Hospitality Customer Experience Customer Service Small Business 466

Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

Past maintenance and the boiler room of massive furnaces providing heat and hot water for twenty some odd floors of guest rooms and eighteen banquet rooms ranging in size from twenty seat board rooms to two-thousand seat ballrooms, and the three restaurants that grace the main lobby.

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Back of House Kitchen Safety Hotels Front of House 421

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This may seem like a strange topic for a blog focused on the restaurant industry and the world of food but hear me out. And urban bars and restaurants are finding it near impossible to fill their seats (especially during the once busy lunch period) and meet the cost of doing business. Food for thought.

Social Media 441

Social Media Food Safety Small Business Retail 441

Culinary Cues

MAY 19, 2022

As 8:30 came around the second seating was starting to clear out and the late- date night – deuces were beginning to arrive. Line cooks, the chef, and sommelier loved this seating that was always open to appetizers, bottles of wine, desserts, and a more leisurely dinner. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

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Seating Dine-in Seasonal Menu Ordering 448

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Create a blog on your website. “It The blog could include recipes, cooking tutorials, upcoming events, or menu updates.”. Make sure each title tag is unique and descriptive while keeping it brief (under 70 characters) Check the final result here.

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Seating Email Marketing Marketing SEO 221

7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

There are email marketing campaigns, SMS or text messaging, social media, and blog posts. Expand or Remodel Expanding your restaurant's outside seating area with a deck, patio or tent, could bring you real financial benefits. That’s a 65 percent return on investment for their customer who considered adding outdoor seating.

Management 370

Management Management Small Business Email Marketing 370

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

Wow visuals on the plate and in the dining room, wow views from every seat, wow service, and of course – wow flavors on the plate. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. The goal of every restaurant and every chef is to create memorable experiences for the guest. This is your time – your personal experience too. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Front of House 474

Front of House Customer Experience Dine-in Training 474

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Yes, we are happy to sponsor your little league baseball team, now how, in turn, can you help to fill the seats in our restaurant?” Restaurants could choose to look at these as less of a cost and more of an investment if they were approached as such. What’s in it for the restaurant” is a much smarter approach.

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Pricing Marketing Insurance Seasonal Menu 415

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2021

While you are waiting to be seated, the hostess fans out a deck of cards containing four jokers. For example, you can create a blog to share the inspirations and stories behind your dishes. A great example of a conversation trigger is Skip’s Kitchen. If you pull a joker, the meal is on the house.

Marketing 567

Marketing SEO Front of House Website Management 567

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 19, 2020

“How will I approach today’s prep, what can I defer till a later time, based on who is scheduled for a shift – how must I adjust the work that I do, and given the reservations for tonight – which items might move and which items will take a back seat to demand.” www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

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Restaurant Law Communication Café Take-out 450

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As much as this blog is focused on what is right in front of cooks, chefs, and restaurateurs every day, it is impossible to do so in a vacuum. www.harvestamericacues.com Blog. We (all of us) cannot ignore their plight, and we must not forget history. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Cooks united! Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Education Recycling Sustainability Blog 514

Culinary Cues

MAY 13, 2023

PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 800 articles about the business and people of food) CAFÉ Talks Podcast [link] More than 70 interviews with the most influential people in food

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Hotels Point of Sale Cash Management Training 505

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The average dining room guest for breakfast is likely to spend no more than 30 minutes from the time they are seated. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Multi-tasking must be second nature. [] SPEED: Guests and in turn – servers have little patience during breakfast. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Restaurant Consulting.

Back of House 520

Back of House Dine-in Restaurant Law Ordering 520

Culinary Cues

MARCH 26, 2022

Pacing reservations and slowing down the seating of guests will keep the rhythm in order and leave everyone further away from the edge of the cliff. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Letting too many guests in at once, flooding the dining room and over-taxing servers will quickly lead to the same challenge in the kitchen.

Cash Management 462

Cash Management Social Media Restaurant Law Communication 462

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 1, 2019

When you are walking down the street, thinking about where to eat today – drive by that enormous parking lot for your favorite brand restaurant and park on a side street, enjoy a short walk, and pop into that Bistro with 30 seats and 8 stools at the bar. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Small business is the backbone of our country.

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Small Business Customer Experience Customer Service Seasonal Menu 489

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Now, this is just the beginning of the list, we haven’t even reached any part of. the product experience, but you begin to see what it takes. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC. Restaurant Consulting. Over 800 articles about the business and people of food). CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

Website Management 448

Website Management Reservations Seating Take-out 448

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

Also, depending on your local regulations, expand restaurant seating to ensure as much space as possible. Share an insightful blog post or redirect members to your services. Keep customers from congregating in waiting areas by adopting a reservations-only business model. Protect Your Employees. Online Ads.

Social Media 539

Social Media Food Safety Cash Management Kitchen Safety 539

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2023

Mostly methodical once an understanding of the playing field is in hand, it is always inspiring when a coach/leader throws in a curve ball, a trick play, or an unexpected new menu item or style of service – something that makes the competition scratch their heads, and fans jump out of their seats.

Coaching 466

Coaching Sports Point of Sale Take-out 466

Culinary Cues

MAY 23, 2021

Those who do the work are now in the driver’s seat and many of those harped about changes may actually come to fruition as a result. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Don’t you want to be part of an industry as it finds ways to create experiences around these new business opportunities? Now is the time – “It is the best of times”.

Guest Recovery 450

Guest Recovery Front of House Employee Relations Food Truck 450

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

You are in the driver’s seat and can help them reach their personal best through training, teaching, and mentoring. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Those who you respect and don’t return that to those who work in your operation will need to move on. [] TEACH AND TRAIN. Assume that people want to become good at their job – even great.

Kitchen Safety 94

Kitchen Safety Training Take-out Mobile Ordering 94

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Club membership, particularly as younger members begin to fill the seats once occupied by an aging population of loyalists are anxious to align with a chef who has a high level of excitement about where food and beverage might go in the future and how to get there. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. www.meyersassociates.com.

Beverage 520

Beverage Events Food Order Website Management 520

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2021

Recommended Reading: BLOG NAME. Try to be as prompt as possible when it comes to seating, and provide your guests with accurate estimated seating times. But today, the customer experience begins long before guests are seated. Small gestures like these will make your service go from good to great.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Online Ordering Loyalty Program 369

Restaurant365

DECEMBER 6, 2019

By shortening their time in the restaurant, you can seat more tables on even your busiest nights without making guests feel rushed out the door. The post Guest Blog: How a Mobile POS Can Increase Restaurant Revenue appeared first on Restaurant365. A Mobile POS Increases Order Efficiency.

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POS Blog Mobile Ordering Front of House 117

7 Shifts

MAY 11, 2020

This may mean limiting seating per table or reorganizing your dining area to ensure tables are over 6 feet apart. Several countries and states have instituted social distancing with respect to in-dining seating and limiting it to 50%. In our blog on ways to pivot your business model , we suggest: Offering meal kits ??

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BOH Food Safety FOH Equipment 368

The Restaurant Group

JANUARY 10, 2025

Practical Design Tips for Your Restaurant Seating Arrangement Your seating matters more than you think. Modular seating works wonders for flexibility. Theyre perfect for seasonal decor adaptations and offer fresh air and extra seating, boosting revenue. Balance comfort with the number of guests you can serve.

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Design Outdoor Seating Customer Experience 78

Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

When the economy was weak then restaurants were in the driver’s seat – more applicants than jobs available led to a competent workforce that was underpaid and overworked. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. The “new” strategy must be to plan more effectively. Our labor pool is very fragile: For decades – labor issues moved in waves.

Customer Experience 449

Customer Experience Cash Management Customer Service Front of House 449

Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2023

He moved over the next six years to different properties, learning from other chefs, finding that every property was unique, building his repertoire of dishes, and testing his hand at supervision as a sous chef until at the age of twenty-eight he received his first appointment as “chef” at a 120-seat restaurant.

Kitchen Safety 414

Kitchen Safety Back of House Hotels Food Safety 414

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

I remember the twelve-seat operation in the French Quarter of New Orleans that served only gumbo, but man was it extraordinary. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. The staff was a husband-and-wife team, with help from parents, children, and even grandkids who learned to clear tables before they made it to high school. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

Food Truck 449

Food Truck Customer Service Customer Experience Food Supply 449

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

When a destination welcomes more people than there are restaurant seats then even the mediocre seem to thrive but check back in a year or two and you will probably find a new owner, a new concept, and a different shot at success. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Plain and simple. Do it right! PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER.

Fine Dining 449

Fine Dining Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 449

Culinary Cues

JUNE 1, 2020

Allowing those operators to open with a restriction of 25% or 50% capacity does not help a business that depends on filling their seats and turning tables once or twice on a weekend night. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Where is the leadership? PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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Leadership Supplies Guest Recovery Small Business 80

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On the 7shifts blog and social media, we seek to provide actionable and informative content to help restaurant people learn about every corner of the industry. The course consists of video and audio lessons, blog posts and real-life case studies that cover the following key topics: ?? Success starts with a great schedule.

Management 195

Management Management Website Management Hiring 195

Culinary Cues

MARCH 18, 2022

The chef, a man you respect, a person in his late forties who has a long history of working in some spectacular restaurants, a person who seems to have it together – removes his glasses, sets them on the desk and says: “Have a seat, what’s up?”. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. Chef, what am I doing here?”. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

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Café Training Seating Waste 473