Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

There are numerous multi-billion dollar chains along with countless mom and pop operations that do a great job on this front. This was (is) the design of classic coffee houses, speakeasys, and corner cafes for generations. I know what you are thinking – WHAT!!!! At least the real bad news is out of the way.

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Open for Business

MAY 16, 2024

Menus can be refreshed and hospitality can be fine-tuned, but your restaurant’s success ultimately boils down to discoverability. Diners are doing more research than ever and a restaurant website is a critical touchpoint of the guest experience. The task may feel daunting, especially for business owners who are already stretched thin.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Having detailed financials for three years prior to the year you want to sell is very helpful in determining an opinion of value of your business and what a fair market price would be. Determining Sale Price. The right sales price will ensure that your restaurant gets sold a price and in a time frame that makes you happy.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Restaurant back-of-house operations form the backbone of a restaurant’s success. The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. The back of the house supports the front of the house (FOH), enabling the customer-facing team to focus on serving a memorable experience.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It is the season of butternut, acorn, delicata, and spaghetti squash roasting with plenty of butter and brown sugar, of roasted walnuts, pecans, and marcona almonds added to your salads, and in-house pickling finding its way onto your appetizer boards. Are you up to it? Winter is, by far my favorite season to plan menus.

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The Rail

MARCH 21, 2023

They help with everything from always have an updated menu, to faster service, to direct in-house marketing, and even less stressful staff! The Front Door QR codes on the front door of a restaurant can be an effective way to attract potential dining guests. However, where should you put your QR code to get the most out of it?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Instead of promoting items according to price or margin, promote what your customers love. If you pull a joker, the meal is on the house. Book in advance, or wait half an hour for a table. Promoting your restaurant should start with promoting the food itself. Others tend to emphasize their cheaper menu options. Net result?

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Sante

JANUARY 9, 2020

If this is your house style, or you are looking for some nice, smaller production selections, here are the top ten picks from Planet Grape Wine Review. If this is your house style, or you are looking for some nice, smaller production selections, here are the top ten picks from Planet Grape Wine Review. All prices are standard retail.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 2, 2023

Is your restaurant clean — both in the front and back of the house? However, it’s well worth taking the time to review the books now and again to see where your money is going and where you could use a little improvement. For instance, is food being handled and stored properly? Are your employees washing their hands?

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

But we kept the back-of-house revenue share program for our kitchen teams, where regardless of what position you work in the kitchen, you get a certain percentage of revenue earned. Everything was built into the menu price. And I thought you know, I shouldn't be the one standing in front of people taking more money home.

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Apicbase

APRIL 5, 2024

By integrating software and hardware like POS systems and kitchen printers with back-of-house systems like accounting and inventory management software, restaurants can achieve greater efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. What Back-of-House Processes Can Restaurants Automate? What Back-of-House Processes Can Restaurants Automate?

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7 Shifts

MARCH 31, 2023

“Take better care of your staff.” We’ve all heard it. Some of us know that we should - but in between dealing with maintenance issues and hiring new employees, it can be hard enough to take care of yourself, let alone your staff. With rising food and labor costs, how can you prioritize the working conditions for your team so they stick around?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

Their business is built on the power of word of mouth—one of, if not the most useful marketing tools in the book. So far, 2020 has thrown marketing plans, advertising budgets, and restaurant growth out of the window. Whatever plans and forecasts you had for your restaurant are yesterday’s bread now. So, where do you start?

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EATER

MARCH 2, 2022

With only 22 seats and a strong reputation (built over a series of pop-ups and collaborations, with profits funneled to charities), Dame is popular enough to be booked solid every night. Menu price: $29. Meanwhile, hand-cut russet potatoes (whose price has been fluctuating wildly and landing anywhere between $1.50 Profit: $5.07.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Fixe Southern House. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fixe Southern House (@fixesouthernhouse). Fixe Southern House serves traditional southern foods and has been highlighted in Fort Worth Magazine. Fixe Southern House serves traditional southern foods and has been highlighted in Fort Worth Magazine.

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Xtra Chef

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Should you focus on the in-house experience or pivot to off-premise options? The holiday season is usually full of family, friends, and fun—and a lot of profitability for the restaurant industry. In fact, a survey of small business owners found that 47% of restaurants enjoy the most profitability during Q4. Consideration 1: COVID-19.

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Restaurant365

JUNE 9, 2021

You can use data to improve restaurant operations, both in your front of house (FOH) and back of house (BOH). Restaurant KPIs impacting a profitable front of house. A new customer may book a reservation or an event, which means the customer will receive confirmations and reminders.

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Future Food

JANUARY 30, 2020

Their prices are high, but they deliver outstanding service with a premium food offer that ultimately delivers value for money for their clientele. Customer Service at Mcdonalds (Image via Bustle). Great Service in an Era of Labour Costs & Technology. That’s just something which, happily, comes with the territory. It’s a place of joy.”

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you. Their business grows by word of mouth—one of the best marketing tools in the book. Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. Table of Contents.

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Lavu

JANUARY 31, 2020

Diners benefit from a streamlined booking process that displays available times and provides instant confirmation of bookings, coupled with the ability to communicate specific wants and needs. We offer cutting edge software, fair pricing, and 24/7/365 customer service. An automatic confirmation system. Loyalty Program .

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Open for Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Visit other restaurants in the area to understand their pricing and see what they’re doing well and what can be improved upon. Visit other restaurants in the area to understand their pricing and see what they’re doing well and what can be improved upon. It’s equally important to study your competition.

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Planet Grape

JANUARY 9, 2020

If this is your house style, or you are looking for some nice, smaller production selections, here are the top ten picks from Planet Grape Wine Review. All prices are standard retail. Traditionally, in winter, menus tend towards heartier dishes and the wines follow suit. 2016 Jermann Vintage Tunina Venezia Giulia Italy $66.

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Marketing4Restaurants

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These are things like Menu Engineering that will help make your menu more accessible and have dishes that are reasonably priced and more. Another factor would be the pricing of your food and the ambience of your front of house. There are a couple of reasons why going this route could possibly save you some trouble.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

When others have pulled back, we kept innovating by adding new menu items (a new Porterhouse steak, Wagyu New York Strip), half priced bottles of South American wine, To-Go experience packages and more. We celebrate this as it benefits us all when brands focus on sustainability. Lavu CEO Saleem S.

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Future Food

MAY 10, 2022

Applicants for hospitality jobs are at a two-year low, with the number of job ads at a two-year-high, jumping 20 per cent in February alone. Observations from a Hospitality Consultant. Hospitality Workforce the Key to Business Success. But the truth must be told - this once proud industry appears a far cry from where it once was.

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Marketing4Restaurants

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Dropping rent prices We are seeing a lot of movement among restaurants in terms of location too. . Dropping rent prices We are seeing a lot of movement among restaurants in terms of location too. Landlords fear their properties being vacant for uncertain periods of time and they are dropping their prices to find tenants.

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EATER

AUGUST 16, 2023

I’d opened 10 restaurants for Momofuku and I was about to write my first book when I learned about an accelerator program helping to launch nonalcoholic drink businesses. At the end of 2022, I shut down Proteau, the nonalcoholic drinks company I started. In 2017 I was at an inflection point in my career. And it was exhilarating.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Murray’s Manny’s Steakhouse The Capital Grille P.S. Murray’s Manny’s Steakhouse The Capital Grille P.S. Steak 801 Chophouse Minneapolis Fogo de Chão Ruth’s Chris Steak House Seven Steakhouse Sushi & Rooftop J.D. You can also rent their front and back dining rooms for private parties. Paul Grill Erte.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We look at pricing, ease-of-use, special features and everything else you need to know before choosing the one that’s right for you. Upserve basically handles everything, from the reception in the front to the back office. Reading Time: 5 minutes. A Point-Of-Sell system (POS) is the main hub of any restaurant. All POS Systems Overview.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2021

Their business is built on the power of word of mouth—one of, if not the most useful marketing tools in the book. To help, we’ve created the ultimate restaurant marketing guide, covering strategy, creative, branding, marketing channels, paid and unpaid advertising, and so much more. Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in.

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Ken Burgin

AUGUST 1, 2023

Ask people from one department to suggest a solution for another department eg front of house suggests the solution for a kitchen problem. Ask people from one department to suggest a solution for another department eg front of house suggests the solution for a kitchen problem.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Some would call me stingy, but I’d define it more precisely as “conservatively price sensitive.” In other words, I’d crush on The Price Is Right. In other words, I’d crush on The Price Is Right. The COVID-19 crisis has now completely rewritten the financial rules that I once held sacred — but I’m rolling with it.

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Marketing4Restaurants

MAY 23, 2022

We cover some of what we see working for our customers and some of the ways that you can do more with less to make do with the staff that you have. In the previous episode, we’ve reviewed some of the big trends that are affecting the restaurant industry, the other industries around it, and our customers.

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Marketing4Restaurants

MAY 23, 2022

We cover some of what we see working for our customers and some of the ways that you can do more with less to make do with the staff that you have. In the previous episode, we’ve reviewed some of the big trends that are affecting the restaurant industry, the other industries around it, and our customers.

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Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

Chef, server, and bartender barely scratch the surface of all the work that happens in front and back of house. Restaurant jobs include many more than the obvious few that spring to mind. The restaurant industry is rich in career opportunities for all kinds of folks with different interests. They clean and refill squeeze bottles.

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Indoor Media

AUGUST 10, 2017

Perhaps one of the oldest tricks in the book is the fact that many grocery store chains place candy, magazines, and gum at the registers in an attempt to take advantage of analysis paralysis. You’re walking aimlessly around the grocery store in search of something for dinner. Sound familiar? You aren’t alone. Environmental Factors.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant is near Arbor Park, with a bright red sign on the front of the building. Midland, Texas, has a lot of good destination restaurants. While there’s not a lot of sightseeing to do, you can visit some of the incredible historic locations to teach you about the city’s rich history.

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