Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Takeout orders increased 46 percent Shift in Guest Dining Preferences for Valentine's As restaurants prepare for Valentine's Day, new data from Tock reveals a clear shift in guest dining preferences and booking patterns. Among the highlights: Restaurants are seeing prepaid bookings up 67 percent compared to this time last year.

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ChowNow

APRIL 11, 2025

They influence dining decisions, impact how and where your restaurant shows up online, and play a huge role in how your brand is perceived by people who havent placed an order yet. Its often the first detail people notice, and even a small difference in rating can impact if someone clicks, books, or scrolls past.

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ChowNow

JUNE 27, 2025

OpenTable OpenTable is both a review platform and a booking engine, which means guests can find you, read reviews, and reserve a table in one seamless process. And because people book directly through the app, your visibility depends on how well your listing converts browsers into bookings.

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EATER

APRIL 22, 2025

Here, she discusses the current cookbook market, what shes looking for in a proposal, and why people in hospitality are already well-poised to write a book. In recent years, we also saw the rise of a lot of pop culture crossover projects, books from celebrities or tie-ins with entertainment properties. Its more fragmented now.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 24, 2025

Diners are booking their tables well in advance, turning “no reservations available” into a badge of honor that signals high demand and exclusivity. Start by defining the demographic your restaurant typically appeals to, consider their ages, lifestyles, motivations and what influences their dining expectations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Book in advance, or wait half an hour for a table. Influencers like food bloggers and food critics have a loyal audience that trusts what they say and recommend. These influencers are considered experts on the issue of restaurants, and their verdict can be taken as a guarantee of great experience and even better food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2022

Treat local influencers to a meal. Social influencers are the new celebrity endorsement. A majority of brands rely on influencers as part of their omnichannel marketing strategy, according to a survey of 5,000 businesses by Influencer Marketing Hub , a social media resource. Partner with a local business.

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EATER

OCTOBER 31, 2024

I taught myself to bake through books and practice, just out of curiosity. Enciso credits the influence of modern panaderías in the popular tourist destination Mexico City — like Panadería Rosetta — with both inspiring bakers and giving traveling American customers a taste for pan dulce.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Users should easily access the menu, book a table, and click on the phone number or other links without pinching. Or you can partner with influencers, invite them to the restaurant, and ask them for a review on their accounts. From email promotions to UGC and influencers, digital marketing provides tools for various budgets.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Baking is full of mistakes, but it’s a rare baking book that tells you why, and in doing so encourages you to try, try again. Nahid Joon is alive in every page of this book. She traces Nahid Joon’s family history while also providing details of her many travels, from Nice to London to Dubai, that influenced the way she cooked.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

To say Sri Lanka has one cuisine ignores its deep culinary influences and strengths. The British also brought down South Indian laborers to work the plantations, and their descendants now form the Malaiyaha Tamil community in tea towns like Nuwara Eliya, where theres a strong South Indian influence at vegetarian-only restaurants.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

An Rong Xu /Eater In her debut cookbook, ‘Made in Taiwan,’ the journalist uses recipes to tell the story of the island’s people, and take a stand on its sovereignty “I’m not a food influencer or a professional chef,” Clarissa Wei says. “A A lot of people are really good at coming up with gorgeous new recipes that no one has ever seen before.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

If there’s a lesson I’ve learned from Martha by way of that work, it’s that food is always best when prepared with an open mind, and when influenced by those we love most (and perhaps especially those who might share a different culinary background or perspective).

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Nothing influences our performance more than the way we manage the human elements that flow through every aspect of our business. Their emotions influence their perspective and their decisions. That’s also how he’s written books and trained for a marathon. That doesn’t mean they’re weak or mentally ill.

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EATER

DECEMBER 10, 2021

An industry-wide reckoning last summer led to growing publisher interest in books about the African diaspora and its foodways. Although it’s possible to publish a book through other avenues, having the financial backing and support of a major publisher helps to ensure that books land in front of a larger audience.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 29, 2022

Do whatever it takes, whenever it is offered, to build your portfolio of skills and knowledge. [] EXPAND YOUR PALATE: Not just your palate for taste and flavor, but also your palate for understanding people, their traditions and culture, why they cook the way they do and what environmental influences make their food unique.

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ChowNow

JULY 11, 2025

For more information on menu psychology, read our article, Digital Menu Psychology: How to Influence Ordering Decisions Online. Menu layout and flow: Use the Golden Triangle to your advantage In menu design, placement is everything, and eye-tracking research shows that diners don’t read left to right like a book.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 29, 2022

billion on national television advertisements, and digital spend is also on the rise given the increasing influence of social media platforms like TikTok. Given that businesses grow by acquiring new customers, many national QSR brands rely heavily on advertising to increase exposure. In 2021, QSR brands spent an estimated $1.8

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7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

A seating capacity goal (such as 100% of the allowed seating capacity) or a reservation booking goal A revenue goal—such as a volume number or percentage compared to pre-COVID A follower goal on social media from gaining new interest in your restaurant A return visit goal for diners who return to your restaurant after the grand opening 2.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2024

One could claim, and rightfully so, that he had the greatest influence on the profession and that the chefs’ job was elevated to new levels because of Escoffier’s efforts, approach towards cooking, vision, and skill. Now I obviously never knew Chef Escoffier, but I know enough about him to understand how he might react to these situations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

While built on cutting-edge technology, this is a simple solution for ensuring that every sales rep is equipped to effectively market to restaurant operators, with digital prospecting and proposal tools to help distributors expand their book of business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2020

As one way to help restaurants navigate this uncertain time, our team has created a short e-Book with marketing tips for restaurants. This will give you the helpful, human touchpoint that influences brand loyalty in many consumers. Download the full guide, "Coronavirus Era: 13 Restaurant Marketing Ideas" here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

“And I had to lean over and look under her book to make sure she didn’t have a ring on her finger,” Clay recalls with a laugh. I get to watch her influence and how she drives others to succeed.” “I made sure she wasn’t married before I let my intentions known that was my future wife right there.”

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

There are books from some of the restaurants we miss the most, offering recreations of their dishes and insights that make us nostalgic for the time before shutdowns. Edd Kimber Kyle Books, out now. Vanessa Kimbell Kyle Books, out now. This is a book about understanding.” It is not just a book about baking.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 12, 2022

It takes so much effort, time, and money to pull customers in for that first visit – we want to make them feel good about their investment and book another reservation soon. Check out the fifty influencers in the restaurant business – dynamic interviews that approach the challenges of today. Harvest America Ventures, LLC.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Targeted email campaigns, influencer partnerships, and limited-time offers can generate interest. If youd like to learn about how ChowNows marketing tools, such as Automated Email Marketing can benefit your restaurant and simplify your budget, book a demo. Looking to promote new menu items?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 27, 2024

Scott Greenberg addresses that challenge in his new book, Stop the Shift Show: Turn Your Struggling Hourly Workers Into a Top-Performing Team. What do you hope readers take away from the book? The book also offers tools to engage employees, build better, longer-lasting teams them, and boost their performance.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2019

recently released a second book, Bet on Talent: How to Create a Remarkable Culture that Wins the Hearts of Customers. Why did you write a second book? The publisher of It’s My Pleasure went out of business and I sold the rights to Baker Books. Together with Baker, we created a much better book in Bet on Talent.

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ChowNow

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

And it works 59% of respondents say marketing emails influence their purchase decisions. Reservations : If your restaurant takes reservations online, include an email opt-in at the time of booking. Weve Got You Covered Preheader: Book your table now for live music, craft cocktails, and amazing food. Subject: Weekend Plans?

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ChowNow

APRIL 4, 2025

What people say about your restaurant online carries real weight, but the good news is that with a little strategy and a lot of consistency, you can influence the conversation and grow a steady base of glowing good reviews. A strong restaurant reputation builds trust.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Manager log books Even if it’s just a shared cloud document, you need a centralized place for your managers to exchange information. Management log books also cut down on confusion. When customer complaints or employee concerns come up, each manager can get up to speed just by reading the log book.

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EATER

AUGUST 29, 2024

The publication of Besa and Dorotan’s cookbook Memories of Philippine Kitchens in 2006 expanded the couple’s influence even further. (It As Besa writes in the introduction, the book was guided by a “desire to document traditions, to bring Philippine food into the twenty-first century while preserving the strong foundation of our past.”

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Doiron, while similarly successful, maintains a down-to-earth air; her audience wants a recipe provider, not a lifestyle influencer, she says. In a post-Instagram world, “integrity” and “influencer” aren’t often in alignment. In a post-Instagram world, “integrity” and “influencer” aren’t often in alignment.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The idea of creating my own online presence to celebrate Martha’s talent and influence came from a conversation with John Small, the creator of SaveMartha.com. I went through the book chapter by chapter, and wrote a piece in response. I had always had an interest in the home growing up, and read a number of design books as a kid.

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7 Shifts

JULY 30, 2021

Influencer Marketing. By partnering with influencers on either of these platforms, you'll be able to get your restaurant in front of a whole new audience. By partnering with influencers on either of these platforms, you'll be able to get your restaurant in front of a whole new audience. Stunnin' (feat.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Shawn is the host of not one but two podcasts— Digital Hospitality and Restaurant Influencers —and he stopped by ours to talk about creating a media brand out of your restaurant. So he created a universal training manual, his book— The Surprise Restaurant Manager. It's a full-on media company. That smartphone is your media center.

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 13, 2023

“Don’t look at me, I just work here” – ah, this is a bold statement that says: “don’t shoot me, I’m only the piano player” and have no decision-making power or ability to influence an outcome. Of course, I could go on and on.

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