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7 Restaurant Management Book Recommendations

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That’s why our teams—who specifically work to improve restaurant operations, performance, and staff happiness—have curated a 7-course menu of the best books about understanding restaurant management. So pull up a chair and take a deep dive into some of the most insightful and actionable tips from the best in the business.

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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

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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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Three New Cookbooks Celebrate Foraging

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Rooted Kitchen: Seasonal Recipes, Stories, and Ways to Connect to the Natural World Ashley Rodriguez Clarkson Potter, out now “This book is a love letter to nature,” Ashley Rodriguez declares in the introduction of Rooted Kitchen. The chapters are arranged by season.

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Cuisine Solutions Collaborates with Taffer’s Tavern Founder and CEO Jon Taffer for New Restaurant Venture

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Virginia-based Cuisine Solutions (CSI) has recently been tapped to assist with menu development, as well as kitchen design for the upcoming Taffer’s Tavern franchise. Therefore, he developed a menu based on the technology. Jon Taffer with Cuisine Solutions and CREA Team Members; Photo Credit: CSI / CREA.

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Restaurant Hiring: Navigating the Labor Shortage

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The same New York Times story found that 80 to 85 percent of Crafted Hospitality group's kitchen employees have moved out of New York City. Many workers are not returning due to personal safety concerns, and many have left the industry altogether. Do you need a prep cook or a chef to help develop a new patio menu ?

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Setting the stage: a guide to opening a restaurant

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From budgeting and licensing to crafting the perfect menu, here’s everything you need to know about how to open a restaurant. Market research Before you even think about the menu or location, you need to understand the guests who will walk through your doors. Think about the flow of traffic from the kitchen to the tables.

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‘In Pursuit of Flavor’ Taught Us to Treat Ingredients With Respect

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The Free People, as Lewis called them in her second book, The Taste of Country Cooking , were entirely self-sufficient. The result was that all food in Freetown was served at its appropriate season, at the peak of its flavor. There was no menu: Customers ate what Lewis chose to serve them. and then New York City.