Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

Bigger is less predictable and much more difficult to control and bigger takes cooks and chefs away from what they love to do, what attracted them to the trade in the beginning – to cook from the heart. Instead of thirty-gallon trash cans spread out through the kitchen, there were two much smaller cans, a recycling bin, and tubs for compost.

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Seating Front of House Back of House Cash Management 442

Sustainability Beyond the Plate

JANUARY 26, 2017

Until 2016, commercial organic recycling was limited to the dedicated few. If you produce 4 cubic yards* (the size of a standard commercial bin, not the smaller ‘cart’) or more of organic waste per week, you must separate and recycle that waste. Composting can be considered a form of recycling.

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Recycling Waste Compost Reference 40

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

As Modern Restaurant Management Restaurant (MRM) magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, we reached out to industry insiders to garner their insights on what issues have impacted the industry over the last five years and what issues they feel will impact restaurants in the years to come. Think paper straws versus plastic.

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Fast Casual Front of House Fine Dining Mobile Ordering 139

EATER

JULY 6, 2022

Blue Hill at Stone Barns’ alluring story — that a fine dining restaurant could be a model for changing the world — seduced diners, would-be employees, and thought leaders alike. There was so much to take in, especially from the head chef, Dan Barber. Which education is actually standing out more?”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

“During the period I was laid off due to COVID-19, there were several problems out of my control with my unemployment status leaving me in a difficult financial situation,” said Jessica Schiefele, long time Ruby Slipper bartender. She founded Virtus Wines International in 2008, dba Wheelhouse Libations, and The SIP Agency.

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Serving White Paper Food Recycling 199

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Fine and Family Dining Hurt by Holiday Shift. The best performing segments during November were those whose sales are the most negatively affected by Thanksgiving: fast casual, upscale casual and casual dining. Expect for casual dining, upscale casual and fine dining to have abysmal sales and traffic growth numbers.

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2019 Compost Mobile Ordering Point of Sale 111

The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Customers were apprehensive about dining in at restaurants due to the outbreak of the deadly virus. Since dining was no more the option, food delivery witnessed an evident rise. Since dining was no more the option, food delivery witnessed an evident rise. This turn of fate somehow worked well for the food delivery sector.

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Delivery Food Fine Dining Kitchen Safety 52