7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Restaurant concepts define the overall theme or idea behind a restaurant, including cuisine, service style, music, and menu design. Restaurant concept inspiration comes from a variety of places, like heritage, family background, a far-off place, or personal experience. The way your menu is presented should also reflect your concept.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2021

How you approach profit will determine what your physical plant will look like, the scope of sophistication in your kitchen, who your vendors will be, how many employees you will hire and the depth of their experience, where you advertise and how much you invest in that, your table top appointments, and even your hours of operation.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

We know them by name, we oftentimes buy their products and services, we read about their success, and we aspire to be like them in some small way. Now here is the kicker – excellence has very little to do with the price you charge or the type of product or service you provide. The big misconception is: “You get what you pay for”.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 26, 2020

At the same time it is worth noting that restaurants cannot survive at 50% capacity or worse, lockdowns that prevent any inside dining, take out or delivery only, or an environment that limits the “experience of dining out”. It has always been about hospitality and will always be so.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 25, 2021

I find it very interesting how diverse the food experience is. Just as all cars can move a person from one geographic point to another yet the experience that takes place in between can be totally different – so too is this true with food. QUICK SERVICE: This is the food noise experience for both the customer and the employee.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The foundational strategy focuses on two pivotal elements: maintaining rigorous standards for commercial refrigeration and ensuring a robust plan to manage increased customer flow. Engineering a Resilient Cold Chain With escalating temperatures, the cold chain experiences incremental stress.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Just as restaurants were on the path toward recovery after COVID-19 closures and safety restrictions, the current economic conditions continue to present challenges for the industry. But restaurants face a fine balance in increasing costs, as customers are also impacted by the realities of inflation.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 26, 2020

What will our restaurants physically look like with social distancing, how will we be able to interact with guests at service, how will our kitchen teams function as a unit, what changes will be necessary for our menus to be effective, and what role will take out and delivery play in every restaurant concept? Everything helps.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Fine dining is an all-encompassing experience that includes elegant and sophisticated services as well as the highest-quality food. In a fine dining restaurant, there are normally more staff members, and the personnel have a higher degree of training and skill. A Fine Dine Experience And Its Features.

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Lavu

OCTOBER 13, 2023

You can’t fix your table turnover rate without understanding the two key components: the total number of tables and the total number of customers served over a specific period. This should include all tables available for seating customers. casual dining vs. fine dining).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2023

1856 is the first-of-its-kind, student-run culinary experience in the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center in Auburn, Alabama. Designed by The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry, the facility provides real-world experience for the next generation of chefs and hospitality leaders. How is the project multi-functional?

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

Live-work-dine neighborhoods do not generate enough outside traffic to sustain a business if it is not designed correctly” — Daniel Reed Hospitality 2. Keep in mind what everyone else is doing, walk the fine line between ground breaking and comfortability. Focus on your service concept! Create an experience.

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The Restaurant Group

APRIL 21, 2024

Running a restaurant, whether it’s a fine dining, quick service, bar, bistro, or cafe venue, involves a gamut of essential activities. With over 30 years of real-world experience in the restaurant and hospitality consultancy business, we are sought after by operators and investors who want to maximize their ROI and growth.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The luxury of choosing among so many great places to eat has left the customers of the present era spoilt for choice. People only choose to eat out when they want to have a delightful experience. To grow your restaurant brand, you must start focusing on making it an exquisite experience for your customers.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The good news is that restaurants are beginning to see an increase in sales as more and more customers return to in person dining in addition to their new habit of ordering for home delivery. SKILL SET: One way to not only reduce costs, increase profit, and build an even better guest experience is to offer variety on the plate.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2021

Is your website optimized, and does it provide a good user experience? Assume a customer discovers your website but cannot identify where you are located or how to contact you. Suppose a customer goes to a search engine like Google or Google News API and types in 'Find local restaurants near me.' Optimization of NAPs.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 12, 2020

We’ve also included a restaurant marketing plan PDF with all the questions you need to ask (and answer) to get into the minds of your customers and create a marketing recipe for success. But would a first-time customer know what your restaurant is made of by sitting at a table? Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2022

Japan is another nation that embraced restaurant automation early and still does through its conveyor belt sushi lines that deliver small plates of food around to seated customers. Present Staffing Issues at Restaurants. These machines allow customers to order food without talking to anyone until the moment of collection.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

These are the places where memories are built and where customers become friends, and friendships last from generation to generation. I know how much personal experience is expressed in the menu that is oftentimes comprised of family recipes and a chefs “best effort”.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Indoor Dining Blueprint Governor Cuomo recently announced their new blueprint for indoor dining , which somewhat opens up indoor-only restaurants to the public. And restaurants also pose possible risks, concentrations of people inside [for] indoor dining. What support is available for New York restaurants 1.

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Open for Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

While traditionally associated with fine dining, the prix fixe (pronounced “pre-feks”) menu has transcended its high-end roots, becoming a popular culinary trend. The chef takes full control of the menu, presenting predetermined courses. Some restaurants provide a middle ground, allowing limited customization within a set price.

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Cheetah

JULY 1, 2021

This sparked a lively debate around the efficacy of mandatory service fees. Is it fair towards customers? Many customers relate to the plight of service staff and are fine paying for what is clearly intended to supplement higher wages. This could lose you loyal customers. Know Your Product Costs.

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Cheetah

JULY 1, 2021

This sparked a lively debate around the efficacy of mandatory service fees. Is it fair towards customers? Many customers relate to the plight of service staff and are fine paying for what is clearly intended to supplement higher wages. This could lose you loyal customers. Know Your Product Costs.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 31, 2021

Today specifically, but every day realistically, we should show our respect and give thanks for all who made the commitment of service. He or she may be focused on preparing thousands of meals every day or working on special events or officer dining that provide an opportunity to elevate their cuisine further.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 27, 2022

Restaurant operators have chosen to go digital to ensure customers’ health and safety as these touchless menus can help mitigate virus spread. In Hospitality Technology’s 2021 Customer Engagement Technology Study , it was found that 37% of diners prefer to dine at restaurants that do not have a paper/physical menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Outdoor dining is still top of mind as owners want to keep employees and customers safe and have questions about maintaining outdoor spaces in inclement weather. That's fine for sidewalks but not very conducive to outdoor dining, including keeping tables leveled. Many sidewalks slant out toward the street.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

It was a convenience added to the playbook to assist customers with difficulty getting out of their car or to keep larger orders from blocking up a drive thru. The extra precautions and contortions of today’s pick-ups will eventually fade, but the model of customers grabbing food right outside the restaurant is here to stay.

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Restaurant Engine

APRIL 10, 2024

Carry out is growing, but demand for in-person dining continues. While dine-in is alive and well in restaurants today, you may be wondering whether you should expand to carry out and offer both services. 61% have dined at a restaurant. It is also where you can have the most effect on the overall guest experience.

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EATER

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Lille Allen/Eater A former fine dining server dishes on how the flambé, a dying convention of French haute cuisine, became the ultimate tableside flex I can feel sweat soaking through the armpits of my $5,000 Tom Ford suit and a nagging itch along the starched collar of my custom-fitted tuxedo shirt.

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Future Food

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It has tested the strongest of families at the best of times, and is pertinent to my family right now, yet had previously acquired very little of my attention: Conquering the challenges of ‘Family Dining’ It’s amazing how your perceptions shift and expectations towards food and hospitality are moderated once you have children.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Hospitality Mindset – It’s All About The Customer. Where the customer decides to spend is highly dependent on how well the food operator has considered the customers aspirations and their needs and aligned these with a clearly defined ‘Hospitality Mindset’. Happy customers spend more and more often.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 7, 2021

We’ve also included a restaurant marketing plan PDF with all the questions you need to ask (and answer) to get into the minds of your customers and create a marketing recipe for success. But would a first-time customer know what your restaurant is made of by sitting at a table? Which is where your restaurant marketing plan comes in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2020

According to the latest report from Tripadvisor , which outlinines the road to recovery for the travel and dining industry, restaurants are showing the first signs of recovery, leading the way for hospitality businesses. Around one in six (16 percent) will avoid dine-in experiences altogether in favor of delivery or take-out.

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Open for Business

MARCH 1, 2023

But, on a positive note, that means there is now an unprecedented opportunity for people to break into business on the strength of a great job interview without needing years of restaurant experience. They’re responsible for wiping up spills and doing any other needed cleanup during service. They clean and refill squeeze bottles.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2021

The ability for restaurants, particularly full service restaurants, to operate at total capacity, consumer comfort with dining in, and more business and recreational travel will aid recovery at the dinner daypart. Physical service is still valued. But as restrictions ease, many guests want to return to physical service.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

It’s also the perfect place for a private dining experience. Whether you’re planning a birthday, anniversary, or corporate dinner, Fort Worth has expansive restaurants and fantastic hospitality to make private dining unforgettable. Best Private Dining Restaurants in Fort Worth. Check out our list below!

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

This proves that any restaurant business owner who wants to survive in this economy should be open to trying unconventional sales strategies to attract customers and continue making a profit. Once in your customers' hands, this piece of paper can directly influence what your diners order and how much they spend in one sitting.

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