EATER

MARCH 14, 2025

Its enough for fast-food restaurants to take notice. Now, he attends Episcopalian church, and continues to observe Lent by doing things like carrying Narcan or cash to give out to those who might need it. I have a definite affinity for fish on Fridays which is heightened by the fact that its no longer a weird-feeling moral obligation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2021

Without giving away your restaurant’s secrets, you can: Film recipe videos inspired by your restaurant’s take on revered or classic dishes. You can take guests on a quick video tour of your restaurant. Balcony dining, outdoor patio, indoor seating, rooftop bars or lounges. Seasonal recipe tutorials. Provide Proof.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2022

Under normal circumstances, you could use previous years’ sales figures to forecast the upcoming year – but, as we emerge from two years of COVID closures, staffing shortages, and general turmoil, previous sales’ figures definitely can’t be trusted. Let’s take a look: 1 – Capacity Calculations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As general counsel to over a dozen restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area and Orange County, I have seen a lot of changes since the first shutdown orders came out in March. How will the restaurant survive if seating capacity is reduced to 50 or 25 percent long term? How long can the restaurant keep staffing levels?

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ChowNow

JANUARY 23, 2025

We searched high and low for every restaurant event idea out there, then boiled them down to what we believe are the most exciting and effective restaurant events to keep regulars ecstatic and new customers talking. You can start by ruling out events that wont fit your venue. First, ask what type of event would best fit your venue.

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EATER

OCTOBER 15, 2020

While there were still several weeks left before autumn, there was a creeping cold in the upper Midwest over the holiday weekend, a reminder to everyone that, before you know it, it’ll be time to pull out parkas and trade noisy window air-conditioning units for hissing furnaces. And he wonders how this will play out as the season changes. “I

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Strong enough to take the risk and I commend you!, First and foremost, it is an almost guaranteed seating. You may question the cost and resources on actively posting on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter but three out five Centennial’s buying decisions are influenced by social media. Promotional Video.

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EATER

JUNE 4, 2024

French restaurants close more often than American ones, so making a reservation is also a good way to find out if they’re open before you cross town. And definitely don’t double book: Tourists are becoming infamous for making multiple bookings at hotspots on opposite sides of town, then deciding at the last minute which one they’ll keep.

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7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We wanted to take a look back and highlight some of our favorite moments during our first season. 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. It's, it's definitely more true now than it ever has been.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 3, 2020

By now, many states and provinces have either mandated reductions in seating or the closure of dining areas, with most restaurants turning to takeout and delivery. Sides are cheaper than entrees, so the more sides you can peddle through your delivery channels, the more profit you’ll get out of your delivery.

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EATER

JANUARY 28, 2021

I would take it over several highly ranked Michelin-starred restaurants that I’ve been to any day,” Tamez says. By the summer, Tamez was dining out again, alfresco, limiting his visits to just a handful of restaurants, including Uni. Then, of course, there’s the Chiang Mai duck carnitas. “I

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EATER

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Brenna Houck, based in Detroit : “A lot of places [in Michigan] have also installed takeout windows, which is kind of an easy way to do grab-and-go stuff if you're on foot and take it to a park bench and eat if you're outside. But for other sorts of seating situations, it’s kind of a toss-up.”.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

Consumers want restaurant experiences : 84 percent of consumers say going out to a restaurant with family and friends is a better use of their leisure time than cooking and cleaning up. The growth of technology-enabled ordering is evident in the popularity of digital ordering for carry-out.

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EATER

MAY 31, 2024

How do we dress to go out these days? On this afternoon, both the indoor-outdoor bar and the 100-seat patio shaded by an enormous steel canopy were prime spots for sipping on tropically inspired cocktails and dining on seafood. How has your style evolved over the years, especially when going out to eat? I know I’ve killed it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 17, 2021

Features of the new restaurant design were determined following a thorough brand study on drive-thru operations and Guest habits, and include a double drive-thru lane, parking stalls for curbside pickup, a walk-up window, and patio seating. The Mexican quick serve segment is definitely the place to be,” said Dejbakhsh.

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EATER

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It feels like the definition of More. The idea of making a whole meal out of pepperoni teeters on the line between delightful and stupid, but Bad Roman’s offering seemed unlike most restaurants that are given the TikTok treatment, I felt a call. Mr. Lippman takes her advice, opening Top of the Muffin to You!

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EATER

MARCH 11, 2021

And, of course, figure out a way to operate that could withstand far less business than initially planned. As Jeff Hong packed to move out of his Brooklyn apartment over the summer, he and his girlfriend decided to make a mini-vacation out of it. The kids go crazy when they find out their first name is the password,” he says.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The shame of going out to eat during the pandemic is enough to scare people off posting their meals on Instagram, but not enough to keep them out of restaurants Last weekend I accidentally ate out for the first time since March. I know, as the pandemic trudges on, that dining out is risky, not just to myself, but to others, too.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Yet at the same time, every marketer blasted out email updates “we’re in this together” filling consumer’s inboxes, rendering email virtually ineffective and driving down open rates from the pre-pandemic abysmal 20 percent. When you give back to the community, the community takes care of you.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2020

The product will be rolled out in phases, with an introductory product available in the North American market in the coming weeks. “The bites are baked just right; choose a dip then take a sip! Eating out has changed and consumers are looking for a safer, contactless dining experience. NCR Adds Contactless Solution.

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EATER

AUGUST 12, 2021

It was almost midnight when I pulled up to the drop site in a borrowed car, the rear seats pushed down to make room for the product. But then his driver pulled out at the last minute. I tried to take the time to savor them, but there was no point; they’d go bad within days. I knew if I hung around, he would share the goods.

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EATER

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Lots of the houses had little trains you could take [through the cellars] that were reminiscent of something you would have seen at Disney World,” remembers Christian Holthausen, a French-American strategic consultant in the wine & spirits industry, of his early career in Champagne in the 1990s. AR Lenoble.

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Embrace the Suck

JULY 15, 2019

Hill had a straightforward definition: The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose, in the spirit of harmony. Then figure out how you might emulate this success in your own business. It takes real discipline to succeed in any endeavor. 16) Growth in the Hot Seat.

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7 Shifts

JULY 8, 2023

Take Johnny Zela, who tended the bar with Joe at the very beginning of Condado. 10 years later, he's in the COO seat. Artinian: "Not to be overly cliche, but I think aligned values has always been sort of a standard definition of culture. And you could take a person like myself at $4.13 Just phenomenal.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

NFT holders earn exclusive access to the space without monthly or annual dues; any food or beverage tabs will still need to be paid out of pocket. But the NFT trend means people are still buying: Flyfish Club won’t officially launch until 2023, but its initial tranches of membership NFTs, capped at 3,000 total, have already sold out.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Google My Business is a free tool you can use to manage your Google Search and Google Maps presence without taking potential customers to a website or a listing account. It can take up to three weeks, so it’s a good time to add as much relevant information to your GMB account as possible. Wheelchair accessible seating.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 2, 2021

With our survey results in mind, there are four definitive ways for marketers to generate authentic customer engagement: use messaging that conveys forward momentum, promote health and safety measures, demonstrate a social conscience and take advantage of in-store retail with promotions and experiences.” In both the U.S.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 25, 2020

I spoke with experts from across the world to find out. The major difference is the lack of seating,” Patrick explains. Most drive-thrus will still have a walk-up window, but they’ll offer minimal seating. The vast majority of orders they take will be takeaway from drive-thru customers. Why is it so popular?

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EATER

JUNE 14, 2023

Joules Garcia When Valeria Socorro Velazquez Lindsten set out to reopen her acclaimed Chicago bakery in a new space, she found raising money was only half the battle When the lease on Valeria Socorro Velazquez Lindsten’s bakery was up in summer 2021, she began remodeling an old dry cleaner up the road to build out her dream shop.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 26, 2021

There’s nothing like a beautiful day in Miami, Florida for doing some shopping or laying out on the beach, but my favorite thing to do on a warm, sunny day is go out to eat somewhere with outdoor seating. You can literally sit by the water’s edge and gaze out into beautiful Biscayne Bay while you eat a delicious meal.

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Portlanders keep things casual at Phuket Cafe, Akkapong Earl Ninsom’s newest Portland, Oregon hit Welcome to Best Dressed , an Eater series where restaurant diners show and tell what they’re wearing out to dinner, from the small details to the splashy pieces — and how they approached getting dressed for each spot’s specific scene.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings (“Anthony’s”), a leading premium pizza and wing brand, for approximately $161.3 Expansion will take place throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, all of which are home to existing territories. BurgerFi International Inc.

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EATER

MAY 5, 2021

What you won’t see, however, are selfies with princesses, masked-up hugs with Pixar characters, or sparklers coming out of Mickey Mouse’s mitts. You won’t be able to hug Mickey Mouse on a current trip, but you’ll definitely see him in all four parks. These will undoubtedly return, but it’s unclear when. Staying on Property.

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Embrace the Suck

JUNE 13, 2022

I put out some questions to my restaurant mastermind group because I said, "Hey, I got Brian Duncan for the Conquer Summit. I have to say they helped out and they gave me quite a few. And while there's no one pill answer, I do think that there's some opportunities that I hope we can flesh out. Donald Burns: Definitely.

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EATER

MAY 9, 2023

Ria Osborne Take it from us: Filling up during cocktail hour is the move As much fun as weddings can be, it isn’t a given that every wedding is going to present you with your idea of a good time, or even a good meal (we’ve all heard or experienced a catering horror story or two). Take it as a compliment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 14, 2020

“We’ve stayed aggressive in terms of our grand opening plan, and it is has definitely paid off. In addition to team members wearing masks and gloves and implementing social distancing, Fazoli’s has enhanced sanitation procedures and limited dining room seating. Caniacs are some of the most generous people I know.

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Open for Business

AUGUST 10, 2023

Set your restaurant up for success by figuring out your hiring strategy and making a plan. On the other hand, a 100-seat operation will need many more employees to make things run smoothly. Once you’ve figured out how many staff you’ll need and the roles to fill, nail down the responsibilities each of those employees must fulfill.

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