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2025 Restaurant Design Trends: Elevating Guest Experiences with Innovation and Flexibility

Modern Restaurant Management

As the restaurant industry moves into 2025, design is taking center stage as a key driver of guest experience, operational efficiency and brand storytelling. Design is more than aesthetics, it’s a strategic tool for enhancing guest experience, driving operational success and telling your brand’s story in an ever-competitive space.

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BRING BACK THE 20 SEAT BISTRO

Culinary Cues

There were eighteen or twenty seats (mostly deuces) and in better weather maybe two more tables on the street or alleyway in front or beside these tastes of a chef. There was little waste since managing twenty seats was much easier than trying to fill expansive dining rooms with a turn or two on busy nights.

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Catering and Event Planning Trends for 2020

Modern Restaurant Management

What will inspire event themes and design in 2020? Wellness is a still a top trend in catered events for 2020. We are designing menus in the following ways with this trend in mind: Plant Based Foods : In 2020 we will be designing menus with more plant based foods than ever! Experiential Interactions.

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The 11 Best Restaurant Event Ideas That Actually Bring In New Customers And Keep Regulars Excited

ChowNow

Maybe hosting an event could pump some new life into your restaurant. 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.

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Turning Your Outdoor Spaces into Winter Havens

Modern Restaurant Management

Efficient electric heating keeps guests warm, extends seating capacity and helps maintain the lively, inviting atmosphere your business is known for — no matter the weather. With the right systems in place, you can not only maintain outdoor seating year-round but also create an atmosphere that keeps guests coming back for more.

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Designing a Next-Gen Teaching Facility

Modern Restaurant Management

Designed by The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry, the facility provides real-world experience for the next generation of chefs and hospitality leaders. The client was an integral part of the design process from the very early stages until the final close out. We also prepared a formal Schematic Design presentation for approval.

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Vibe Check: Elevating Experience for Better Guest Engagement

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant's design and tableware are sourced from both Japanese and regional artisans, Every detail—down to the shape of a plate or the arc of a serving sequence—reinforces the spirit of "Yoshin," a concept that expresses lingering beauty, unspoken emotion, and a deep connection to nature.