Sante

JANUARY 26, 2020

Ariete : Set in idyllic Coconut Grove, Chef/Owner Michael Beltran’s Ariete has established a name for itself as one Miami’s most dynamic restaurants, offering a contemporary menu of New American cuisine with Latin, particularly Cuban, influences. Kush photo credit: Gita Shonek. Photo credit: Brett Hufziger.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

How powerful is a complete dining experience and what exactly is it? An owner for whom I worked years ago referred to it as the Total Dining Experience and I have held on to this concept ever since. Is your ventilation system designed to push positive kitchen odors to the dining room or outside the entrance?

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The Restaurant Times

APRIL 27, 2022

Steps To Open A Casual Dining Restaurant In The USA. A casual dining restaurant serves moderately-priced food in a comfortable and laid-back setting. In a typical casual dining restaurant, guests are waited on by servers and bartenders. To open a casual dining restaurant, you need to plan and decide the basics.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Group dining is easily accommodated by private rooms in Indianapolis restaurants, making the city a great location to celebrate special occasions. Here are the seventeen best private dining Indianapolis restaurants! Best Private Dining in Indianapolis. Ocean Prime is a fine dining restaurant offering steaks and seafood.

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SpotOn

MAY 13, 2024

As the summer season approaches, bringing with it longer days and warmer weather, restaurants have a golden opportunity to welcome waves of customers looking for memorable dining experiences.  Upgrade your outdoor dining experience Summer is synonymous with outdoor dining. We can help.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 12, 2022

These are the restaurants where dining is much, much more than just consuming food. How do the rest of us explain the menu with $25 appetizers, $60 entrees, and $20 desserts? I get it, profit in restaurants is sometimes hard to come by. It’s so hard to make money on that 10 oz. Prime Filet or 14 oz.

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Pricing Training Consumer Goods Customer Experience 352

Next Restaurants

MAY 8, 2024

From innovative marketing techniques to strategic menu optimization, these methods offer a roadmap for encouraging repeat business and feeling excited to welcome new customers. Spotlight Your Star Dishes Your star dishes are the menu items that have earned a special place in your customers’ hearts (and stomachs).

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

” Even for brands that have kids’ menus, they’re often de-emphasized on the menu board and lacking in options. In addition, most fast casual brands don’t engage kids directly through packaging, messaging or entertainment. Are something to entertain the kids while the adults have a conversation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

This industry seeks to develop a value proposition that speaks to its consumers and convinces them to dine in their restaurants. Convenience: Simplified Dining Experiences Convenience is really what modern customers look for in a restaurant experience. But precisely, how can you determine what customers want?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As people begin heading back out, they want to be able to interact with each other and not be distracted by unnecessary entertainment gimmicks. Obviously if the restaurant is sports or entertainment themed then televisions are necessary. Work with the interior designer when creating your menu. Eliminate Distractions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Put simply, now that America is finally able to dine-in, there’s a frenzy on the business end to net as many customers as possible — but it’s easier said than done. In the digital age, restaurants must put some focus on digital media, too. Restaurateurs seeking to drive explosive traffic must employ explosive solutions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Most diners now discover new dining places online. Why You Need a Restaurant Website Digital marketing is crucial to restaurant growth because most diners aren’t just looking up information on your website, they’re also examining your menu online. Other than browsing for menus, diners also look up restaurant reviews.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

With those stats in mind, Causeway Solutions conducted consumer research* on today’s dining trends compared to our research over the past few years. In August 2023, only eight percent of consumers we surveyed say they do not eat out, so dining out is “in” again. 62 percent rarely or very rarely enjoy fine dining.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2021

That's why it's important to provide an outstanding dining experience from the second your customer's enter your restaurant, till the moment they leave. Keep reading to learn how to do just that, as we cover what to do pre, during, and post dining service. Table of Contents. Before the meal. During the meal. After the meal.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 31, 2022

Accordingly, Bahrain is actively promoting tourism-based sectors, offering diversified hospitality, and developing an increasing variety of restaurant and entertainment options. If you plan to start a casual dining restaurant in Bahrain, it is a great time to make it a reality. Opening A Casual Dining Restaurant In Bahrain.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 10, 2021

It’s easy for restaurant experiences to be impersonal and ordinary right now, with face masks and takeout containers dictating the nature of dining. And while it’s impressive to see how many businesses pivoted to offer these services, they are sometimes executed with less care than is given to dine-in service. Live music?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2022

"The Menu" hits the screens next month and chefs are already dishing about the black comedy focused on fine-dining. Personally, the end goal for me is to spend more time having “fine dining” experiences and visiting Michelin star restaurants. Here are what some shared with us.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I know how much personal experience is expressed in the menu that is oftentimes comprised of family recipes and a chefs “best effort”. I know how heartbreaking it is when the dining room is nearly empty, and how invigorating it is when it is full. Chef Charlie Palmer’s Aureole was one of those operations.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Star Anya Taylor-Joy, director Mark Mylod, and consulting chef Dominique Crenn on building the world’s creepiest restaurant It seems counterintuitive, but for many of us, there is perhaps no feeling more pervasive in the world of fine dining than discomfort. Eater: What actual restaurants inspired the fictional Hawthorne?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Consumers are online watching cooking videos, sommeliers, and educational videos to entertain themselves in some form. The club culture and lounge dining world are a bit distant, but the experience in front of us is one that can open up a door to meaningful conversations, experiences and feelings. I love NYC.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2022

Our analysts examined how dining habits differ across Gen Zers, millennials, Gen Xers and baby boomers in our research consumer study. Gen Z's penny-pinching is most dramatic in the drive-thru, the pandemic darling of off-premise dining. But the drop in Gen Z's frequency is notable. Is this a temporary blip?

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 30, 2020

As some states begin to entertain loosening restrictions and easing out of “stay at home” directives – restaurants will consider their options. This can happen through menu design, working with minimal labor, and staying away from any frills of dining.

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SpotOn

APRIL 8, 2024

Independent restaurants have the opportunity to join in celebrating mothers and brunch items by creating a special mother's day brunch menu, dinner service, or promotions that cater to families. Below are 6 ideas to adapt your regular menu, which can be updated in your restaurant POS. Moms aren't the only winners, however.

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Buzztime Business

JUNE 2, 2023

Then bring everyone back inside to enjoy a special menu full of grilled items from meat to veggies. Bring in a local rock band for evening entertainment complete with fatherly drink specials. Manly Menu Options 10) All Bacon Everything America is obsessed with bacon. Extra space in the parking lot? Hello, repeat business!

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2020

For nearly four decades the job of cook dominated the media and served as a major point of conversation and entertainment for guests of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds. Is the relationship of food and dining much less important to all stakeholders? After a period of time – that restaurant meal was pushed to the back burner.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 21, 2020

As families tentatively return to restaurant dining rooms, they’re filled with excitement, worry, and high expectations. More than half of the parents we surveyed are willing to dine indoors at restaurants with their kids in the next month. A Mix of Excitement and Anxiety. In fact, by late June, a quarter had already done so.

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Food Safety Entertainment Employee Relations Customer Experience 212

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2020

Free from the limitations of static signage, restaurants can effectively and visually educate their customers on menu items, pricing structures, and ordering protocols. Custom Menus Like Never Before. And say goodbye to having to tell customers a certain item on the menu is no longer available. Reduce Turnaround Time.

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EATER

MARCH 19, 2024

Yes, Balthazar and Jean-George still thrive, but French cuisine is no longer the be-all-end-all of fine dining. But look around and a certain nostalgia for the white tablecloths and frisée aux lardons of French dining is manifesting. A dinner at Petite Cerise in Washington, DC, which opened in March 2023. It isn’t even the be-some.

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Food Fine Dining Seasonal Menu Dine-in 103

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 3, 2022

It’s 5:30am when the alarm clock screams “it’s time!” My bare feet hit the cold floor while the muscles in my legs resist with a creeping cramp that brings me quickly to my knees. I shout while frantically rubbing my calf trying to work out that Charlie horse pain. By 7am I am walking through the back door of the kitchen. Can’t make it in.”

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The Rail

MAY 15, 2024

As a result, the demand for quick and convenient dining options has been met. It’s perfect for a quick bite, personal dining experience, or when guests are on the go. Table service, on the other hand, encompasses both a fine dining experience and a full-service restaurant that offers variety and a complex menu.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 21, 2023

What comes to mind when you think of success in the restaurant industry? A colorful TV personality or a renowned cookbook author? Not every restaurant worker wants to be a celebrity chef. Maybe you started your role as a part-time gig and want to explore what the industry has to offer. Maybe you realized hospitality is your passion.

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Leadership Training Front of House Customer Experience 195

EATER

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A server talks to Claire and Dan Sylvest while dining at the Melting Pot restaurant in Houston. There are new menu items like rosemary-scented fries, a no-brainer for dipping in cheese, and made-to-order appetizers like Buffalo cauliflower, fried green tomatoes, and pan-seared potstickers drizzled with teriyaki glaze.

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Future Food

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The Trends to Watch in 2022 & Beyond The changing face of Food & Hospitality. Towards the end of each calendar year, we like to take a look back at how the industry has shifted, the trends that have taken off, and try to pre-empt the future face of the industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Eatertainment is defined as “a guest experience that involves food and/or beverage dining before, after, or during other activities.” Eatertainment venues offer the combined attraction of entertainment and dining, which helps drive revenue. "It's

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2022

For the future, as upward of 80-90 percent of business now takes place in the drive-thru and pick-up lanes, it is essential for every site to bring the dining room experience to the windows. I don't believe there is a more powerful medium than a strategically placed Scent Platform BEFORE the Speaker-Post and Menu Board.

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Employee Relations Back of House Front of House Customer Experience 186

Cheetah

JULY 1, 2021

Increase Profit Margins with Smart Menu Engineering. The pandemic has exacerbated the restaurant labor crisis and there is only one way out – offering staff higher wages and improving benefits. To achieve this while still staying in the black, restaurants need to significantly increase profit margins, but how? Know Your Product Costs.

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Fine Dining Customer Experience Front of House Customer Service 148

Cheetah

JULY 1, 2021

Increase Profit Margins with Smart Menu Engineering. The pandemic has exacerbated the restaurant labor crisis and there is only one way out – offering staff higher wages and improving benefits. To achieve this while still staying in the black, restaurants need to significantly increase profit margins, but how? Know Your Product Costs.

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Fine Dining Customer Experience Front of House Customer Service 148