Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2023

Art featured throughout the facility pays homage to the University and the fresh ingredients used daily in the 1856 kitchen – four kaleidoscope art pieces for each season of the year. To learn more, Juliana Kerschen and Rachael Snow Barry of The Johnson Studio answered questions from Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2023

Generous, extra-mile service, complimentary extras, and personalization all create memorable experiences that make diners feel like the risk of dining out is worth it. The act of dining out is increasingly tied to people’s social media presence. They want their desserts to gleam like magazine ads.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 12, 2023

With these shortages, friction points are increasing in the dining experience with longer wait times to receive food (33 percent), diminished customer experience due to overstressed staff (32 percent), and longer wait times just to place an order (17 percent) being among the top three pain points.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2022

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine caught up with co-owner Stuart Snyder to discuss the Southwest Harbor, Maine landmark’s past, present and future. What Harvard Beal founded in 1932 as a wholesale fish market evolved into a go-to waterfront dining destination and experience. Stu Snyder. How has Beal’s pivoted?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This edition of MRM's "Ask the Expert” features advice from Buyers Edge Platform on the topic of menu engineering. Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Need to make menu changes?

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

FSR magazine reports that 60 percent of restaurants don’t make it past their first year, and 80 percent go out of business within five years. Being able to offer more than just dine-in channels is key to bringing in new revenues. These stats get even higher when you consider the global pandemic affecting the industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Due to many factors including inflation and supply chain challenges, restaurant owners and operators have been faced with tough choice about raising menu prices. To do this, restaurants will either need to use lower cost food items or raise menu prices. Another way to introduce price increases is to introduce new elements to the menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Pittsburgh has several international dining options. Luckily, we compiled a list of some of the best restaurants in Pittsburgh that you should consider visiting to satisfy your dining needs. Additionally, Pittsburgh Magazine awarded it “Best New Restaurant of 2016.” Bitter Ends Garden & Luncheonette.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Whether you’re in Queens for a ball game, a jaunt through Flushing Meadows Park, or a pre-flight meal, you have some of the best options for spectacular meals and dining experiences. Geena’s Cucina’s menu features homemade pasta, antipasti, oven-fired main course, and some of the best Neapolitan-style pizza I’ve ever had.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Like most diverse large cities, Chicago’s food scene has every cuisine and dining experience imaginable from hundreds of restaurants, brewpubs, and trailers. My extensive list of the best restaurants in Chicago has every type of food, atmosphere, and price range to satisfy any craving, dining expectation, and budget. Order Online.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

Successful restaurant owners have many traits in common. They have a passion for food, an adventurous spirit, a strong work ethic, and the ability to teach and lead. Here we've outlined seven practices of highly successful restaurant owners. Keep Close Track of Your Finances The statistics can seem daunting.

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EATER

JULY 8, 2022

And the price of menu items steadily trends upward as inflation worsens. Our menu consisted of three to four specialty sandwiches, freshly baked bread, sides and condiments, and a smoked rotisserie item. Regulars brought flowers and letters asking if we would reconsider closing.

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EATER

OCTOBER 28, 2022

short Vancouver’s old(er) guard of fine dining restaurants were left by the roadside last night at a Michelin Guide ceremony where only eight one-star awards and 23 Bib Gourmands (the guide’s ‘great food at a great price’ category) were handed out. Côte de porc at St. Lawrence/Official.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Between 1950 and 1970, The London Chop House had a national reputation for exquisite dining and even won James Beard Awards. The Brussels sprouts and sauteed mushrooms pair well with any of the cuts of steak on the menu. Executive Chef, Eric Voigt, manages the menu and daily operations of the Big Rock Chophouse.

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Margin Edge

AUGUST 6, 2019

Creating recipes and setting your initial menu pricing is Restaurant 101. If you’re using a manual system or some combination of manual and computer-based management, time constraints may mean you can only track a shortlist of key ingredients or menu items: your biggest sellers, the most margin-sensitive or both.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

But now it’s time to get to the extra good stuff – where to dine. They’ve won many awards and have ranked number one on multiple occasions for Baltimore Magazine’s 50 Best Restaurants. They offer an extensive seafood menu, including an old bay shrimp salad roll and a cast-iron crab cake. Order Online.

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Sante

JUNE 9, 2020

As the country faces the challenges brought on by COVID-19, two food service industry leaders join forces to revolutionize the dining experience with an innovative sous vide solution. Therefore, he developed a menu based on the technology. Jon Taffer with Cuisine Solutions and CREA Team Members; Photo Credit: CSI / CREA.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 2, 2019

It is the chef, after all, who makes the newspapers and magazines, receives the applause from happy customers in the dining room, is respected and feared by all who knock on the kitchen door to make a sale, and is given credit for the restaurants success by managers and owners.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Make all touchpoints of your restaurant feel like the cool, casual, fusion, or fine dining establishment it is. Or maybe it's unique to your area—like being the only fine dining spot in town. We live in a world where diners are inundated with choices. There are more options for eating out than ever before. Download now.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Some of my favorite spots around town offer unique dining experiences with private rooms that are great for hosting special events like a birthday or even a work holiday party. Best Private Dining in San Francisco. Mourad offers five different spaces for private dining that can seat from 10 to 100 guests. Make a Reservation.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 2, 2021

However, several establishments offer international dining options, including Italian, Levantine, Malaysian, and Greek dishes. Luckily, I compiled a list of the best restaurants in Bethlehem you consider visiting for the best dining experience. Tre Scalini offers indoor and weather-permitting outdoor dining for its patrons.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2020

As the Coronavirus crisis continues, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked industry insiders what best practices restaurants should have in place for social distancing, as per CDC guidelines. Among the findings: Most diners are not overly fearful, with 57 percent making no change to their dining behaviors.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 25, 2021

Sandy D’Amato first opened the space in the 1980s but recently sold the eatery to Chef De Cuisine Justin Aprahamian, who has continued the quality dining tradition. Sandy D’Amato first opened the space in the 1980s but recently sold the eatery to Chef De Cuisine Justin Aprahamian, who has continued the quality dining tradition.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their views on trends. We also anticipate restaurants will be more cautionary when it comes to menu offerings. Tight menus, for set prices, at times offering previously unapproachable product at approachable prices. Smaller menus in general.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The menu at La Strega has selections of pizza, pasta, antipasti, seafood, cured meats, and main entrees for an elaborate multi-course Italian meal. This small, intimate sushi bar offers two-hour time slots to enjoy a long, multi-course menu of sushi made to order. The Black Sheep. The Black Sheep.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Cōmodo Dining at the Cōmodo. Skiers in Lech, 1960. Moritz or Verbier in Switzerland, and Megève or the Three Valleys in France. Moritz or Verbier in Switzerland, and Megève or the Three Valleys in France. Chefs are playing a key role in this time warp. Here are five towns across three countries to check out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2023

In this column, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine looks at newly introduced menu items from top brands. California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), is relaunching its popular Thank You Card promotion that rewards every guest with prizes just for dining at the restaurant. Value Meal. A complete meal on a $5.00

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

No matter which type of cuisine and dining experience you have in mind, you’ll find it on my list of the best restaurants in Dumbo. Cecconi’s is a classic Italian restaurant out of London whose fine food and dining experience have earned them a European and American following. Best Restaurants in Dumbo. Order Online. Cecconi’s.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

If you’re looking for where to get brunch around Central Park, you’ll find every dining experience imaginable, from high-end hotel buffets to Southern comfort gastropubs. All ingredients are fresh, seasonal, and colorfully plated. Best Brunch Near Central Park.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Here, we explore the atmospheres, menus, and histories of our favorite steakhouses in LA. Chef LeFevre is a well-traveled and innovative chef who incorporates techniques and recipes from his travels into his menu. It really is the city of angels in a state that is known as the new world’s “the land of milk and honey.”.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Baltimore is a foodie paradise, with hundreds of options for every type of meal from pizza to burgers, upscale dining, food trucks, and authentic cultural cuisine from around the world. There are seasonal additions to the menu that ensure this restaurant is worth revisiting. But the list is far from complete! Order Online.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Seattle’s brunch spots serve food on par with the quality of their coffee and offer a variety of excellent dining experiences to bring sunshine to your mornings, even when cloaked in grey. They have a great menu with all the American favorites and full brunch cocktail bars with way more than your standard mimosas and bloody marys.

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EATER

DECEMBER 7, 2022

If you owned a copy, you were someone who would never dream of serving meatloaf shellacked with ketchup or a casserole seasoned with cream of mushroom soup, but you were also too busy to devote entire Saturday afternoons to worshiping at the altar of Julia Child. Workman Publishing Company/Eater. million copies sold.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the National Restaurant Association's State of the Indusrty Report, food industry pressures, foodservice opportunities, influencer marketing, foot traffic analysis and the dining-out dollar. 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

My most recent trip involved exploring Nashville’s pizza spots, which offer a great diversity of pizzerias with unique pizza styles and dining experiences. Music lovers, history buffs, and nature lovers flock to Nashville, Tennessee’s charming southern belle of a state capital. Read on to find out where to get the best pizza in Nashville.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This former summer cabin-turned fine dining restaurant became part of the Monette family in 1971 and has served locals and tourists alike for over five decades. Dining choices have a four-course menu and a chef’s tasting menu. Here, I’ve gathered a list of the best restaurants in Boulder, CO. Blackbelly Market.

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