7 Shifts

JULY 14, 2020

The COVID-19 health crisis has created a new emphasis on sanitization, health, and social distancing in businesses of all types—and restaurants are no exception. Enhanced focus on sanitization and social distancing have become the minimum restaurant operating requirements during the pandemic. Many restaurants have reset their health and wellness policies to include a wide range of COVID-19 preventative measures to ensure new operating protocols are being implemented effectively including staff r

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

With dining rooms having been shut down for the majority of 2020, the only option for people to visit their favorite restaurants has been through takeout or delivery. COVID-19 has transformed the restaurant and hospitality industry, which means that restaurants need a new approach to promoting and marketing their business to health and safety-conscious diners.

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A Wine Story

JULY 14, 2020

Can Dry Tokaji Win as the “New Sauvignon Blanc?”. Furmint white wine. Dry Tokaji from the Furmint grape is a delicious white wine grape from the Tokaj region of Hungary with very crisp acidity. Historically, Furmint and Hárslevel? grapes enjoyed harvest late in the season. Click to Tweet. This “noble rot” concentrated the sweetness of the grape, allowing for the production of the delicious sweet botrytized wine, sweet Tokaj.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature robots in fast food, virtual education and chef-inspired, plant-based ice cream. White Castle Employs Flippy the Robot. White Castle launched a planned pilot with Miso Robotics – creators of the first autonomous grilling and frying kitchen assistant, Flippy – to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics in the restaurant industry.

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Future Food

JULY 14, 2020

Food & Design: A Partnership For Success. Future Food, as specialist food advisors to architects and designers, have long promoted the idea that good food and good design are intertwined in a harmonious relationship that provides an essential platform for success in any food & hospitality business. Now more than ever as hospitality pivots due to unpredictable and pervasive external factors, design and food will need to evolve to create experiences that adapt to meet the ‘new’ needs of cu

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 14, 2020

Over the years, the online ordering culture has flourished and completely transformed the way restaurants deliver food. Customers are now seeking convenience and expecting timely and hygienic doorstep delivery options. Providing online food ordering facilities is also considered a proven restaurant marketing strategy that tends to increase the restaurants’ revenue, sales, and profit margin.

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Xtra Chef

JULY 14, 2020

Explain your role at xtraCHEF. As People & Culture Manager, I’m responsible for managing all HR operations – from recruiting to payroll and benefits. Much of my focus over the last few months has been on fostering company culture and employee engagement while we are all working remotely. I also have a role in company communications and working with teams and leadership with an overall goal of making the experience of working at xtraCHEF a positive one.

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Sling

JULY 14, 2020

Now more than ever, it’s vital to your business’s success that you and your staff learn how to clean a restaurant properly to prevent the spread of disease. In this article, the restaurant-management experts at Sling have created the ultimate checklist to help you keep your eating establishment — be it a food truck or a seven-course restaurant — as clean and safe as possible.

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EATER

JULY 14, 2020

A panel from Hungry Ghosts | Berger Books. From Anthony Bourdain’s “Hungry Ghosts” to “The Mushroom Fan Club” by Elise Gravel, these books will leave you entertained and hungry If you’re like me, you take comfort in books. Fiction is the best escapism, but sometimes — say, in the midst of a global pandemic — processing a block of text feels too overwhelming, and I’d rather get lost in a book filled with a dazzling array of colors.

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Hiring

Planet Grape

JULY 14, 2020

blog | July 11, 2020 – 8:34pm | By Catherine Fallis. Evan Goldstein MS and João Barroso, WASP Director of Sustainability hosted an informative “Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Webinar” last week, facilitated by Kate Morgan-Corcoran and Jane Kettlewell of Creative Palate Communications. According to the organizers, “Portugal’s Alentejo (ah-len-TAY-zhoo) region is internationally recognized for its award-winning Sustainability Program (WASP), which in just five years has established the reg

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A Wine Story

JULY 14, 2020

Can Dry Furmint Win as the “New Sauvignon Blanc?”. Furmint white wine. Furmint is a delicious white wine grape from the Tokaj region of Hungary with very crisp acidity. Historically, Furmint and Hárslevel? grapes enjoyed harvest late in the season. Click to Tweet. This “noble rot” concentrated the sweetness of the grape, allowing for the production of the delicious sweet botrytized wine, sweet Tokaj.

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Foodable

JULY 14, 2020

Listen to "Contactless Everything Continues as Customers and Operators Embrace New Technology Vol. 9: Allset" on Spreaker. In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Stas Matviyenko, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Allset , to discuss making pickup contactless and implementing new technology in the midst of a pandemic.

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Restaurant Engine

JULY 14, 2020

Florida has been breaking all the wrong records this month, including an all-time high COVID-19 death count today. Congresswoman Donna Shalala said yesterday that “the virus is totally out of control in Florida” and “a lot more people are going to die.” Miami’s ICU hospital beds are 62% full. The city’s COVID-19 ICU hospital beds are 108% occupied, meaning that there is already spillover to non-COVID-19 beds.

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Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

Food

Typsy

JULY 14, 2020

When we think about next steps for the hospitality industry, there’s a lot to consider. Around the world, the industry is in a pretty constant state of flux at the moment – making it seem unpredictable and, at times, intimidating to plan a rebound strategy. The first step is taking a close look at what we should prioritize, and what can wait. Good hospitality learning, training, and development needs to be at the top of that list: without learning, there can be no recovery.

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The Restaurant Manifesto

JULY 14, 2020

Returning to normal is a step back for an already backward industry. The post Coronavirus Canapés and the Moral Bankruptcy of Fine Dining appeared first on THE RESTAURANT MANIFESTO.

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EATER

JULY 14, 2020

White Castle announced plans to pilot a robotic chef named Flippy in the fall. | Photo: rblfmr /Shutterstock. Plus, the 20th anniversary of Anthony Bourdain’s ”Kitchen Confidential, ” and other news to start the day White Castle will be the first fast-food chain to install a robotic cook. Human grill cooks had a good run, but the age of the robot burger flipper may be on the horizon.

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KaTom

JULY 14, 2020

How the Moscow Mule & Signature Copper Mug Were Born. Invented in 1941, the Moscow Mule is an alcoholic beverage that consists of vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice – a straightforward recipe for a drink with such a murky history. Before we get to our refreshing Moscow Mule recipe, let’s peel back the layers on the origins of the drink and the copper mug it’s served in.

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Management

Restaurant Technology Guys

JULY 14, 2020

In today's COVID-19 world, mobile ordering is more important than ever. To succeed in this day and age, it's vital you optimize your restaurant for mobile orders. The post How to Optimize Your Restaurant for Mobile Orders appeared first on Restaurant Technology Guys.

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EATER

JULY 14, 2020

Getty Images/EyeEm. Even if you skim a layer of mold off of, say, a jar of preserves, there’s a chance the structure of the mold goes deeper Mold is a key “ingredient” in many of this world’s greatest foods: Cheese, soy sauce, dry-aged steak, and sake to name just a few. But knowing that mold has graced some of the foods I love rarely results in the sort of confidence I need to casually cut some fuzz from a loaf of bread and get on with my life.

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Goliath Consulting

JULY 14, 2020

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JULY 14, 2020

It “feels a little bit unfair that I have to redefine what success looks like in a way that white-owned companies don’t have to worry about,” says the anti-colonialist spice company’s Sana Javeri Kadri [link].

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Recruiting

Gastro Gays

JULY 14, 2020

To celebrate Lidl’s win of ‘World’s Best Prosecco’ at the 2020 Sparkling Wine Awards, we worked with the Lidl Ireland team to shoot the campaign celebrating the win, plus using the Allini Conegliano Superiore Prosecco… The post Rhubarb Royale Cocktail feat. The World’s Best Prosecco –– Available in Lidl! appeared first on GastroGays.

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EATER

JULY 14, 2020

The West Loop taco bar and restaurant will continue with a new chef [link].

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Gastro Gays

JULY 14, 2020

Of course, the Clover Club is an iconic and exceptionally elegant sip, but why just rest on raspberry? In this twist to tradition, we weave both raspberry and strawberry through this gorgeous little cocktail, with… The post Berry Club Cocktail –– A Clover Club Twist appeared first on GastroGays.

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EATER

JULY 14, 2020

South China Morning Post via Get. [link].

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Recruiting