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Mastering the Art of Food Presentation: Tips and Techniques

The Restaurant Group

Introduction Ever noticed how a beautifully plated dish can make your mouth water before you even take a bite? That’s the magic of food presentation. It’s not just about making food look pretty; it’s about enhancing the entire dining experience. When food looks good, we anticipate it tasting good too. This visual appeal in food can elevate our perception of taste and quality, making each bite more enjoyable.

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Hot Dog Tower and Yap?

EATER

At Trinas Starlite Lounge, the hot dog tower comes with five hot dogs, fries, and sauce | Trinas Starlite Lounge In this economy, the pricey seafood tower has given way to way to the hot dog tower For Trinas Starlite Lounge , the longstanding bar in Somerville, Massachusetts, 2024 was financially pretty rough. And then the election happened. We felt a little stuck, says co-owner Emma Hollander.

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Leveraging AI Tools to Optimize Your Restaurant’s Marketing in 2025

Restaurant Engine

Take your restaurant marketing to the next level with AI tools. According to one source , over half of restaurants currently use or have plans to use AI (artificial intelligence) in their businesses in different ways. Are you one of these? If not, its time to leverage its power. In this article, we look at how you can leverage AI tools to optimize your restaurants marketing in 2025.

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The Best Pie Recipes, According to Eater Staff

EATER

Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock Pumpkin pie, chocolate peanut butter pie, a caramelized onion tart, and more Kat Thompson is the associate editor of Eater at Home, covering home cooking and baking, cookbooks, and kitchen gadgets. You dont really need an occasion like Pi Day to bake yourself a pie, but it doesnt hurt to have a day specifically dedicated to crusts and filling (and math, I suppose).

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How to Set Better OKRs and Drive Results

Before you can achieve success, you have to define it. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) give you the framework to do just that. Paycor’s free guide includes a step-by-step process leaders can use to work toward – and achieve – their loftiest business goals.

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Qu’s Winter Product Release Highlights

Qu

Get ready to take your quick-service restaurant to the next level in 2025 and beyond. Qu’s Winter Product Highlights offer diverse ordering options that bridge the physical and digital divide, including smarter drive-thru ordering, expanded online ordering (with curbside and tableside options), and more personalized kiosk ordering. These features unlock new possibilities for the year ahead, offering you the chance to transform your restaurant.

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The 23 Best Restaurants in Amsterdam

EATER

David Stenega A local Amsterdam food experts must-visit spots around the Dutch capital The Dutch capital gets more than its fair share of tourists, but theyre rarely in it for the food. The local cuisine has a reputation for being bland and Dutch restaurants for serving the same iterations on hamburgers, fish, steak, and pasta. Given the city is full of spicy Surinamese and Indonesian flavors (legacies of the Netherlands colonial past), Ive always thought that was an unfair characterization.

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Illinois Considers a Ban on Black Market Restaurant Reservations

EATER

The state joins California, Florida, and Nevada with legislation that mirrors a New York law passed in December

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Meet the new Noodles & Company menu

Restaurant Business

The fast-casual chain has rolled out its culinary transformation along with a marketing campaign proclaiming, "We know noodles." What did guests want? More mac and cheese.

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Lisa Vanderpump Is Opening a Hotel on the Vegas Strip

EATER

The Vanderpump Hotel is set to debut in 2026 inside the soon-to-close Cromwell

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Starbucks is rethinking its coffee shops

Restaurant Business

CEO Brian Niccol acknowledges some mistakes in the past as the coffee shop giant courted mobile and takeout customers. The company is testing designs to make its shops more welcoming for in-store customers.

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How to Set Better OKRs and Drive Results

Before you can achieve success, you have to define it. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) give you the framework to do just that. Paycor’s free guide includes a step-by-step process leaders can use to work toward – and achieve – their loftiest business goals.

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The Best Deals of the Week (Including the Le Creuset Pan From Meghan Markle’s Show)

EATER

Eater Staff Plus, score an authentic key lime pie from Goldbellys 31.4% off Pi Day sale on pies! Ah, March. So far, you have soft-launched spring with another hour of daylight, introduced some rather unnerving tariffs , and prompted us to ask, in this economy, are hot dog towers the new seafood towers ? Its not even St. Patricks Day yet, and Panera has launched what one can only call a bold bread bowl.

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Wonder acquires food media company Tastemade

Restaurant Business

The deal gives the food hall-delivery company a media network that will put its restaurant brands in front of millions of viewers.

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What a Nuclear Verdict Means for a Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

A $10 million lawsuit would be the nail in the coffin for nearly every hospitality business. However, the incidence of nuclear verdicts — where a jury awards above $10 million — continues to rise. Recent data shows that U.S. juries awarded more than $14.5 billion in nuclear verdicts in 2023 — a 15-year high. Society Insurance has spent 110 years helping protect businesses and has seen firsthand how nuclear verdicts have evolved in the U.S.

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Shipley Do-Nuts pivots to the savory side with best-selling breakfast kolaches

Restaurant Business

Behind the Menu: The Houston-based donut chain launched the egg-and-cheese-filled pastries as a limited-time offer and they broke sales records, landing them on the permanent menu.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Walk-in Cooler Organization Hacks for Chefs

Chef's Resources

March 12, 2025 Revolutionizing the Walk-In: Organizational Hacks from Top Chefs A well-organized walk-in is the backbone of a high-functioning kitchen. Every second counts during service and an efficient system keeps ingredients fresh, accessible, and properly rotated. Without structure, food waste increases, prep time lengthens, and costly errors become unavoidable.

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Why restaurants are still having challenges this year

Restaurant Business

A Deeper Dive: Rich Shank, senior principal with Technomic, joins the Restaurant Business podcast to talk about the state of the industry so far in 2025.

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For Restaurants in 2025, Change Is the Only Constant

EATER

Masked chefs make pizza in a restaurant kitchen in 2022. | Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Five years after the onset of the COVID pandemic, normalcy is increasingly a fragile concept After seven years of running a pop-up, Jarrett Stieber was finally ready to open his restaurant, Little Bear , in Atlanta. At first he wasnt even sure if he wanted to keep going in an industry that required such long, grueling hours for little pay.

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Here's the latest step in Craveworthy Brands' mission to hit $1B in sales in 5 years

Restaurant Business

Investor and NFL player Ndamukong Suh brings more than the Kinnamons brand to the table in this strategic deal. Both he and Craveworthy founder Gregg Majewski have something to prove.

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Future-Proof Your Talent Pipeline

Get ready for the future of business. As HR navigates an ongoing labor shortage, leaders need stronger, more adaptable recruiting strategies. Do you have the tools you need to build a talent pipeline that drives sustainable business growth?

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2023 Dei Rosso Di Montepulciano

Planet Grape

The post 2023 Dei Rosso Di Montepulciano appeared first on planet grape wine review.

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McDonald's bows to current restaurant reality

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: The fast-food chain, which competes in multiple different sectors, is taking on a fast-food world full of concepts that offer far more targeted menus.

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2022 Palladino Barbera D’Alba Piemonte

Planet Grape

The post 2022 Palladino Barbera D’Alba Piemonte appeared first on planet grape wine review.

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SEO for Restaurants

Restaurant Den

Get found on Google! Learn how to optimize your restaurants website for local SEO, improve rankings, and attract more hungry customers. The post SEO for Restaurants appeared first on Restaurant Den.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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2020 Palladino Barolo Parafada

Planet Grape

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A Guide to Martie, the Online Store That Sells Fancy Snacks at a Huge Discount

EATER

Martie is like a high-end version of the Marshalls food aisle all at up to 70% off and I cant stop shopping it Unlike some people (snobs), I have never felt any apprehension about the food section at Marshalls or TJ Maxx or Home Goods. In fact, I make a beeline there, eager to see what marked-down multicolored pastas and bargain-bin pseudo-gourmet cookies might await me.

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2022 Ca’ Del Sarto Ardente Toscana

Planet Grape

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2022 La Perle della Campagna Primitivo Salento

Planet Grape

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!