Black Box Intelligence
MAY 6, 2025
[April 2025] Monthly Second Helping What Inflation Means for the Restaurant Industry Restaurant Behavior During Times of Inflation In the restaurant industry, known for its razor-thin margins, inflation is a scary word. After years of rising inflation, restaurants have been performing the high-wire balancing act. They have needed to raise prices enough to keep up with rising COGS.
Culinary Cues
MAY 6, 2025
I just finished watching the latest beautiful episodes of Chefs Table Legends. As always, they are remarkably well-done featuring stories about Jamie Oliver, Jose Andres, Alice Waters, and Thomas Keller. Although the food photography and storyline about each chefs prowess behind the range are wonderful, it was the way that each has made a difference that justifies them as legends in life.
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Modern Restaurant Management
MAY 6, 2025
How operators can reduce risk with better documentation, consistent policies, and stronger training. I’ll never forget this moment with one of my clients. One of their general managers had just let go of a team member for repeated tardiness. On paper, it seemed like a slam dunk—the employee had been late 18 times in two months. But when I asked about the documentation, I got a sheepish shrug. “Well, we didn’t write her up every time,” the manager said. “But we
EATER
MAY 6, 2025
Whether you opt for an homage to tomato season or a trompe loeil Japanese streetwear bag, its the best time of year to hit the farmers market, and youre going to need a tote Im not sure exactly when it happened sometime circa 2021 or 2022 but I have become a bona fide farmers market person. Catch me there every week; Ill be the one stocking up on apricot kefir yogurt, telling all my personal secrets to my farmers market fairy godmother Evelyn while I buy my weekly ration of garlic curds from h
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Restaurant Clicks
MAY 6, 2025
Barbecue holds a special place in Missouri’s food scene. From the streets of Kansas City to small towns spread across the state, you’ll find BBQ spots that have built strong followings over the years. These places aren’t just restaurants—they’re part of local tradition, often passed down through generations, with each adding their own touch while keeping the process true to its roots.
SpotOn
MAY 6, 2025
I love the live music experience. Last week, I was lucky enough to see Bartees Strange (check him out!), Nick Cave, and Japanese Breakfast live. There is nothing like the energy exchange between the artist and the audience. They are mutually dependent for a great experience. Just like in restaurants, when a server is hitting the right marks, the drinks are right and the food is on point, the symbiosis between the staff and the guest elevates the experience.
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Restaurant Business
MAY 6, 2025
The two deals will expand the delivery companys footprint around the world and into restaurants on-premise business.
EATER
MAY 6, 2025
Kwame Onwuachi walked the carpet and cooked dinner at the 2025 Met Gala on May 5.
Sculpture Hospitality
MAY 6, 2025
Running a bar takes passion, and a whole lot of processes to keep things running smoothly. When you're deep in the day-to-day operations of managing inventory, staff, and profitability, it can feel impossible to take a step back.
EATER
MAY 6, 2025
A version of the princess cake, re-envisioned as a rolled cake, will soon be served at Fabrique. | Courtesy of Fabrique Modern takes on the classic Swedish prinsesstrta are gaining fans stateside Growing up in Los Angeles, Hannah Ziskins favorite cake was the Swedish princess cake. Her family not Swedish at all, she notes got it from the Viktor Benes Bakery inside Gelsons Market.
Advertiser: Paycor
Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.
Restaurant Business
MAY 6, 2025
Customers who order a Grand Slam breakfast can get a second for $1 for a limited time. The value offer has helped revive traffic at the family-dining chain after it fell sharply to start the year.
EATER
MAY 6, 2025
Tony, the upcoming biopic about Anthony Bourdain, is filming in Provincetown soon and is casting Massachusetts restaurant workers now.
Restaurant Business
MAY 6, 2025
The pizza chain cut its debt, focused on its core product and found life beyond the mall, all of which helped it thrive despite two bankruptcy filings.
EATER
MAY 6, 2025
Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick reunite in Italy | Lorenzo Sisti/Amazon MGM Studios In the sequel to A Simple Favor, Blake Lively and Anna Kendricks campy 2018 thriller, the cocktails dont live up to the characters exacting standards A Simple Favor , the 2018 film starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, is a movie about drinking good martinis. Early in, Lively, as the mysterious Connecticut mom Emily Wilson, demonstrates her process for making a proper martini.
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Restaurant Business
MAY 6, 2025
The investment will support the food hall-delivery companys goal of reaching more than 90 locations by the end of 2025. Wonder has now raised more than $2 billion.
EATER
MAY 6, 2025
New Amazon Prime Video show #1 Happy Family USA by Ramy Youssef explores being an Egyptian Muslim American immigrant family in New York in the aftermath of 9/11, where the father runs a halal cart in Manhattan.
Restaurant Business
MAY 6, 2025
Buzzworthy Brands: With investors that include Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, Chicken N Pickle is juicing the social dining niche with a low-tech focus on community.
EATER
MAY 6, 2025
Following the loss of its kosher status, the steakhouses owner plans a triumphant return
Advertiser: Paycor
Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.
Restaurant Business
MAY 6, 2025
Jason Kidd joins the fast-casual chain's leadership team amid other changes in the C-suite. President Jack Hartung is retiring (again), while Curt Garner and Chris Brandt expand their responsibilities.
EATER
MAY 6, 2025
Eater Staff Sweep her off her feet with pressed flower cookies, clever cake stands, and a MasterClass with Alice Waters Mothers Day gift shopping is, admittedly, a bit of a delusional grail quest. I will never find a scented candle that can equal the very cool gift of, well, life that my own mother gave me but dammit if I wont keep trying. (Gwyneth Paltrow is bound to make one at some point, right?
Restaurant Business
MAY 6, 2025
Menu Talk: Pat and Bret chat about the upcoming National Restaurant Show, unicorn drinks and barbecue flavors, then share an interview with Mark Boyton, VP of global food & beverage for Puttshack.
Margin Edge
MAY 6, 2025
April 2025 sales numbers are in for DMV restaurants! April got off to a strong start for both Fast Casual and Full Service DMV restaurant sales.
Advertiser: Paycor
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Restaurant Business
MAY 6, 2025
The family-dining chain is investing in larger portions and surprise freebies to win over customers. But profits fell, and so did its share price.
The Restaurant Group
MAY 6, 2025
Restaurant Data Analytics helps you squeeze every last drop of value from your data. It’s the secret sauce behind smarter choices and bigger profits. Understand What Restaurant Data Analytics Means Define Restaurant Data in Simple Terms Restaurant data is everything you jot downwithout even realizing it. We’re talkin sales totals, customer orders, kitchen prep times, even that feedback card someone scribbled on.
Gecko Hospitality
MAY 6, 2025
Fort Myers, FL, May 6, 2025 Gecko Hospitality, a premier restaurant and hospitality management recruitment agency, is officially one of America’s Best Recruiting Firms in 2025. By earning this prestigious Forbes recognition for the seventh yearin both the Executive Search and Professional Search categoriesthe company demonstrates its enduring commitment to recruiting excellence.
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