Restaurateurs are giving their menus an upgrade
Restaurant Business
OCTOBER 2, 2023
State of the Plate: Menu trends columnist Nancy Kruse examines operators' push to make their menus more experiential with options such as truffle and caviar.
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Disgraced Chef Mario Batali Teases a Comeback on Instagram
EATER
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Scott Eisen/Getty Images He’s in his “virtual events” era, apparently After a nearly six-year social media hiatus, disgraced chef Mario Batali is officially back on Instagram. The chef made his comeback to the platform on October 21, complete with a slightly blurry photo of red-sauced pasta and a cryptic announcement: “Mario Batali virtual events coming soon.
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Table Turnover Rate in Your Restaurant: How to Improve & Seat Incomplete Parties
Lavu
OCTOBER 13, 2023
What is Restaurant Table Turnover Rate? Table turnover rate measures of how often a table is occupied by a new group of guests during a specific period of time. It is calculated by dividing the number of guests served by the number of tables available during that time period. For example, if a restaurant has 10 tables and serves 30 guests in a four-hour period, its table turnover would be 3.
An Evening in the Bucolic Bliss of JOLO Winery and Vineyards
Sante
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Nestled within the heart of North Carolina’s picturesque landscape of Pilot Mountain sits one of America’s hidden gems – JOLO Continue Reading
2024 Restaurant Spending Trends to Stay Ahead of the Curve
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How do you stay on top of what your customers are expecting when they step through your doors? Do you know what’s on their mind? How are you going to account for what they’re planning on doing months from now? As we head into 2024, price-related issues are still top-of-mind for restaurant customers after the inflation boom earlier this year. In this new report, we give you the latest insights on consumer spending trends, attitudes on tipping, and how you can respond.
10 Tips for Using Reviews to Boost Your Restaurant’s Online Following
Restaurant Engine
OCTOBER 11, 2023
It’s key to engage with your customers through their online reviews. You can do all the marketing in the world. You can entice people with the best offers. And you can work hard to close the sale. Just as important, though, is using your strong, positive online reviews to leverage trust and loyalty in your restaurant. Your happy, satisfied customers are your brand ambassadors and pivotal to your marketing strategy.
How Technology Is Transforming Restaurant Checkouts
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 11, 2023
When you ask your diners how they would like to pay, when was the last time they handed over physical cash? Perhaps you don’t even accept cash anymore? You wouldn’t be alone; well-known brands including Prezzo, Itsu and Côte Brasserie have all made the decision to go card-only for good as a means to reduce costs and speed up customer service.
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The nugget-ification of America cannot be stopped
Restaurant Business
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Can the nation's collective palate evolve beyond the chicken nuggets they loved as toddlers? Or will we finally reach peak nugget and find another craveable protein to dip in all those terrific sauces out there?
Ordering Channels and Preferences Have Shifted: How Restaurants Can Win The Customer
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Surging prices have been top of mind for consumers for two years and counting, leaving restaurant leaders questioning how inflation might influence diners’ behavior and overall spending habits, including their usage of digital ordering and third-party delivery apps– both of which gained momentum during the pandemic. While restaurants might have expected to see a bigger shift back to in-person transactions as a result of customers looking to cut costs, there simply hasn’t been a
Jeremy Shanker, Corporate Wine Director at Mina Group and Master Sommelier To Judge 2024 Sommeliers Choice Awards
Sante
OCTOBER 18, 2023
MINA Group, led by James Beard Award-Winning Chef Michael Mina, is a San Francisco-based restaurant management company specializing in creating Continue Reading
Split Shifts: What Are They And Should You Be Using Them?
Sling
OCTOBER 3, 2023
If you’re a restaurant manager, you know it can be tough to schedule your employees around service times and rush periods. Especially if they’re accustomed to working a straight eight- or ten-hour shift. Thankfully, there is a solution: the split shift. What is a split shift? What are the advantages for employees and managers ? And is a split shift right for your business?
2024 Payroll Calendar Templates
Advertiser: Paycor
These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.
The Best Social Media Platforms for Restaurants
Restaurant Engine
OCTOBER 25, 2023
The best social media platforms for you are the ones your customers are using. Is your restaurant using social media? And if you are, are you using it effectively? How many platforms are you using? Are you on the best ones for your target audience? In this article, we look at the best social media platforms for restaurants. You don’t have to be on all of them.
Confessions of a Tableside Flambéur
EATER
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Lille Allen/Eater A former fine dining server dishes on how the flambé, a dying convention of French haute cuisine, became the ultimate tableside flex I can feel sweat soaking through the armpits of my $5,000 Tom Ford suit and a nagging itch along the starched collar of my custom-fitted tuxedo shirt. Even though I’m working at one of the most popular restaurants in New York City, I’m dressed better than most of the men in the dining room.
Brewing Success: How Coffeefy Redefined Work and Leisure
The Restaurant Times
OCTOBER 23, 2023
In a world where the aroma of freshly brewed coffee and the freedom of remote work blend seamlessly, there’s a unique place that’s redefining our idea of public spaces. Meet Coffeefy , the brainchild of Ramon Aguilar, an industrial system engineer with a taste for innovation and a love for coffee. This blog takes you on a captivating journey through the birth, growth, and impact of Coffeefy, an establishment that beautifully combines work and leisure in one welcoming space.
The Best Pre-Launch Marketing Strategy for Your Fine Dining Restaurant
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Launching a fine dining restaurant is an undoubtedly exciting venture, but it's not without its challenges. With the fierce competition in the food industry, a well-thought-out pre-launch marketing strategy is crucial to ensure your restaurant gets the attention it deserves. With 60 percent of new high-end restaurants failing within the first year, it’s clear that far too many budding restauranteurs are not pursuing the optimum marketing strategies.
2024 Payroll Calendar Templates
Advertiser: Paycor
These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.
How a new carbon footprint disclosure law in Calif. will affect restaurants
Restaurant Business
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Working Lunch: Townsend Brown, policy analyst with Multistate, joins the podcast to discuss the law. Also, the restaurant industry may have beaten back another tip credit proposal.
THE HEART AND SOUL OF WHAT WE DO AS COOKS
Culinary Cues
OCTOBER 15, 2023
I admit that sometimes I look around at the state of the world and wonder “what is the possible meaning to what I did for a living as a chef”? With all the pain and suffering, mistrust, and angst, and hate and fighting – is there a real benefit to what cooks do daily in restaurants around the world? Reading the newspaper or watching the endless hours of television talking heads and “breaking news” can be exhausting and demoralizing.
Robots, Uncle Nearest, and Patrick Durbin
Sante
OCTOBER 30, 2023
[link] Sandra and Emiliano discuss the plusses and minuses of robots for restaurants on the Santé Tasting Room podcast. They also cover the amazing growth of Uncle Nearest, and interview Patrick Durbin, the founder of Sea Bird. Click here to subscribe to the Tasting Room podcast. Don't miss an episode!
The Pastry Chefs Defining Restaurant Dessert Right Now
EATER
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Kelly Nam finishes a mugwort maple tiramisu with mugwort tea at New York City’s Joomak Banjum. | Lanna Apisukh These five chefs are pushing pastry forward, making it an especially thrilling time to order dessert Pastry chefs are back. During the pandemic, they were often the first to be cut as restaurants slimmed down operations. This meant that many of the country’s most skilled dessert makers could be found running their own pop-ups and micro-bakeries from home.
Win More in 2024: Your Guide to Restaurant Marketing Success
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Your Guide to Restaurant Marketing Success Start maximizing ROI and doing more with less with Olo’s ultimate guide to restaurant marketing. In this guide: Strategies to level up in 4 key areas: data, audiences, content distribution, and loyalty Interactive checklists to help you track your progress throughout the year Tips for leveraging guest data across your entire business What you’ll learn: Level 1 | Beginner: Learn how to collect guest data, build a healthy subscriber list, launch personali
Buzztime Weekly Bar Trivia Challenge – Week 4
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OCTOBER 27, 2023
Are you hungry for more trivia? Is one night of bar trivia per week not enough to satiate your senses? Buzztime has tens of thousands of questions in its database. Pub trivia hosts and players could spend a lifetime with them! However, as the years pass, some of the questions become outdated and obscure. Events that are important one year become irrelevant many years later.
It’s Hectic Season for Restaurants
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 30, 2023
It’s a trend well-known to restaurant operators, and yet each year brings the same scramble: young people who provided a ready supply of flexible labor over the summer simultaneously change their patterns – resigning to focus on school, moving back to college, or limiting their availability to accommodate other activities. In 2021, for example , 36.6 percent of teens 16-19 had jobs during the summer, dropping to 30.5 percent during the school year.
Eatertainment booms as result of perfect storm
Restaurant Business
OCTOBER 23, 2023
From cricket and curling, to ping pong and pickleball, restaurant concepts that combine eating and drinking with fun and games are booming.
Worldwide, women cook twice as much as men: One country bucks the trend
The Salt
OCTOBER 30, 2023
A new gallop survey finds the gender gap in home cooking has widened. Globally, women cook an average of 9 meals per week, compared to 4 meals for men. And some countries have bigger gaps than others.
Unlock Restaurant Success: Mastering 7 Vital Employment Laws
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As a restaurant leader, your plate is full with responsibilities, from staff management to serving up delicious dishes. But amidst the hustle, there's a crucial area you can't afford to overlook – employment laws. In this comprehensive eBook, we'll unveil the seven essential employment laws every restaurant leader must master. We'll break down the intricacies of each law, showing you how it directly impacts your business.
Lea & Perrins Bloody Mary Mix
Sante
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Enter the world of exquisite taste and finesse with the Lea & Perrins Bloody Mary bartender's mix - an enchanting creation that rivals the ecstasy of bespoke cocktails, right from your kitchen. This is not just another premixed drink; this is your passport to the realm of upmarket mixology.
The 19 Most Funnest, Most Wildest, Most Unbelievably Extra Restaurants in America
EATER
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Lille Allen/Eater The most over-the-top, maximally good time you’ll have while eating Dinner is theater. As long as there have been seafood towers, cheese carts, and singing waiters, we’ve known this. But here in the U.S., some restaurants have embraced the multi-sensory entertainment potential of eating food a little more than others. Would that bowl of tortilla chips be just as crunchy without the live cliff diving show?
Webinar: Build your Customer Base with Buzztime
Buzztime Business
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Having a difficult time trying to build a reliable customer base for your bar or restaurant? When you sign up for Buzztime you automatically tap into a base of amazing Bar Buddies who will become dedicated regulars to your business. Sound too good to be true? Come check out our Webinar on Tuesday, November 7th at 11:30 am ET where we will go over how the Buzztime Bar Buddy can help drive business on those slow days during the week.
IoT Is Revolutionizing The Way Restaurants Operate and Manage Food Safety
Modern Restaurant Management
OCTOBER 6, 2023
IoT has become an indispensable tech solution for the restaurant industry. Integrating IoT devices and connectivity drives efficiency, enhances food safety, mitigates risks, increases transparency, reduces waste, and provides many other benefits for restaurants. In fact, leveraging IoT is revolutionizing the sector by optimizing supply chain management, enhancing the customer experience, and facilitating data-driven decision-making.
How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Domino's and Microsoft are working together on artificial intelligence
Restaurant Business
OCTOBER 3, 2023
The pizza delivery giant and the technology company will join forces to develop AI strategies to improve operations and customer service.
Inflation has a new victim: Girl Scout cookies
The Salt
OCTOBER 14, 2023
Many Girl Scout councils are raising the price of their popular cookies from $5 to $6 a box. The increase offers Girl Scouts and their customers a bittersweet lesson in inflation.
Serafin Alvarado, Master Sommelier and Director of Wine Education at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits To Judge 2024 Sommeliers Choice Awards
Sante
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Serafin Alvarado’s love of wine began more than decade ago, as a room service waiter for Hilton Hotels in his native Puerto Rico. It was the beginning of a career path that would ultimately lead him to achieve the remarkable distinction of becoming a Master Sommelier (M.S.
An Eater’s Guide to Phuket, Thailand’s Island Hotspot
EATER
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Austin Bush Millions cram into Phuket’s popular beaches and resorts, but diners should look elsewhere to taste the mix of southern Thai, Hokkien, and Baba food that makes the island arguably Thailand’s most underrated food destination Phuket is one of the biggest travel destinations in the world. In 2022, 9 million tourists visited Thailand’s largest island (down from 15 million in 2018) in search of white-sand beaches, clear waters, and palm trees.
Preventing Employee Burnout in Restaurants & Hospitality: An Integrated Approach
Speaker: Lissa Bowen - Chief People + Culture Officer, Full Course Executive Director, Full Course Foundation
Employee burnout is a pervasive issue in the fast-paced and demanding restaurant industry, resulting in decreased productivity, high turnover rates, and compromised mental well-being. Effectively addressing this challenge requires a comprehensive approach that combines conventional management techniques, insights from neuroscience, and stress management strategies.
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