Culinary Cues

MAY 20, 2024

It’s been 89 years since Escoffier stood in front of a range for the last time, yet his presence is still felt by professional cooks and chefs. In every office where I sat over the past 30 some odd years, has hung this picture of the master craftsman, leader, and ambassador of proper cooking and kitchen organization.

Hotels

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

And while automation and robotics can help streamline some elements of operations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's a newfound appreciation for human connection and dining experiences. We've reached a point where we're recognizing the value and limits of these technologies.

2024

EATER

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Devita Davison, executive director of FoodLab Detroit, has long advocated for an equitable and sustainable restaurant industry. She still sees a lot of work to do. The COVID-19 pandemic and the continuously volatile political environment have centered Americans’ focus on vast fissures in systems of government, capitalism, and inequality.

Food

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It is the season of butternut, acorn, delicata, and spaghetti squash roasting with plenty of butter and brown sugar, of roasted walnuts, pecans, and marcona almonds added to your salads, and in-house pickling finding its way onto your appetizer boards. Are you up to it? Winter is, by far my favorite season to plan menus.

Seasonal Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Restaurant industry insiders offer their insights on F&B trends we can expect to see in 2024. Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. The top items paired with ibuprofen included Cheesesteaks, Cognac, Nacho Fries, Bacon Egg and Cheese, and Cold Brew!

2024

EATER

JULY 30, 2020

In this excerpt, Donovan recounts the career influence of another woman: Nashville chef and restaurant owner Margot McCormack. Lisa Donovan | Photo courtesy of Lisa Donovan. With Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger , Donovan is doing just that. Monica Burton. ax” and “a straight?up Gratefully, I’m not easily scared off. And she behaved like it.

Café

EATER

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Between now and December, cookbook publishers will churn out some 100 new titles in service of promoting better living through eating. Turn on your stoves!” they seem to shout. they seem to shout. Haul out those baking pans! Prepare to spend many hours contemplating the abyss of your Dutch oven!”

2024

EATER

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Fatimah Fadhil The steak house section. Inspired by a Florida Golden Corral, developed in the Netherlands, and imported to Kurdistan, ABC Restaurant features an assortment of global cuisines all filtered through the semi-autonomous region’s relationship with the U.S. Parents laugh, whipping out phones to capture the moment.

Employee Relations

EATER

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

And most recently a locavore, mountain-to-table food movement has built on these overlapping historical influences and endemic Rocky Mountain ingredients to create bold meals fit for the breathtaking setting. Over the course of 1,000 miles from the U.S.-Canada

Hotels

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off. 71 percent rely on delivery for 11 percent or more of sales.

2022

EATER

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Lille Allen/Eater Practicality is at the forefront of the recipes in the TikTok influencer’s debut cookbook, ‘Justine Cooks’ What you don’t see in the videos are the rolls of tape: one stacked on top of the other, an iPhone leaned inside. This is how Justine Doiron — 2.3 Doiron explains. “It It felt like fake cooking.”

Food

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

In a State of the Restaurant industry report, the Natiional Restaurant Association sees a return to normal with predicted sales growth in 2023. Other top research lists how impactful the Super Bowl was for restaurants, the state of gift cards and top pizza cities. million by the end of 2023.

2023

EATER

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

At a Peet’s, at a Starbucks, and even some of these other third-wave roasteries and companies, you’ll see more and more Black and brown baristas: The front line almost feels like it’s getting a little bit more integrated. The coffee industry can be a hotbed of exploitation and exclusion. And we’re still talking about integration.

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2020

Dunkin' Hirin' As more of America opens up, Dunkin’ franchisees are seeking to hire up to 25,000 new restaurant employees at Dunkin’ locations, from front-counter to restaurant management, creating immediate jobs that offer long-term education benefits and key career skills for people all across the U.S.

Franchising

7 Shifts

AUGUST 16, 2024

On the front-of-house side, they focus on customer service, solving problems quickly to keep guests happy and returning. “Being nice to people goes for the people walking in the front door and the people walking in the back door. As of 2024, they make around $26.42

Management

7 Shifts

MARCH 29, 2023

He joined us on the Pre-Shift podcast to chat about bartaco's embrace of tech, their unique approach to training and career development, radical wage structure, and how all of those practices have them poised for growth in 2023. And now we're starting to get a little bit more of the purpose-driven, of 'what do you stand for?

Front of House

Ken Burgin

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

They may not be asked openly, but they will influence whether the applicant wants the job or not. If the managers or owners doing an interview raise and answer these job applicant questions, they will have a better rapport with applicants. How does the restaurant support career development and progression?

Front of House

Ken Burgin

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Designing a food-tasting program for front-of-house staff is a fantastic way to enhance their appreciation and knowledge of food, which in turn can significantly improve the guest experience and average customer spending. Here are 40 training activities for chefs to run for waiters and front-of-house staff within a 15-minute session.

Training

Restaurant365

JUNE 22, 2021

Food cost is one of the largest expenses for your restaurant, and because it is a controllable cost, you can influence how it impacts your bottom line. Efficient food usage involves everything from strategic menu planning to coordinating back of house and front of house teams.

Compost

Restaurant365

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The role may cover a wide range of areas, from front-of-house to back-of-house, or customer experience in the restaurant to off-premises. Data should heavily influence labor cost decisions, but many restaurants struggle with how to fully utilize it. Does your restaurant group have a profitability strategist?

Waste

The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Online ordering is a lifeline for restaurants these days, and it’s difficult to argue against the advantages of having an in-house online restaurant ordering system. An in-house online ordering solution connected with your point of sale system, on the other hand, has numerous significant advantages. Restaurant Website .

Online Ordering

Ken Burgin

JUNE 6, 2023

What are 10 ways they can use it to develop training material and activities to train restaurant FRONT OF HOUSE S TAFF? Business Operations Overview : Create comprehensive educational content about restaurant operations like supply chain management, inventory control, and financial management.

Training

OpenTable

JULY 12, 2022

Change orders tend to be much more frequent when the contractor is brought onto the project too late, sometimes just before building starts, and when the restaurateur isn’t educated about the plans that they’ve approved. Many are big decisions with big price tags attached, but they will ultimately create the look and feel of the space.

Design

A Wine Story

MAY 18, 2022

2022 Anteprime Toscana. Official Welcome Dinner of Anteprime di Toscana 2022 March 19. Official Welcome Dinner of Anteprime di Toscana 2022 Words can’t describe the thrill of walking toward the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio for the welcome dinner of Anteprime di Toscana 2022. Michelangelo’s David Giving a Warm Welcome. Click here for.

2022

Lavu

MARCH 11, 2020

The restaurant industry has been evolving consistently over the years. From the introduction of point of sale (POS) systems to accounting systems, technology is changing the ways restaurants operate today. Some of the practices that used to be acceptable a few years ago are no longer the norm. . You may also be unsure where to start.

Management

BNG Point of Sale

JULY 16, 2021

It is one of the most vital key performance indicators (KPIs) for any type of establishment with food – which makes sense because without this crucial information there would not be enough revenue coming in from customers each day (or week). These important business models are what profitable restaurants don’t take lightly.

Point of Sale

Apicbase

JUNE 20, 2022

You can do many things as a franchisor to improve your chances of building a thriving restaurant franchise. However, the most important thing is to engage with the right franchisees. The tips and examples in this guide will help you to find the right business partners and increase franchisee retention. We’ll cover: What is a restaurant franchisee?

Recruiting

Mad Mobile

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

These compact, square-shaped pixel blocks hold the power to transform your restaurant into a more efficient business where owners, customers, kitchen staff, and the front-of-house enjoy smoother shifts and higher earnings. Implementing QR code ordering is one of the fastest ways to quickly implement digital ordering. What is a QR code?

Ordering

Kounta

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Our unrequited love-affair with all things caffeine has seen a 300% increase in the number of cafes in less than a decade; cafes are everywhere, and the great Australian dream once focused on owning our own home, seems to have shifted to owning our own café! It’s not them, It’s you. What do you want to achieve through owning your own Café?

Café

Culinary Cues

JULY 16, 2022

For a period of years, we were sending 50 students to work the grueling, yet highly educational two-weeks of the Tennis Open. To this day, those students rate those two weeks as some of the most important in their education. Dick Cattani was a monumental figure in the business of food hospitality.

Front of House

EATER

JULY 6, 2022

For 15 years, the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture tried to fix the food system by educating children and producing new farmers. For 15 years , Stone Barns had been as much an education center as a farm, devoted to turning schoolkids into engaged “ food citizens ” and training young farmers. Some came out crying.

Agriculture

EATER

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

But, the things that make fall a time to look forward to — namely a new season of art and music and books — are still there. For the person that enjoys time spent in the kitchen, cookbooks can be the very thing to make those quiet indoor evenings a welcome comfort. Most crucially, you’ll also find books on this list that just seem fun.

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features news that consumers plan to put restaurants at the top of their shopping lists, the latest stats for on premise and why the restaurant of the future is here now. Diners Show Holiday Spirit. “This is a challenging time for both consumers and businesses. . Hassle-free holiday meals.

2020

EATER

JANUARY 5, 2022

On a theater-sized screen set up at the front, I watch as a drone flies over a low, sunny suburb, bypassing highways and beaches and nondescript homes, where in the backyards everyone cranes their necks to see what this spidery black object is zooming across the sky. Why should you ever have to leave the house? What a bold future.

Food

7 Shifts

MARCH 31, 2023

“Take better care of your staff.” We’ve all heard it. Some of us know that we should - but in between dealing with maintenance issues and hiring new employees, it can be hard enough to take care of yourself, let alone your staff. With rising food and labor costs, how can you prioritize the working conditions for your team so they stick around?

Hiring

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a new documentary on women in the culinary world, the loss of an industry legend, a contest to create healthy recipes and products and services to help restaurant in the pandemic. 'A 'A Woman's Place' on Hulu. The film reveals a concerning statistic from a 2013 study by the Office of U.S.

Allergens

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

When my friend was 22, she served at a steakhouse that mandated short dresses and heels. When she was 23, the manager asked her to put on makeup in one of her first shifts at a breakfast grill. She promptly quit. These accounts may not shock you. Things don't always improve once you're the boss, either. Remember me?I Broccoli Hot Dogs!Beet

Leadership