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18 Restaurant Manager Interview Questions to Assess Leadership and Operational Skills

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How do you prepare your team for special events or holiday rushes? Can you give an example of how you’ve managed a large event or special occasion at a restaurant? Becoming a restaurant manager entails leadership and communication skills. How do you handle situations where an employee is underperforming?

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Before the Orders Come In, The Leadership Begins

Modern Restaurant Management

While the book offers a practical and concise guide, here I’d like to dive deeper into one of its core principles—highlighting how thoughtful preparation shapes true leadership in the kitchen. Over time, these rules became the heart of the book: a simple yet powerful toolkit for culinary leadership and effective teamwork.

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Waffle House lifts 50-cent egg surcharge as prices fall

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Building Resilient and Less-Stress Restaurant Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

Develop weekly schedules that account for staffing, inventory, and major events. Doing so can also benefit your decision-making and leadership skills. Plan Ahead to Minimize Last-Minute Stress Strategic planning keeps management on top of a restaurant’s operations. Take time to recharge for your own mental health.

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Five Ways With Philadelphia

Restaurant Business

09, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Kraft Heinz Versatile, consistent, and built for culinary creativity, Philadelphia Cream Cheese is The Original that chefs trust to do it all.

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KITCHEN LIFE & CAREER

Culinary Cues

There will likely be a bar with some food options, room service (sometimes 24 hours per day), a poolside seasonal caf, Sunday brunch, and multiple banquet rooms that at times will have simultaneous events taking place. This interdependence is what makes a great kitchen fire on all cylinders.

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Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals

Restaurant Business

Also on Friday, Darden announced a slew of leadership changes at several of its brands. The forecast factors in ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty as well as the fact that the company will be lapping a strong performance a year from now. Olive Garden President Dan Kiernan plans to retire on Aug. 31 after 33 years with Darden.

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