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Restaurateurs Foresee Bright Future as Fine Dining Turns Vegan

Modern Restaurant Management

We are witnessing the evolution of fine dining. Starting out as a whole grain diet for radicals, vegan food culture has evolved into Michelin star worthy mega trend for future chefs and culinary experts. Nowadays, vegan food is becoming normal in restaurants and fast food joints.

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DON’T NICKEL AND DIME YOUR GUEST or IMPRESS THEM WITH QUANTITY

Culinary Cues

There’s a reactionary movement that I keep seeing in restaurants; a movement that assumes the answer to the restaurant bottom line is to take more and give less or give too much to justify raising prices. A menu should thus be designed and priced to make those items seem essential.

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Moves Modern Restaurants Are Making in 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

Moving to Multichannel Dining Experiences Dining out is… back? Orders come from a multitude of places. Food availability is often in flux. Food availability is often in flux. Wait or dwell experiences can be dampened if take-out or remote orders get preference.

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CHEFS – VALUE and the TOP LINE DRIVE the BOTTOM LINE

Culinary Cues

In those restaurants where profit is measured in terms of smaller numbers with significant volume then concerns such as food cost percentage are of paramount importance. Simply stated it is what a menu item contributes to the financial success of a restaurant. SP = $26.00 (A price that guests would be more willing to swallow).

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5 Ways to Get Your Restaurant Summer Ready

SpotOn

As the summer season approaches, bringing with it longer days and warmer weather, restaurants have a golden opportunity to welcome waves of customers looking for memorable dining experiences.  Upgrade your outdoor dining experience Summer is synonymous with outdoor dining.

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Deliveries Vs Eating Out: How Fine-Dine Restaurants Are Doubling Down On Food Delivery

The Restaurant Times

Whether at fast-food counters, neighbourhood taverns, or formal dining halls, they add up to a profound shift in hospitality as we know it. With the introduction of appealing, user-friendly apps and tech-enabled driver networks, as well as shifting customer expectations, ready-to-eat food delivery has emerged as a significant market.

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15 Restaurant Metrics to Know and How To Use Them

7 Shifts

Food cost percentage. Ideal menu price. To put it simply, your cost of goods sold is how much it costs you to produce a menu item. As you add together all of your menu items, you can determine the total cost of everything (to you) that you sell to your guests. For fine dining, around 30 percent.