7 Shifts

MAY 15, 2023

When the pandemic forced restaurant shutdowns, Huang turned his uncle's Fresh Meadows restaurant, Peking House, into a fried chicken popup, also called Pecking House, albeit with a spelling variation. I worked in fine dining for so long, I thought my career was always going to be in fine dining, and I'm not saying that I'm completely.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

Bigger is less predictable and much more difficult to control and bigger takes cooks and chefs away from what they love to do, what attracted them to the trade in the beginning – to cook from the heart. I have very fond memories of walking the streets of St. That was it! Those four or five employees were like family.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 10, 2024

Twenty minutes east of the White House, in D.C.’s Coming out of the pandemic, many restaurants switched to charging a service fee to compensate staff instead of relying on the tip credit. Coming out of the pandemic, many restaurants switched to charging a service fee to compensate staff instead of relying on the tip credit. (If

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7 Shifts

JULY 12, 2023

I kind of did it out of a self-serving type of thing where I was like, I never see him. "I I kind of did it out of a self-serving type of thing where I was like, I never see him. At that time he was owning Poppy + Rose along with his other business partners until I came along and bought them out. It served a purpose.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 8, 2023

It’s the fire in the belly waiting to take charge, the anxiety being held in check, cold sweat running down your back even though it’s 120 degrees where you stand, and the nervous chatter of tongs clicking to the beat of a cook’s rhythm. The dining room opens in 15 minutes and the adrenaline is starting to churn. Everything looks good.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 28, 2021

You take time to sanitize your area, firmly place a cutting board on a damp towel to keep it from slipping, draw your knives across a wet stone while honing their edge, and quickly jotting down a prep list for the next hour. You take a deep breath and smile knowing that this is where you belong, this will be a magical day.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Star Anya Taylor-Joy, director Mark Mylod, and consulting chef Dominique Crenn on building the world’s creepiest restaurant It seems counterintuitive, but for many of us, there is perhaps no feeling more pervasive in the world of fine dining than discomfort. Mark Mylod: Rustic modernism was the aesthetic that felt most at home to us.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

I relish great restaurant experiences, take pride in the operations where I have worked, feel connected to nearly anyone who works in professional kitchens and restaurants, and admire restaurant folks who find comfort in being the best that they can be. Find out everything you can about your guests and potential guests.

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Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

How powerful is a complete dining experience and what exactly is it? An owner for whom I worked years ago referred to it as the Total Dining Experience and I have held on to this concept ever since. For the past six months I have been committed to an exercise regimen thanks to my Apple Watch.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Running a successful, finely-tuned takeout operation is a complex and challenging endeavor no longer relegated to businesses basing their models primarily on delivery sales. While perhaps a consistent feature of your daily business, they are not your employees.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I know how much time, energy, money, and heart goes into that first day when a proud operator and/or chef looks up at the front door sign that proclaims they are open for business. I know how heartbreaking it is when the dining room is nearly empty, and how invigorating it is when it is full.

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7 Shifts

MAY 2, 2023

So, when I dropped out of a PhD program I was supposed to start and that's when I started working in restaurants. Because I needed a job and I was looking around, and I didn't know clearly at that time where my life was going to take me, I just knew I needed money. And I was cooking on the side to get me through my studies, for fun.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2021

In the restaurant business there are really only two ways to view profit: a very small amount of profit balanced by very significant volume, or a significant amount of profit on far less volume. How you approach the design of your restaurant in this regard will determine nearly everything else. So what is contribution margin? SP = $43.33.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 24, 2023

For example, the host stand was custom-built to allow for multiple people to operate the front of house simultaneously and the 3,000-bottle wine cellar rises two stories high and serves as the backdrop for the school’s wine appreciation class. We kicked off the project by listening to the client’s programmatic needs.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

There's a lot of confusion surrounding the process, structure, and laws regarding restaurant tip outs. For that to happen, it's necessary to understand the rules of tipping out, choose a structure that works for your staff, and communicate that structure to employees clearly. What is a Tip Out? Tip Out Methods.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Outdoor dining One way they evolved their operations was by taking advantage of San Francisco’s new shared spaces program to extend their dining outdoors in order to keep revenue up. So the warm weather has been very good to us out there, and we’re investing a lot to make it look nice and be comfortable.”

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Sling

MAY 13, 2023

Whether you’re looking to hire employees for a fine dining establishment, a food truck, or a fast food business, you’ll need any number of restaurant positions to make up the foundation of your team. A fine dining establishment may need all 24 positions on this list, while a food truck may only need three or four.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

QSRs Shift Focus from Slow-Paced Dining to Swift, Transactional Experiences Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are reimagining their dining spaces to prioritize speed, convenience, and personalization over traditional, slow-paced dining experiences. An issue that may arise from this in 2024 is data privacy.

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Cheetah

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Ghost kitchens, a delivery-only restaurant model with no physical space for dine-in, have become essential lifelines during the pandemic. While different operational strategies and business models are put to the test, one thing is clear – ghost kitchens are not a trend, they are the new reality as delivery and dine-at-home surge.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

They remind us not only that there are great people out there, but also that many of them work for us! When the chef and general manager found this out, they immediately jumped into action. They showed her how to clean the affected area and change her bandages, and they made sure she was taking her medication properly.

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7 Shifts

MARCH 3, 2021

This places kitchens at the center with and multiple spokes—from delivery to meal kits to virtual brands—all coming out of it. A restaurant evolution is happening before out eyes. Here's just some of the emerging trends and concepts to look out for. Here's just some of the emerging trends and concepts to look out for.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

As Modern Restaurant Management Restaurant (MRM) magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, we reached out to industry insiders to garner their insights on what issues have impacted the industry over the last five years and what issues they feel will impact restaurants in the years to come. “Will this look good on Instagram?

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EATER

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The 93-year-old filmmaker — known for depicting the inner workings of societal institutions, including the New York Public Library , Boston’s City Hall , and a Massachusetts correctional institution — takes an exhaustive approach, filming hundreds of hours of footage and piecing them together without exposition or a dramatic arc.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 26, 2020

Let’s put on our restaurant hat and take responsibility for doing what is right for both the health and wellbeing of our families, staff, and customers, and help in bring our communities out of the deepest economic hole since the Great Depression. Let’s assume, for a moment, that we actually are all in this together.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

According to Black Box Intelligence and Snagajob , full-service restaurants are feeling the pinch and report approximately six fewer employees in the back of house and three fewer in the front of house. Operators will look to technology to offset labor shortages and free up staff to enhance the dining experience.

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Open for Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

But it’s never a good idea to forge ahead with a restaurant kitchen or dining room design with no real floor plan. This blueprint functions as a map of the entire restaurant space, both back of house and front of house. Back of house. Front of house. Dining rooms. Outdoor dining.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

There are more options for eating out than ever before. And the big restaurant brands are only getting bigger , making it even harder to stand out. You need to put yourself in front of diners, get them in your door, and turn them into ambassadors of your restaurant that come back and tell their friends about you. Download now.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As restaurants sought out ways to stand out from the competition, many turned to creative promotions, offers and rewards that would draw in crowds, increase trial and result in return visits. Each year, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asks experts for their views on the state of the industry.

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SpotOn

MARCH 20, 2024

The owners of the restaurant previously supplied Matthew with the best ingredients for his favorite fine-dining restaurant, where Matthew himself worked to garner a reputation as both a talented cook and the ideal problem solver. Matthew Cook stood across the street from 850 Degrees, a popular woodfire pizza restaurant in Connecticut.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Knight’s Steakhouse Spencer Frita Batidos Zingerman’s Roadhouse Gandy Dancer Krazy Jim’s Blimpy Burger Mani Osteria & Bar The Chop House Detroit Street Filling Station Vinology Restaurant & Event Space The Earle Restaurant Miss Kim Taste Kitchen Pacific Rim By Kana Bao Boys Sava’s Isalita. Knight’s Steakhouse.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 17, 2021

If you’re looking for delicious sushi in Dumbo, I have compiled a list of my favorite spots that range in dining experiences from casual takeout spots to fine-dining Japanese bistros. Saketumi Asian Bistro Iron Chef House Kyoto Ozu Japanese Cuisine & Lounge Hibino KI Sushi Taiki Daigo Hand Roll Bar. Iron Chef House.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Check out my list of the best restaurants in Scottsdale below! Citizen Public House FnB Restaurant VIRTU Honest Craft Cafe Monarch Chula Seafood Hush Public House Andreoli Italian Grocer Franco’s Italian Caffe Shinbay Postino Kierland Twisted Grove Sel Talavera The Capital Grille Eddie V’s Prime Seafood.

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Open for Business

MAY 19, 2023

The point of a business plan is to show that you’ve done your homework,” says Charles Bililies, owner of Souvla , a fine casual Greek restaurant in San Francisco that has received national acclaim since opening in the spring of 2014. “The Specify whether the restaurant will be fine dining or more casual. Credit: Getty Images 3.

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Open for Business

APRIL 12, 2023

Check out the highlights below for a taste of what “The Greats” series has to offer, and then bookmark this page for a deep dive when you have time to read them all—or anytime you need a shot of inspiration. Lisa Kwon Boka’s beautifully designed dining rooms feel like little worlds in their own right.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Between self-service, order management, home delivery options, and futuristic robotic servers, there’s no shortage of great ideas for boosting front-of-house productivity. Casual dining – 28%. Fine dining – 28%. Quickservice – 29%. Fast casual – 26%. Coffee & snack – 27%. Satisfaction is paramount.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Fort Worth remains a town that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and it has a bustling business, arts, and rodeo scene and a lot more space to breathe than neighboring Dallas. It’s also the perfect place for a private dining experience. Check out our list below! Best Private Dining Restaurants in Fort Worth.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Telly Justice and Camille Lindsley are creating a blueprint for fine dining’s queer future with their upcoming New York City opening, HAGS The dining room at 163 First Avenue in New York’s East Village is barely big enough to fit two people standing side by side.

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