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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

Modern Restaurant Management

Elevated Snacking Redefining snacking with creative flair and global influence, tapas and shareable boards will evolve in new directions such as Middle Eastern-inspired mezze platters, top photo. 2025 Dining Trends Embracing Newstalgia Chefs and mixologists will lean into ‘newstalgia’ by adding playful twists on classic dishes.

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The Next Era of American Fine Dining Is Here, Care of West Africa

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Diners wait weeks to score a reservation, landing Dept of Culture a leading role among the small but growing class of fine dining West African restaurants across the country. To him, it’s a tribute to the art form of food presentation, as well as the pride with which he has long viewed the possibilities of his home food.

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WILL THE RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE BECOME IMPERSONAL

Culinary Cues

This is not the normal amount of angst that has been present for decades fickle customer tastes, rising cost of goods, changing demographics, or escalating rents; there are far deeper concerns that make everyone scratch their heads in wonder. Theres plenty of fear and loathing going on in the restaurant business.

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CHEFS – BUILD YOUR NETWORK OF INFLUENCE

Culinary Cues

Like a fine wine we are a blend of different flavors that through experience reflect a perfect mix – each flavor has a role to play and is introduced in the right proportion to create that signature. Although we rarely map this out, we should open ourselves up to experiences and potential influences.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

So much data is generated at every point within a restaurant, whether fast casual or fine dining. The question now becomes – how to make sense of that data and use it to elevate the dining experience. The question now becomes – how to make sense of that data and use it to elevate the dining experience.

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EVERY PLATE TELLS A STORY

Culinary Cues

Guest have become accustomed to seeing this familiar item and they have general expectations of how it will be presented and taste. The dish was elevated to an entirely different level as the guest became the most important person in the dining room during the process.

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MRM Research Roundup: AI Investment Heating Up and Summer Dining Dos and Don’ts

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the present and future of AI use in F&B, The Splintered Path to Purchase, the Datassential 500 Awards, and where chefs are earning six figures. Customers who dine in are by far the most satisfied (despite the score slipping 1 percent to 83).