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No Reservations About Putting Restaurants First

Modern Restaurant Management

"Pre-pandemic, only fine dining establishments typically used tools like prepayments or deposits. Today, we offer an innovative, all-in-one solution that helps our partners with everything from giving them a deeper understanding of who their guests are to maximizing revenue. At Tock, we responded rapidly to these challenges.

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THE COMPETITION EFFECT

Culinary Cues

Competition has been referred to as the negative aspect of free enterprise while optimists applaud it as the opportunity that free enterprise offers. Some may view it as a reason why some fail while others see it as the reason a few succeed. Can there be too much competition?

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CHEFS FACING THE CHALLENGE OF CREATIVITY VERSUS BUSINESS DECISIONS

Culinary Cues

These “innovators” are constantly looking for the next interesting interpretation of food – the restaurant chef who teases them with food preparations that strike a chord, who makes them challenge how they think about food, and puts a smile on their face. There is a percentage of the consumer population that responds very well to this.

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Tea Is a Natural Complement to the Modern Foodie Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

The premiumization of tea is a natural extension to what has been taking place in fine wine, specialty coffee, craft spirits and beer over the past several decades. Really, wherever food and beverage has an intentional focus on quality and customer experience, fine tea has a rightful place – just like wine and craft beverages.

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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

Modern Restaurant Management

“In 2025, restaurants are walking the fine line between automation and hospitality,” said Ming-Tai Huh, Head of Food & Beverage at Square. The data shows a remarkable 61 percent of singles are willing to dine out for a first date on February 14th, while 51 percent of all diners are considering double dates.

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WHAT WOULD ESCOFFIER SAY

Culinary Cues

He has been one of my primary motivators and reference points throughout my career in food. He would spend endless hours trying to figure out how to re-create the experience of in-house dining through home delivery. His partnership with Cesar Ritz helped to place hotel dining on a pedestal as the premier example of fine dining.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: THE COOKING PROFESSION WILL SURVIVE

Culinary Cues

He is often referred to as a king of chefs. and wrote the incredible Boston Cooking School Cookbook (Fannie Farmer Cookbook) that is the most published reference of all time. For 25 years this destination was the centerpiece of fine dining in America and remained one of the top five restaurants in the States for that entire time.

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