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

Restaurant Business

at the Italian casual-dining chain as its investments in affordability and Uber delivery paid off. 20, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Consumers are finding value in casual-dining brands like Olive Garden. Same-store sales at the Italian casual-dining chain spiked 6.9% By Joe Guszkowski on Jun.

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KITCHEN LIFE & CAREER

Culinary Cues

Every cook, at least every serious cook, seems to want to work in one of those exceptional fine dining or cutting-edge experimental operations that are depicted in shows like Chefs Table or The Bear. If you are serious about a kitchen career and have the focus to map out the best path, then listen up.

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EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE IN SHORT SUPPLY

Culinary Cues

This is when leadership is most needed. Leadership is always important, but seems to be in critical need when we are in time of crisis. This is when people turn to either those with the title or those with a history of leadership. Leadership, real leadership comes from four actions: * What we hear. What we learn.

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JUST DON’T KNOW OR JUST DON’T CARE

Culinary Cues

This is a disease that lies dormant in many people just waiting to take over their every being if those in positions of leadership allow it to. In other words – when a restaurant is not working as it should, start by looking at leadership and how they approach the business and the people within. Make this your benchmark.

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Restaurant Staff Training 101

7 Shifts

Fine dining establishments may require staff to have in-depth knowledge of each dish, including wine pairings and ingredient sourcing, while a fast-casual restaurant may focus on quick service and consistent food prep. A well-informed team improves service, enhances the dining experience, and reduces errors in the kitchen.

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YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO BE A CHEF

Culinary Cues

Fine, that may be the case but let’s just see. Have you worked through this process hundreds of times before? [] CHECK YOUR LEADERSHIP: Do you know the difference between leadership and management. It is the classic diatribe – “I can do that better that the chef. I’ve been cooking for 15years now; I should be the chef.”

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How Dining Out Differs Across Generations

EATER

A study was commissioned by Eaters editorial leadership, with surveys from Bastion Agency. population that dined out at least once in the past month, hoping to better understand how Americans are approaching dining out in this new era. The Vox Media Insights and Research team surveyed over 2,000 U.S.