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Questions in the Minds of Restaurant Job Applicants

Ken Burgin

Applicants may wonder about the restaurant’s culinary direction, commitment to sustainability, sourcing ingredients, and how innovation is balanced with tradition in the kitchen. What is the kitchen’s work culture like? How are creativity and input from the kitchen staff valued?

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8 Ways to Navigate The Restaurant Staff Shortage

Lavu

Despite the vaccination efforts and safety measures implemented by restaurants, some potential employees may still be hesitant to return to work in this industry. This statistic is based on a survey of restaurant operators conducted in January 2023. This has left restaurants struggling to find and retain staff.

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Tyga Bites and Sushi with an Attitude

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a lot of tech news, a celebrity-owned virtual dining concept, and the annual Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp. TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry.

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There Really Is No Ethical Restaurant Under Capitalism

EATER

The restaurant is named Sisko’s Creole Kitchen and exists in New Orleans in the 24th century, on an Earth that has abolished prejudice, money, and hunger. In the kitchen, there is a hierarchy. In the back of the house, dishwashers, bussers, and cooks are often paid the minimum wage, while in the front of the house, in most U.S.

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Does It Get Better For the Indie Fine Dining Restaurant?

EATER

Now, as they forge a sustainable path beyond the pandemic, one of them is ready to double down, and the other is ready to walk away. Chef Russell Jackson opened the fine dining restaurant Reverence in Harlem just months before the pandemic began. Chef Russell Jackson was tired. Honestly,” he said, “I’m broken.”.

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Virtual Acceleration, Raising the Bar and Insult Monitor

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of MRM News Bites features a double dose from US Foods, SpotOn Transact, DoorDash Kitchens, Virtual Restaurant Consulting, Tripleseat and Gather, wagamama, Toast, The Gluten Intolerance Group, Instawork and StaffMate Online, Procurant and Yellofin, Sift, 7shifts, ParTech, Revel Systems and Como, Kabbage, Bluecrew and Cuboh.

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How Both Alinea and Tock Are Thriving Through the Pandemic

EATER

I said we need to put safety precautions in place. I brought in, we have about 22 front of house and back of house managers across the group in Chicago. Meanwhile Tock, a reservations platform that should be in deep trouble as bookings for dine-in experiences go to zero, just raised $10 million. Clair Supper Club.