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THE GREATEST THREAT TO AMERICAN RESTAURANTS

Culinary Cues

People do care about value and once the splash of being able to get out of the house wears off, value assessment will be paramount once again. When I read an article the other day about BMW charging a subscription fee for heated seats in their cars, I thought: “Where are we going with this?” Well then – what will?

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2022 Restaurant Design Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Often restaurants will have multiple televisions playing whatever sporting event is on that night and customers tend to focus on them instead of the people they are at the restaurant with. Obviously if the restaurant is sports or entertainment themed then televisions are necessary. Use Design to Excite the Senses.

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How to Improve Team Communication with Restaurant Staff and Management

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At times, it's a civil war between your front-of-house and back-of-house teams. The following are habits to avoid at all costs when communicating with your staff: Yelling at underperforming staff (especially in front of customers). After all, there are so many more pressing problems that need to be dealt with.

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Become the Best Manager You Can for Your Staff and Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

For front of house workers set goals on the number of turnovers of tables or good reviews. For back of house set goals on the time it takes to get food to the pass and out to customers. If you are a sports themed restaurant stick to the burgers and wings. Showing appreciation to your staff always helps boost morale.

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Designing a Next-Gen Teaching Facility

Modern Restaurant Management

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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Feast on Sushi, Steak, and Globalization at Iraq’s American-Themed Buffet

EATER

With a flagship 1,800-seat location in the city of Erbil and a second 800-seat location in Sulaimani (also spelled Sulaymaniyah), ABC is one of Iraq’s most popular restaurant brands, with often busy dining rooms, large social media followings, and billboards all over. Fatimah Fadhil The steak house section.

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17 Wilmington Restaurants to Check Out This Week

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They offer outdoor seating on a first-come-first-serve basis, and it makes for an even better dining experience. Kid Shelleen’s Charcoal House & Saloon. Located in the Trolley Square neighborhood, Kid Shelleen’s Charcoal House & Saloon has a cool and relaxed atmosphere. Best Restaurants in Wilmington.