Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Far too many times the menu takes a back seat to all other planning that will lead to serious miscalculations along the way. This menu is developed using analytical data that is drawn from surveys and historical reference to other restaurants within a community or region. YES – the menu is that important!

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Menu Seasonal Menu Front of House Café 482

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

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. Even in some less likely foodservice establishments, consumers are requesting premium tea, which our industry refers to as “specialty tea.” in product cost.

Fine Dining 576

Fine Dining Hotels Consumer Goods Beverage 576

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 11, 2022

Having an accurate handle on inventory enables a business to become more resilient and know what they can sell and when they can sell it, helping mitigate out-of-stock scenarios. The invoice is already in GoVentory and the restaurant can validate the delivery against the invoice, a process that now only takes minutes, compared to hours.

Inventory 547

Inventory Management Management Food Supply 547

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2023

Restaurants that serve Vietnamese food, for example, are not something you find in every community. Adding a concept to a cuisine, however, can give a restaurant what it needs to stand out, attract diners, and inspire them to come back for more. Will you serve saki or bubble tea or both? Will it be serious or fun?

Food 450

Food Customer Experience Social Media Food Order 450

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Following are some of the major restaurant trends to watch out for in 2022. Serving smaller portion sizes. Restaurant staples such as plastic straws, plastic cups, lids, or take-home bags have people asking why those things are necessary. A ghost kitchen is a restaurant that only operates out of a kitchen with no dining space.

2022 547

2022 Customer Service Online Ordering Website Management 547

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Every now and then this can serve as a “checks and balance” activity to keep you on the right path and assess where and why you might have strayed from those “stakes in the ground” that are important to your core. You can disagree, take a stand, make your point, continue to have a unique opinion, but in the end – it is their business.

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2021 Point of Sale Take-out Reference 486

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2021

Proper communication with the insurance agent about all the ins and outs of the restaurant can help set up the policy right from the get-go. Currently in the industry, liquor liability is taking on a hard market. Currently in the industry, liquor liability is taking on a hard market.

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Bar Insurance Employee Relations Certification 482

ChowNow

MARCH 21, 2025

Every successful restaurant has one thing in common: they know exactly who they are serving. Without a well-defined target market, restaurants risk wasting resources on strategies that dont connect and menu offerings that dont selltrying to appeal to everyone, but standing out to no one. Geographics: Where Are Your Customers?

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Marketing Social Media Email Marketing Loyalty Program 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2025

For restaurateurs, the message is clear: in 2025, your space is no longer just where food is prepared and served. The restaurant industry took one of the hardest hits during the pandemic, and many operators were forced out of business. Take the example of Two Twelve in Crested Butte, Colorado.

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Fast Casual 2025 Design Customer Experience 251

ChowNow

MARCH 27, 2025

For example, if youre serving a burger, youre not just tallying up the beef and bunyoure also including the pickles, onion, aioli/mayo, cheese, lettuce, and even the side of fries. Effective restaurant menu pricing strategy takes into account customer expectations and market positioning to ensure both profitability and customer satisfaction.

Pricing 195

Pricing Menu Point of Sale Customer Experience 195

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The holiday rush is here, and as the world goes from pandemic to endemic, customers are dining out more. Having worked a serving shift, I know firsthand that interpersonal skills are non-negotiable in carrying out good customer service, just as being scrappy is key to succeeding in the kitchen.

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Hiring Front of House Back of House Employee Relations 396

ChowNow

MAY 9, 2025

The key is to highlight what makes the dish stand out: the flavors, textures, or locally sourced ingredients that guests will be interested in. Be specific about standout elements For example, Arroyo Chop House shares with customers that they serve only the highest grade of domestic wagyu beef. Is it crispy?

Menu 195

Menu Dietary Restrictions Online Ordering Mobile Ordering 195

Lavu

MAY 30, 2025

By optimizing how quickly tables are cleared and reseated, restaurants can serve more guests during peak hours and improve overall profitability. The last thing any restaurant should do is make the customer feel like they are being pushed out of their seat for the next guest.

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Seating Mobile Ordering Customer Service Customer Experience 140

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 4, 2021

.” From there, the majority of people look at only the top three to six results served up by Google and other search engines to select their restaurant of choice. Understandably, the top six search results are the most coveted rankings for any business and are commonly referred to as the Google Six Pack.

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SEO Website Management Online Ordering Mobile Ordering 577

Culinary Cues

MARCH 3, 2024

You were either part of this or feeling left out because you weren’t. In fact, you were probably on the receiving end of this group behavior, sometimes referred to as bullying. Can you tough it out? Right out of middle or high school groupism. Well, we’re not in high school anymore.

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Leadership Restaurant Law Social Media Sports 447

Goliath Consulting

MAY 19, 2020

Take some time to explore what you can achieve as a business. Stepping out of your comfort zone is never easy, but challenging yourself to take on new catering opportunities will set you apart from the competition and increase your business exposure. . • They also offer all serving utensils with compostable options.

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Catering Social Media Online Ordering Loyalty Program 378

EATER

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Your favorite restaurant serves you garbage,” they continued, explaining that seed oils cause bowel disease. They also reference the rise of polyunsaturated fats in the American diet over the past 100 years. Carbone, however, isn’t taking the SOS fliers lying down. The flyers started popping up like dandelions around Manhattan.

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Advertising Influencer 2023 2022 330

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2023

Without this assurance, gluten-free consumers are likely to take their business elsewhere – or, worse yet, leave negative reviews on popular dining apps. Topping the list of missteps is asking whether a patron eats gluten-free out of medical necessity or as a lifestyle choice. How do you prevent cross-contact in your salad bar?

Training 449

Training Front of House Kitchen Safety Allergens 449

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 23, 2023

Some of us know that winning takes loads of hard work, conditioning, and focus, while others hope they can win without the effort. Reaching for that carrot may be enough to keep you going, reaching that carrot will help to fulfill you, and pushing the carrot even further out will either inspire or frustrate you.

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Coaching Sports Point of Sale Take-out 466

Culinary Cues

JULY 25, 2023

I remember returning to my office, closing the door, and taking the time to collect my thoughts before calling him in. Now, I want you to listen closely, I want you to take this in and store it in a place that can be easily accessed in the future. Sit down, I want to have a serious chat with you. I could sense his uncomfortableness.

Food Truck 417

Food Truck Reference Café Take-out 417

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2021

It should serve as a guide for your employees to reference on an ongoing basis. As an employer, this provides an opportunity to take what you have learned over the past several months of being flexible with your workforce and tailor policies to fit the needs of your business.

Employee Relations 519

Employee Relations Restaurant Law Information Reference 519

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It means guests love the food you serve so much that one location simply won’t cut it — and you get to serve more customers, generate more revenue , and expand your business. You won't be able to refer to your previous restaurant opening playbook and follow it to the letter. Replicating an Existing Concept.

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Management Management Document Hiring 370

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2020

" Take a listen here to learn about Scott Patterson's entrepreneurial venture into the world of coffee and reach out to Castiglia with any topic or guest suggestions at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. ” Duff & Phelps served as financial advisor to Sun Capital Partners, Inc. 20 at 4 p.m. .

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Kitchen Safety Loyalty Program Delivery Customer Service 515

Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

Outside people went about their day, never giving mind to the effort, dichotomy of characters, hustle, stress, and complexity of what takes place in the “back of the house” at a twelve hundred room hotel. As I tied on my apron and pulled out my knife kit ready to dive in, the executive chef called me into his office.

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Back of House Kitchen Safety Hotels Front of House 421

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We wanted to take a look back and highlight some of our favorite moments during our first season. Shawn is the host of not one but two podcasts— Digital Hospitality and Restaurant Influencers —and he stopped by ours to talk about creating a media brand out of your restaurant. That smartphone is your media center. says McCutcheon.

Social Media 448

Social Media Hiring Website Management Hospitality 448

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Ideally, operators want new employees to be deployed in 12 days , while 55% of restaurant employees admitted they want shorter training periods that take only one to two weeks. These tools serve as a reference for restaurant employees, ensuring they know what’s expected of them and how to perform their duties.

Training 195

Training Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 195

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Future restaurateurs stare out the classroom window dreaming about what life will be like when they are released from their academic prison. But it would take another book to cover how academia fails to address these unique characteristics and nurture these future “single task” nonconformists.

Management 448

Management Management Point of Sale Seasonal Menu 448

7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Take it one step further by diving into their lifestyle habits and spending patterns. Reference secondary research studies or create your surveys and questionnaires to send out to a select group of people! Reference secondary research studies or create your surveys and questionnaires to send out to a select group of people!

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License Hiring Equipment Small Business 459

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Here are six steps to take before opening any restaurant website builders. Restaurant website design: Taking a DIY approach vs. hiring a web development team Consider whether you want to build your restaurant's website or hire someone to do it for you. Check out this example from Barcelona Wine Bar for inspiration.

Design 397

Design Online Ordering Social Media Mobile Ordering 397

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

There are masters to serve, people who depend on the work of the culinary professional, who trust that their food will be prepared properly, that it will be managed and handled well, and the plate viewed as an important canvas on which the technician and artist paints. You see a little out of sorts, what can I do to help?”

Employee Relations 449

Employee Relations Training Take-out Fine Dining 449

EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Lille Allen Restaurants across India, Nepal, and Bhutan are taking inspiration from mountain communities, where foraging, preservation, and centuries-old culinary traditions provide great meals in challenging conditions Its a balmy afternoon in Darwa, a small village in the foothills of the Himalayas, in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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Travel Social Media Seasonal Menu 2024 215

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Additionally, restaurant employee evaluation forms serve as written records of staff performance. Managers can refer back to these forms to see who has grown the most to make promotions accordingly, or to see whose progress has stagnated if they have to make the difficult decision to let team members go. How do they handle feedback?

Point of Sale 370

Point of Sale Download Communication Reference 370

Culinary Cues

JUNE 16, 2023

The thought of being in debt for decades didn’t sit right, even though his dream was to learn in a formal way and take the time to go through the process step – by -step. It was great, but my back didn’t agree, and I eventually had to step out of that role. Take care of it and keep it sharp.

Kitchen Safety 414

Kitchen Safety Back of House Hotels Food Safety 414

7 Shifts

AUGUST 19, 2020

This takes your attention away from your core management responsibilities—plus a continuous stream of new, untrained staff can lead to mistakes and poor guest service. Providing a restaurant staff training manual to new staff also suggests you take their role—and career development—seriously. Trip Advisor, and Opentable.

Training 370

Training Kitchen Safety Customer Service Food Safety 370

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2023

For reference, the current minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13. In addition, with the current economic uncertainty, now is a great time to take advantage of this credit as tax season is quickly approaching. Here are five things to know about the FICA tip credit: 1. Your employee's total wages exceed $5.15

2007 447

2007 Beverage Insurance Government 447

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 6, 2021

TV dinners, box mixes, frozen and canned goods, and restaurant take out became the basis for the new American food culture. This being said, take a look at the restaurant where you work and begin to dissect the experience. Beyond this, he was excited about the food and the opportunity to serve it to us – CONTEXT.

Influencer 445

Influencer Customer Experience Dine-in Training 445

7 Shifts

AUGUST 7, 2024

The cost of the food you serve can be affected by so many different outside influences, some of them more obvious, like the rise and fall of fuel costs or the effects of good or bad weather. This is commonly referred to as a percentage. Add that up to find out what the cost per plate of each menu item is.

Food 370

Food Seasonal Menu Inventory Pricing 370