Culinary Cues

APRIL 6, 2020

Dating back to Medieval times when cooking was reserved for nobility and later during the Renaissance when merchant travelers relied on local taverns for respite and a chance to break bread – restaurants and restaurant life has always been present. then it has lost its ability to be special – to be necessary.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 4, 2025

“Especially with the younger generation—the data shows that over half (53 percent) of Gen Z travelers are prioritizing food-focused trips, whether it’s a hidden culinary gem or a destination with a noteworthy dining scene. .

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EATER

MAY 14, 2025

We wanted a space for people who were traveling internationally or had read about these dishes in the past. We also have two seats at the bar that we reserve for walk-in drinks and la carte bites. Its about an hour and a half, seven courses, and composed of our classic dishes and crowd favorites.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

Industries with SMB owners who are most worried (beyond restaurants) include: travel/lodging (67 percent), retail (64 percent), manufacturing (63 percent), transportation (61 percent), arts & music (58 percent), construction (53 percent), as well as health & wellness (46 percent).

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Fast Casual Food Point of Sale Mobile Ordering 251

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2024

With 90% of diners checking a restaurant online before visiting, you also need a strong online presence to attract and boost reservations. Use email newsletters in marketing your restaurant Email marketing is one of the most effective restaurant marketing strategies for driving engagement and increasing reservations.

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Book Marketing Email Marketing Social Media 195

Squirrel Systems

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

From sustainable practices and health-conscious menus to tech-enhanced dining and global flavors, hotel and resort restaurants are adapting to meet the diverse needs of the modern traveler. Why it matters for hotels and resorts: Guests, especially younger generations, are increasingly prioritizing sustainability in their travel choices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2021

Restaurants can continue to foster the aura of personal service and exclusivity by using online booking services and offering phone reservations. One winning strategy has been to develop branded, travel-size or single-use amenities that are offered on-premise or included in takeout or delivery orders.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Online Ordering Hospitality 474

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Cultivating Global Connections The rising popularity of food tourism is fueling consumer curiosity to experience authentic flavors from across the globe, with travelers taking to TikTok and Instagram to showcase their culinary adventures. All is revealed after voting is finished, very interactive.”

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2025 Beverage Fine Dining Guest Recovery 450

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2020

Call out any new policy changes as necessary on your site, have you stopped taking group reservations for parties over six? Do people need to make reservations in advance? In order to ensure a safe dining environment we are requiring advance reservations. Add a simple banner to your site that explains this.

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Guest Recovery Kitchen Safety Food Safety Email Marketing 474

Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2020

Where dining out just fifty years ago was considered a luxury that was reserved for special occasions, it is now an absolute necessity. [] RESTAURANTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR ECONOMY. If you want to know something about a neighborhood- look to its restaurant scene. [] RESTAURANTS ARE THE SOUL OF THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY.

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EATER

JUNE 4, 2024

Part of the reason you’re traveling to France is, presumably, to tap into that gastronomic reverence. Make reservations. For restaurants that accept reservations, reserve. How far in advance you’ll want to reserve depends on the restaurant. To phone in the reservation yourself, always begin with “bonjour.”

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Fine Dining Reservations Seating Online Ordering 306

ChowNow

MARCH 7, 2025

Restaurants that rank higher in local search results get more foot traffic, online orders, and reservations. Also, make sure your GBP includes: A link to your website A menu link Service options: dine-in, takeout, delivery, curbside pickup, reservations, etc. And heres the thingyour competitors are already optimizing for local search.

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SEO Online Ordering Mobile Ordering Website Management 195

EATER

MAY 21, 2025

This approach persisted long after African nations won their independence in the 20th century, upheld by assumptions among safari operators that luxury travelers expected Western food and imported ingredients instead of local flavors. Africas rich culinary traditions were largely excluded. Today, some safari menus tell a different story.

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Outdoor Fine Dining Tourism Food Supply 223

EATER

MARCH 26, 2025

The Travel buds Grand hotels are home to some of the French capitals most exciting and elegant meals, according to Eaters local dining expert and guidebook author Hotel restaurants tend to have a special energy. And while these tables can be challenging to book, snagging a reservation tends to be slightly easier if youre a guest of the hotel.

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Hotels Book Seasonal Menu Fine Dining 195

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

During the peak of the pandemic, the number of diners seated across Yelp Reservations and Waitlist dropped essentially to zero. Encouragingly, 68 percent of these expectant travelers say they are likely to stay in a hotel in 2020. Consumer Interest in Restaurants is Shifting Quickly.

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2020 Travel Food Safety Consumer Goods 450

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This research, from the March edition of the Digital Economy Payments report, “Going Digital to Pay for Travel and Restaurant Dining” also found that credit cards account for the greatest share of food spending with consumers using credit cards to purchase an estimated $29.8 billion in food items in February.

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Consumer Goods Customer Service Restaurant Law Audits 449

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2022

With menu analytics tied to guest profiles, staff could first tag diners who are part of large groups, then analyze the most popular bar menu items these groups order and ensure they’re on the menu during their most popular reservation times.

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Seasonal Menu Mobile Ordering Food Order Menu 472

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

More Business and Pleasure : “Bleisure” travel is on the rise and next year we predict more people will be combining their business travel with personal leisure, leading to extended stays and more opportunities to explore. Nearly three-quarters (71 percent) of all reservations were made on mobile.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 10, 2020

Based on workplace policies and practices to protect employee health, the plan must provide measures that address: Physical distancing of six feet of separation, plexiglass barriers or policy changes to your reservation systems to eliminate wait areas within the facility.

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Food Safety Certification Employee Relations Restaurant Law 429

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

Four in 10 respondents (41 percent) transact online at least once a day, and a quarter (26 percent) head online multiple times a day to place an order, purchase an item, pay a bill or make a reservation. “The most important aspect of traveling is to always stay safe and healthy. .”

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2021 Coupons Loyalty Program Consumer Goods 490

EATER

DECEMBER 13, 2021

But a lot has changed, even as it’s now possible to dine out as we might have previously: There’s more planning required, both within your dining party and to secure the reservation; there are more options for where, exactly, to sit in — or outside of — the restaurant; QR code menus aren’t just at chains anymore. Lesley Suter, travel editor.

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Outdoor Reservations Front of House Dine-in 306

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2022

For the tour, we traveled to Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, visiting a wide collection of over 80 bars and restaurants, from brand new and iconic to others that have stood the test of time. On our travels across the U.S., working to help our restaurant partners. Time to Sparkle.

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Bar 2023 Back of House Coaching 474

7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

A seating capacity goal (such as 100% of the allowed seating capacity) or a reservation booking goal A revenue goal—such as a volume number or percentage compared to pre-COVID A follower goal on social media from gaining new interest in your restaurant A return visit goal for diners who return to your restaurant after the grand opening 2.

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Events Social Media Kitchen Safety Seating 351

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This culinary blend came naturally to Moncayo, inspired from his travels across the Asian continent. As you can imagine, reservation requests skyrocketed, and Pepe knew he needed more staff to meet the increased demand. ” In 2013, Moncayo opened his first restaurant there, Bam!, uniquely combining Spanish and Japanese cuisine.

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Dine-in Cash Management 2013 Customer Service 450

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Takeout and delivery increased 300X in a couple of weeks relative to reservations and wait list on Yelp. Forty-seven percent of consumers trust restaurants and bars to take the necessary steps to ensure their health and safety in the future, trailing only museums among the travel, hospitality and leisure category.

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2020 Food Safety Fast Casual Guest Recovery 479

EATER

MAY 26, 2021

For the first half of the 20th century, hungry travelers couldn’t do better than a roadside tea room. If you happened to be traveling from Washington, D.C. There were tea rooms at various price levels — “Look at the prices and watch the Fords go by,” wrote one customer in an early guest book — though not all welcomed any traveler.

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Back of House Advertising Travel Small Business 331

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Overwhelming top response was fear of catching/spreading COVID-19, followed by a corresponding reduction in travel. A final piece of advice for restaurants is to invest in a user-friendly reservation system. Only about seven percent of respondents said they anticipate rarely or never eating out. Primary reasons for dining out less.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Customer Service 474

EATER

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Newly remote workers with flexible schedules have driven more business on Fridays, too, and the farm has added live music, usually reserved for holidays, to bring people out on Saturdays. After six months of financial hardship, including a delayed start to summer travel, some hope a fall boom will compensate for lost business.

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Outdoor Travel Small Business Social Media 246

EATER

APRIL 6, 2023

But after the flurry of press releases, joyful Instagram posts, and weapons-grade whining from a few who were left off the list, a somewhat altered Vancouver dining scene has emerged from the fray with hiked prices and impossible-to-score reservations. Michelin’s concept originally was to get people to travel. Give me a break!”

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Fine Dining Reservations Pricing Cash Management 246

The Rail

JANUARY 15, 2025

Simplifying service paths: Optimize the positioning of key service stations, such as beverage counters or POS systems, to reduce staff travel distances and speed up service times. Reservation apps optimize seating plans and reduce idle tables. Adjust the layout to minimize congestion, especially during peak hours.

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Outdoor Seating Customer Service Customer Experience 130

Culinary Cues

MARCH 16, 2025

You can buy that new car or combi-oven once some reserves are in place. This is the time to put aside some rainy-day funds, negotiate a short-term line of credit plan with your bank, identify silent investors, or a more fluid lease model with your landlord. Takeout and delivery were the salvation of many restaurants during the pandemic.

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Food Supply Customer Service Delivery Recruiting 232

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

These talented chefs go above and beyond each day, creating and serving amazing meals to millions of sports fans, students, employees, hospital patients and travelers,” said John Zillmer, Aramark’s Chief Executive Officer. Starbucks Reserve Roastery Chicago, top photo, opened its doors to the public on Friday, November 15.

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Delivery Reservations Customer Experience Retail 322

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

Today it’s common to see monitors that double as order kiosks greeting you as you walk in, POS systems that conveniently allow you to pay and tip in one place and tablets that waiters use to keep track of reservations and customer orders. What issues or trends will have impact in the next five years?

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Fast Casual Front of House Fine Dining Mobile Ordering 390

EATER

JULY 8, 2020

While there is no form of travel that’s perfectly safe right now, there are certainly more responsible options than others for scratching the itch. Aside from the people you travel with, it’s unlikely you’ll encounter other humans here at all. Matt Kirouac. The tap lineup at Superior Bathhouse. Hot Springs National Park , Arkansas.

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Front of House Travel Dine-in Seating 317

The Rail

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Video can highlight your signature dishes , seasonal specials, decadent desserts, and upscale cocktails to encourage reservations. You may need to segment your audience to create more effective videos, such as content for workday lunches, evening diners, travelers, nightlife, and Sunday brunch crowds.

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Marketing Serving Loyalty Program Social Media 130

EATER

JANUARY 8, 2024

Instead, customers can “reserve a feast” for up to 12 people from critically lauded restaurants around the country. You have to travel to a specific room in a specific building, if you are lucky enough to secure a reservation,” says Stubbs. But it also came from basic logistics: Restaurants are tied to a physical location.

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Catering Customer Service Point of Sale Social Media 317

Culinary Cues

JUNE 29, 2024

One would think that this is what needs to happen, and the result will be exceptionally happy guests who are anxious to throw praise your way, write a great review, return often, and tell all their friends to make a reservation.

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Dine-in Customer Experience Back of House Customer Service 345