Seating Serving Take-out 
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 10, 2025
As the restaurant industry moves into 2025, design is taking center stage as a key driver of guest experience, operational efficiency and brand storytelling. Beyond serving as a place to grab drinks, the bar is becoming a hub of social interaction and a key driver of revenue.
Culinary Cues
AUGUST 22, 2022
Bigger is less predictable and much more difficult to control and bigger takes cooks and chefs away from what they love to do, what attracted them to the trade in the beginning – to cook from the heart. Instead of thirty-gallon trash cans spread out through the kitchen, there were two much smaller cans, a recycling bin, and tubs for compost.
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Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Instead, you're welcomed by Tao, a sleek robot host programmed to seat you efficiently based on your preferences, even remembering your favorite booth from past visits. You take your seat at a table embedded with a touchscreen menu. They weren't alone. Many people can’t fathom this future.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Across the globe, and largely amongst younger age groups, more and more people are choosing to go out to eat by themselves. With solo dining on the rise globally, consumers are fundamentally changing the way they dine out. With solo dining on the rise globally, consumers are fundamentally changing the way they dine out.
EATER
MAY 14, 2025
Here, co-owner, director of operations, and wine director Ryan Bailey explains what it was like taking over such a large restaurant. But what it did allow us to do was space out our tables 3-plus feet so guests felt comfortable dining indoors. We also have two seats at the bar that we reserve for walk-in drinks and la carte bites.
Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 16, 2025
Unique tableside services at a variety of restaurants are taking the experience factor to the next level. A caviar service at Costa in Charleston, South Carolina, top photo, features Regiis Ova Ossetra, served in its pure form alongside a chilled shot of Costa gin. "They want something memorable, interactive, and shareable.
EATER
MARCH 28, 2025
But preparing a new dish and scaling it to feed tens of thousands baseball fans takes time, effort, and culinary chops. You have to be able to get to your seat and then enjoy your food and beverage there, Krivosik says. I was like, if the supply chain and technology and skill set makes sense, I can finally roll this out, he explains.
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