EATER

MAY 27, 2025

The travel venture, which officially launched in late 2024, is run by Elizabeth Minchilli, a longtime journalist-turned-food guide-turned TikTok star , and her daughters Emma and Sophie, the latter of whom is also a tour guide, author, and travel creator. But these trips take that loyalty a big step further.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

Day in and day out, restaurant employees are on their feet—cooking, serving, bartending, cleaning, and ensuring every guest has a memorable experience, all while often working unusual schedules or long hours. When recognition becomes a natural, consistent part of your workplace, everyone benefits.

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EATER

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It’s the people that make a place — but these days, human interaction is hard to come by I used to love to travel. Let me be clear: I absolutely would not and do not recommend frivolous travel. I did not partake in the self-serve Kool-Aid pickle jar. Restaurants have always been my joyous entry point to a place and its people.

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The Rail

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

By Torrey Tayenaka, Contributor In a highly competitive restaurant industry, its crucial to stand out from the crowd and bring an influx of new guests through the door. Taking it a step further than high-quality images , video marketing taps into the sensory appeal that text and photos cant achieve.

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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. You need to take care of people. You take care of customers above all else.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, restaurant workers of all types need time off to rest, recharge, and hopefully return reinvigorated to serve your customers. How can management help those who head out on vacation to return healthy and keep them from possibly infecting other staff and guests? Pre-Travel Inquiries May Be Allowed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 24, 2025

” The two large kitchens serving Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus: The Lodge and The Esther Barazzone Center kitchens use electric induction cooking improve the precision and quality of the food they serve. The hospitality industry is an economic powerhouse, generating over $4.6 trillion globally and $1.1 tax revenue.

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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. Weve kept that because it gives our guests a sense of intimacy. We have an outdoor patio.

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EATER

OCTOBER 31, 2024

I was angry that it was taking so much of my energy and my creativity, and I wasn’t really building a future for myself,” she says. Most modern panaderías are taking flavor inspiration from other cuisines and traditions. I taught myself to bake through books and practice, just out of curiosity. I was really tired of it.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 20, 2025

Restaurants less so How the owner of Krystal and Logan's Roadhouse makes it work Financing Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals Same-store sales rose 6.9% Photo: Shutterstock Delivery and a take-home meal deal drove a lot more customers to Olive Garden this spring. and get a free chilled meal to take home.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As we close out 2022, food production is at risk. Making a mistake – like serving a turkey burger instead of a veggie burger to a vegetarian guest – might not seem like a huge deal, but every error comes with a cost. This pivot may have been the best thing to come out of the pandemic! million tons of grain.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 6, 2020

If running a restaurant wasn’t already expensive, running one under new distancing regulations means less capacity and investment in safety infrastructure that will take a toll on costs. Third, menus should take into account changing customer bases. Third, menus should take into account changing customer bases.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

Reach3 is taking an ongoing look at consumer sentiment about restaurants and food retailing to determine how Americans really feel about issues such as sanitization, social distancing and the potential for exposure to infection and how they might be a barrier to visitation as restaurants reopen. Top Cities for eCommerce.

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EATER

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Now, he’s taking over your dinner table. But it’s not a Martha Stewart, “here’s 870 recipes including 360 recipes for crostini you can serve at a dinner party” type of book. Pasta has been sort of watered down as it’s traveled around the world. But figuring out all the recipes? It was overwhelming, but we figured it out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Recent surveys are showing the vast majority of Americans have been cutting back on dining out. For those who do go out, a worrying 40 oercent of diners believe they are receiving less value from restaurants compared to previous times. Many restaurants adopted delivery services out of necessity in 2020.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

“This new feature helped us keep our doors open and continue serving our customers during the recent downturn,” he said. With On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store, sellers can take control of their fulfillment process by offering delivery to their loyal customer base directly from their own website.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With the recent stay-at-home orders and kids out of school soon, more and more people will be home consuming content. PR efforts are an excellent way to take advantage of the increase in online sales. With holiday travel put on hold for many, people have more time to look online and brand has become even more important.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 31, 2021

Smart business owners who find inexpensive, creative ways to anticipate and fulfill customers’ needs will stand out through COVID-19 and beyond. Employees should be encouraged to take an extra minute or two to make guests feel at ease and not rushed. Safety and Normalcy. The Human Touch.

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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?

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Culinary Cues

JUNE 3, 2024

It may not look the same and they may have never written it down, but this is their method of operation. [] LOOK THE PART Take pride in your appearance and the sharpness of your uniform. Becoming GREAT takes serious dedication and lots of repetition. Seek out every opportunity to learn something new every day.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Travel around and youll be rewarded. Saivar kade: Traditionally associated with vegetarian shops serving Tamil Sri Lankan fare dosas, idli, frothy milky tea the term saivar kade is now used more generally for small eateries serving affordable food. The southern coast is dotted with restaurants offering bounties from the sea.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 26, 2024

Therefore, it’s helpful to create a communications plan in advance to serve as a roadmap. While the details will vary, depending on the situation, outline the general plan and steps to take. While it’s important to get information out quickly, it’s more important to be accurate with the information you disseminate.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 9, 2021

We may complain about the guest who is taking loads of pictures of their food and posting them on Instagram, but deep inside we get a bit of a rush when it happens. These team members will go out of their way for the guest because you do so for them. Let them kick the tires and take the menu for a spin.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Gifts, special meals, travel, and most importantly – family time consumes the next few weeks. Those of us who fit this description should take the time to think about those who are not so fortunate. When a local cop or firefighter drives down the street – take a moment to wave and shout out: “thanks”!

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Social Hospitality: Restaurants

MAY 6, 2020

Long Island City-based JetBlue and United Airlines are offering free round-trip flights for medical volunteers traveling to New York City to join the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. The luxury hotel, where rooms typically top $1,000 a night, closed at the end of March and is not taking new bookings.

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EATER

MAY 21, 2025

Makubi Safari Camp While operators have historically served Western cuisines, a handful of modern safaris are offering local cuisines and native ingredients to immerse guests fully in their stunning surroundings A safari in Africa is about more than wildlife encounters. Africas rich culinary traditions were largely excluded.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 15, 2020

Let’s take restaurants as an example – one might assume that these businesses are a luxury since cooking at home is always a logical alternative. Let’s take a look: [] RESTAURANTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE GROWTH OF SMALL TOWN AMERICA. Restaurants are more than places where we can fill our stomachs – so much more. million workers.

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EATER

JUNE 12, 2023

. | Missy Frederick Between packed itineraries and early flights, the iconic sandwich makes for a perfect on-the-go meal on the last day of your trip This post originally appeared in the May 27, 2023, edition of Eater Travel, a biweekly dispatch from Eater’s staff about navigating places where food is the main attraction. Subscribe now.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 26, 2024

If you are anything like me, the anticipation of a really good restaurant experience is at the top of my list when traveling, or just taking a break from cooking at home. This is a call out to all who make, sell, and earn a living through food to self-assess and ask a basic few questions: 1. Would I serve this to my family?

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2021

The National Chicken Counci l also mentioned that 2020 saw a seven-percent rise in the number of chicken wing servings from restaurants compared to 2019. The significant increase in chicken wing consumption could be attributed to more customers ordering take-out and delivery.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2022

It will most likely take off in fast-food restaurants and drive-throughs. However, it could also be useful in other settings, taking pressure off waiters and providing a more intuitive option to self-ordering on an app as customers could pay without further contact.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 18, 2021

According to Mastercard’s “ Recovery Insights: The Shift to Digital ,” 59 percent of consumers say that eating in more than going out is a change that’s here to stay. Businesses can further enhance menus by highlighting bestselling items, supplying photos, and identifying menu items that don’t travel well.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 30, 2023

Unfortunately, it turns out that restaurants’ staffing numbers are not as rosy as they seem; instead, they’re favoring the full-service segment, according to Black Box Intelligence. Unfortunately, up to a third of the locations may never receive them, or their staff may not take the time to plug them in.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 1, 2020

Q1 Yelp Economic Average (YEA) , which takes a holistic look at the local economic changes since the start of 2020, focused on the economic impact of COVID-19. “We have a long way to full recovery, but brands can take heart that we are starting from a place of trust and confidence.” Yelp Economic Average. In the U.K.

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7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2020

We occasionally run out of them (pizza is our main hustle!) but we've seen a great response to our heat & serve meal kits. View this post on Instagram Heat & serve taco kits, now with roasted pork shoulder! Carmen Hamm Owner, Picaro. Takeout, delivery, and curbside pickup ?? Pros of takeout and delivery: ?

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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. Respondents collectively serve more than 14 million covers annually and have more than 3.2

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