Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Food and beverage are the tools that we use but it is the environment of open hospitality that defines this industry that has been around since the days of vagabond travelers and traders during Medieval Times. This is what we do, this is our purpose, this is our privilege.

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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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EATER

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Five awardees in each of 20 cities receive Eater’s custom-wrapped tomato can award for feeding and inspiring locals and travelers in their cities. The uniting factor is the quality of the food, drink, and service, as well as the way these places contribute to the fabric of their communities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Pre-Travel Inquiries May Be Allowed. If applied uniformly to all employees, policies may be able to include notification of past or future travel plans to allow you as the employer to reasonably evaluate the risk to other employees or customers. In addition, you can educate employees about the risks associated with travel plans.

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 10, 2025

At 62, I wondered if I had enough of a background to go off on my own and form a consulting firm, but I did and spent 12 years traveling the country working with restaurants, hotels, culinary schools, and commodity boards. Now, at 74 I am proud and again humbled to begin thinking of myself as an author.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 20, 2025

This technology calculates the most efficient delivery routes, reducing travel time and fuel costs. For example, a catering business with multiple daily deliveries can benefit greatly from automated routing that reduces travel time and ensures food arrives hot and fresh.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

"Also, leveraging demographic data to augment loyalty programs and special offers was a critical factor in successful campaigns." " Among the highlights: The report found QSRs using demographic data in their loyalty programs were nearly twice as likely to continue running targeted promotions and LTOs, compared to those that did not.

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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. Because of the inconsistency of that, I cant give you a wait time because some people order a lot and some people are in and outwe now have an abbreviated menu that is half the dining room time.

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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. Locals and travelers linger for hours beneath the hotels glass-canopied central courtyard, sipping coffee and cocktails.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2022

Summer 2022 is certainly expected to look different than the last two years as travel and gatherings increase. According to Forbes , 2022 summer travel plans are on the rise as 85 percent of Americans are planning to travel this summer while 46 percent plan to fly. Below are four tips to add to your seasonal hiring toolkit.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2025

Variety of Voluntary Benefits : Voluntary benefits can include personal insurance policies like pet, travel, car and homeowners’ insurance, with a discount for enrolling in coverage. In fact, 69 percent of employees rank pet insurance as the most significant voluntary benefit an organization can offer.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 12, 2025

Travel and experience what others have worked with for decades. Choose your oven wisely. Will it be gas, electric, wood-fired, or even coal? If wood what type of wood produces the best results?

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Culinary Cues

APRIL 14, 2025

Every plate produced by a chef may, and probably does, owe some credit to their family, neighborhoods where they grew up, restaurants where they worked, places to where they traveled, and historical influences that grabbed their attention. Chefs tell those stories each time a plate is slide down the pass and presented to a guest.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The story made me think about what I did for a living and my zest for cooking delicious food, traveling to special parts of the world, working and dining in great restaurants, learning from exceptional chefs, enjoying incredible wines from the hands of vintners, harvesters, and wine makers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The type of food has a much greater impact on carbon emissions than the distance it has travelled. When considering the transport element, the method of transport is more significant than distance travelled and avoiding food that has been air-freighted will have the most significant travel-based impact.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2023

As travel and leisure activities continue to rebound from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands like ours have a unique opportunity to position themselves for growth in non-traditional venues like airports, casinos, college campuses, sports stadiums and other travel centers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I grew up in a family where food was ubiquitous at home and while traveling and in a country with a strong culinary heritage. I am in charge of marketing for a global food ingredient company and travel often for my day job. I love traveling and go on culinary adventure. My passion for food started when I was a kid in France.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 1, 2025

If you want a great meal from burgers to fine dining, then you must travel to [] COMPETITION BECOMES A NEIGHBORHOODS POSITION Culinary communities that thrive will always attract more great restaurants and enthusiastic chefs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 16, 2025

Leveraging food delivery automation platforms ensures route optimization minimizes excessive travel time, making better use of fossil fuel types, from unleaded gas in a moped to diesel in an 18-wheeler. It empowers drivers to reduce unnecessary detours or idling that can lead to massive increases in emissions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

During the height of the pandemic when many could not leave their home, travelers learned how to create and even perfect their favorite cocktails. Now instead of Capri Sun, travelers are enjoying cocktails in pouches, as well as alcohol-infused freeze pops, and boozy ice cream.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 27, 2022

During the pandemic, travel restrictions and social distancing efforts meant that many restaurants couldn’t conduct third-party inspections per usual. Now, brands can protect their locations and/or facilities, even if they can’t physically reach them for inspections due to travel, budget, or other issues. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2025

Not only do I do this in Atlanta, I also like to travel to unique destinations and try new things. For instance, with my brunch concept, I traveled to nearly all 50 states and tried brunch items. I choose my concepts by truly tapping into what I love most: eating! Some items I loved, others not so much.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Travel and Dining Habits Next, we looked at travel preferences and how that relates to dining, and we found some interesting patterns. Causeway Solutions offers key industry profiles, including healthcare, entertainment, sports, travel, restaurants and more. The bigger difference is for those who spend less.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 24, 2023

Choose Items That Will Travel Well If we're doing a drop-off catering, we want to sell something that’s wrapped up – in the case of a Mexican restaurant, for example, a burrito. We want whatever we serve to be the best it can be wherever it travels to. And you’re getting them for free!).

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Chef Kristen Kish travels the world in search of the people, places, culture and traditions behind the world’s most remote restaurants.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

If you need more travel inspiration, dont miss our newly dropped list of our favorite places to eat this spring , from the Caribbean spots celebrating Carnival to the top restaurants in Orlando , if you happen to find yourself sporting some mouse ears over spring break.

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Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Gifts, special meals, travel, and most importantly – family time consumes the next few weeks. As you travel to other parts of the country for the season – probably a family visit – say thank you to the TSA worker for keeping us safe, shake the pilot’s hand, and smile while offering season’s greetings to the flight attendants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2025

This trend is being driven by a mix of factors, including social media exposure, travel influences, and a growing appreciation for diverse culinary experiences. Consumers are increasingly seeking out authentic, regional flavors, whether it’s Nashville hot chicken, Texas-style barbecue, or Hawaiian-inspired dishes. Brands like BB.Q

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EATER

MAY 14, 2025

In my home city of Dallas, though, every East Coast oyster is traveling hundreds of miles to make it to my plate, which is why Im more likely to see a Wellfleet or Blue Point oyster priced at $3 or more at a restaurant here.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 16, 2025

Leveraging food delivery automation platforms ensures route optimization minimizes excessive travel time, making better use of fossil fuel types, from unleaded gas in a moped to diesel in an 18-wheeler. It empowers drivers to reduce unnecessary detours or idling that can lead to massive increases in emissions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In our world our end goal is the satisfaction of seeing our dishes enjoyed by all who travel to see our creations. Guests are willing to travel long distances to experience the “unique” high-end Michelin star restaurants, as the program intended upon conception.

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EATER

MARCH 25, 2025

As he travels the country eating at these restaurants, often accompanied by his wife Ronni and other family members, Lees built his own brand of family-run business. Hes also become a self-appointed champion for those independent restaurants, which frequently end up with lines of customers out the door after Lee posts a positive review.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

And so I decided, from here on out, whether we were traveling or not, I was going to be the one who cooked. It wasn’t a bad Thanksgiving — my in-laws are perfectly lovely — but it wasn’t the Thanksgiving I was used to. The dishes weren’t the same, the flavor profiles weren’t what I was expecting, and I was bummed.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2022

For those who still haven’t, it’s worth reconsidering now as inflation impacts customer travel and spending. Inflation of gas prices has provided a unique consideration for customers who want to eat out but now have to consider the costs of travel. Consider Expanding Delivery Options in Your Market.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 10, 2021

In the 1970s, Southwest Airlines sold tickets by phone, at airports, and at their offices to avoid commissions from travel agents and remain competitive with car travel routes. The concept of direct bookings long precedes the digital era in other industries.

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EATER

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Enciso credits the influence of modern panaderías in the popular tourist destination Mexico City — like Panadería Rosetta — with both inspiring bakers and giving traveling American customers a taste for pan dulce.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This notion is particularly important to the traveler who wants to immerse themselves in the local culture and experience what the location has to offer. For the chef, this approach typically entails a focus on what the restaurant does best. It can also mean using local or seasonal ingredients for a hand-curated offering.

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