Restaurants today are changing, offering services and food items they may not have before in order to compete. Many established eateries that never paid much attention to take-out or delivery now devote major advertising, personnel, and resources to those endeavors. Nutritional concerns are also prompting most restaurants to add ingredient details to their menus. If […]
Robots are in the news in a big way. Headlines like “Robots are Taking More Jobs Than Immigrants” introduce stories about almost almost every industry being affected by robots, including food service. Computerized kitchens, which used to be a silly fantasy in science fiction movies and cartoons are close to being a reality. Flippy, the […]
Ask a group of people to name the world’s most important food and you’ll get a wide variety of answers. What makes a food important? Think about foods that have great significance when it comes to nourishing many people without high production costs. They are called staple foods and they are different in each country […]
Running a successful restaurant depends on many parts working together to create a superior experience for diners. Front-of-house, back-of-house, hostesses, chefs, bartenders, and managers have to perform flawlessly to maintain a sterling reputation that takes years to earn and protect. Remember that today everyone is a restaurant critic. Question: What’s worse than a poor review […]
The ease of online ordering is causing more people to eat in, a new study suggests, and if you’re a restaurateur that’s no reason to be glum. You’ll just have to prepare your business for more take-out and delivery! Analysts from investment firm Cowen predict a massive 79 percent surge in food delivery over the […]
Do you have a dog? We love dogs and while some people spoil their canine companions with table food now and then, most dogs eat the same thing every day and seem to be perfectly happy about it. People, thank goodness, are very different. Variety is the spice of life, and we ♥ to celebrate […]
A new Department of Labor proposal would change the system for tipping workers in the service industry, such as at restaurants. The new rules would allow restaurants to pool all tips only on the condition that they pay their servers the minimum wage: $7.25 an hour. The idea is that the business would then share […]
There are so many traditions attached to New Year’s Eve, you need to make a list so you don’t forget any. Of course the number one tradition is to kiss your special someone at midnight so if you don’t have that lined up by now you better get going. Other popular traditions include being in […]
People who are very smart have a high IQ, or Intelligence Quotient. People who have very good manners and understand how to observe the standards of polite society have a high EQ, or Etiquette Quotient. And that includes setting the table for dinner when you have guests. Do you know how to properly bow or […]
Most restaurateurs hope to just survive the holiday season, and that’s understandable. Many more diners, larger parties, food delivery delays, special holiday recipes, and a host of other pressures make the holidays a challenge. Throw in the staffing issues (no one wants to work during the holidays) and you have a recipe for heartburn. How can […]
