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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

Specifically, technology and digitization has been coming to the front of house. Therefore, digitization and optimizing the back and front of house will increasingly become common and important.

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David Chang’s Memoir Fails to Account for the Trauma He Caused Me

EATER

I am definitely not the intended audience for Eat a Peach : In 2008, I was hired as the corporate beverage director for Chang’s young empire; I held this job for seven months before I was fired without explanation. I’m sure I could have been more patient and empathetic in all my communications.”). I love teams.”

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

Modern Restaurant Management

” Karyn Tomlinson, who graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in France, and on her first day on the job was told to go to the front of house for service. It’s another important touchpoint for business owners who don’t have the opportunity to have face-to-face communication with customers right now.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

Modern Restaurant Management

BIBO will work on general sales, marketing and communication, brand development, and new product launches. She founded Virtus Wines International in 2008, dba Wheelhouse Libations, and The SIP Agency. BIBO is a full- service importer/exporter, national sales, and brand management agency.

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How Both Alinea and Tock Are Thriving Through the Pandemic

EATER

I brought in, we have about 22 front of house and back of house managers across the group in Chicago. We tried to communicate all of that as effectively as possible, and things you’re supposed to do. By the end of the call, he was like, we invested in Tesla in 2008 when no one wanted to. It was not a pleasant talk.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

Combined with limited space for product storage given the need to devote space to front of house activities, restaurant managers will need creative solutions to make their business more efficient. In 2008, while most pizza brands thrived during the economic downturn, Hungry Howie’s sales were flat.