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The Guide to Success with Ghost Kitchens for Restaurant Owners

7 Shifts

One ghost kitchen may contain multiple units where different brands can prepare food for delivery, and in some cases, pickup. Ghost kitchens emerged in the back half of the 2010s as delivery apps began to take hold of the dining market. What are the benefits of a ghost kitchen model? We have love behind our food.

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How Both Alinea and Tock Are Thriving Through the Pandemic

EATER

That’s because I was basically convinced that we weren’t going to avoid all of this and that there was no way to operate a restaurant amidst it. I brought in, we have about 22 front of house and back of house managers across the group in Chicago. I had a very serious talk, and I said it was not normal business operations.

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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. None of it discouraged her from pursuing her dream of becoming a head chef, and eventually she found herself at the helm of a kitchen. . It's what the industry needs now."

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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.