How Food Network chef Marcus Samuelsson plans to help revitalize struggling Newark
The star who transformed fine dining in Harlem is opening up his latest restaurant, Marcus B&P Marcus Samuelsson is a renaissance man. The Ethiopian-born chef who got foodies to eat above 96th street at his high-end soul food restaurants in Harlem, plans to do the same in another untapped dining…
Is carbonated milk the next sparkling water?
Just as sales spike for soda water like La Croix, sparkling milk is hitting the market, but it could be nothing more than a milk dud, experts say Got sparkling milk? That’s the million dollar question one dairy company launching a fizzy fruit beverage made from cow’s milk is asking.…
These Restaurants are serving up major discounts if you turn off your phone
Your cellphone usage is so annoying, restaurants are willing to pay you to check your phone at the door Talk don’t text at the dinner table. Restaurant owners are fed up with customers glued to their cell phones — so some have decided to give discounts to diners who surrender…
Restaurants are giving out discounts if you turn off your phone
Talk don’t text at the dinner table. Restaurant owners are fed up with customers glued to their cell phones — so some have decided to give discounts to diners who surrender them at the door. At Sushi Lounge in Hoboken, New Jersey, management decided to implement a “Reconnect Tuesday” as…
Asian restaurants in US serve up a feast of fast-casual
Build-your-own dining takes hold, but not every launch is a sure-fire winner Junzi Kitchen offers a fast casual interpretation of northern Chinese noodle dishes and chun bing wraps . (Photo by Elisabeth Rosen) NEW YORK — With its shallow cardboard bowls of food, modern-looking white-tiled walls and smooth wooden tables…
Reaching the Tipping Point
By: Restaurant Inc. Magazine
Is America’s tipping system broken? Or does it just seem that way?
Promoting Restaurant Employees
By: Restaurant Inc Magazine
While it may not be a straight line to the top in foodservice, the paths from dish room to executive chef are varied and plentiful, and every restaurant can offer its employees space to grow.
Reservations: the new jujitsu of the restaurant industry
Still struggling with the presentation of your business on the Internet? Well, friends, it’s 2016, so you shouldn’t be. And yet, do all those scary web...
Tips for Gratuities
When it comes to tipping, everyone has their own standards. To keep diners and staff happy, restaurants should assess best tipping practices.
5 fast-casual restaurants that could be the next Chipotle
Let me ask you one question: “Does a huge iron and steel plant or a shipyard need a corporate website?” Someone will answer that it doesn’t since there is no...
