Published December 22, 2015

New Year’s Resolutions for the Restaurant Industry

This year, make a New Year’s resolution for your restaurant instead of just for yourself. Whether you want your restaurant to help the community more, waste less food or just make more money, figure out the number one thing you’d like to improve and make a plan to accomplish your goal.

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Tapping Into Drink Potential

Taps are traditionally reserved for beer at bars, but innovative businesses across the U.S. are putting everything from wine, pre-mixed cocktails, coffee and more on tap. The change in how taps are used isn’t limited to the drinks coming out of the tap either. Some places are using digital keg-measurement tools like iPourIt to allow […]

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Nevada Businesses Can Renew Liquor Licenses Online

The Nevada Liquor Control Commission is taking a big step forward in the effort to modernize the licensing process. Bars and restaurants in the state can now renew their liquor licenses online, avoiding a trip to a government office. This provides valuable convenience for overworked business owners and gets rid of some of the red […]

Published December 21, 2015

McDonald’s Enters New Market with Corner Cafe

McDonald’s is always trying to stay on top of food trends and predict what customers will want to eat in the future. The company;s one-off Corner Bakery concept in Sydney, Australia is a space where McDonald’s can experiment with creating healthy, upscale items that appeal to modern consumers.

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Choosing Great Restaurant Glassware

Choosing ht right glassware for your restaurant may seem to pale in importance when compare to other aspects of running a restaurant, but that undersells its significance. Customers interact intimately with glassware, and the right glasses can have an unconscious positive influence on customers. Make sure your glassware fits with your restaurant’s atmosphere, whether that […]

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Don’t be a Grinch to Your Server

The extra-busy holiday season can ramp up servers’ stress, so make sure not to make this time any harder on them than you need to. Remember that the person serving you food while you spend time with your family wishes they could be spending quality time with their loved ones, and be nice to them! […]

Published December 18, 2015

Improving Large-Scale Delivery

Tech startups are trying build large-scale food delivery services inspired by the success of Uber. They show promise, but high prices and lack of coordination with restaurants hampers their usefulness.

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James Beard Winner Unveils Kellogg’s Collaboration

Chef Danny Bowien is known for using bold and unexpected flavors at his Mission Chinese Food restaurants, coming up with crazy flavor combinations like Kung Pao Pastrami. One thing he hasn’t been known for is breakfast food, but that will change when he introduces his limited-run breakfast menu in December. In a twist, every item […]

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Le Cordon Bleu is Closing in the U.S.

Career Education Corporation, which runs the 16 Le Cordon Bleu locations in the US, announced that will be be shutting down its culinary schools over the next couple of years. The company cited changes in educational funding rules as the main reason behind its decision. The shutdown of American Cordon Bleu locations will not affect […]

Published December 17, 2015

How Can We Get Over the Insect Eating Taboo?

According to the United Nations, humans should incorporate more insects into their diet in order to combat world hunger and global climate change. It’s a good idea to eat bugs, and many cultures around the world have delicious insect recipes, but Americans have yet to ignore their disgust enough to explore the culinary possibilities of insects.

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