Sure, you designed your menu layout to optimize margins and revenues. But a new study suggests it’s time to rethink a few of the old-school menu engineering concepts operators have relied on for decades....More
When the Mardi Gras party season ends on Feb. 21, restaurants will be looking for a new way to boost business. Savvy Lenten specials can help keep your seats full until spring....More
The readers of Portland Monthly named Jeffrey Morgenthaler the 2011 Bartender of the Year. It was
he who first began to age cocktails in barrels....More
Opentable.com and other third-party restaurant reservations sites are growing by leaps and bounds. But the telephone is still the way most people book tables with you....More
Start-up money for new restaurants remains hard to come by—unless you’re an established chef who has made one or more concepts work already and has a good idea what your next one should be....More