Ah, the holidays. When families get together, people indulge in food and wine, and restaurants are happy to be their hosts. As you prepare your restaurant for what may be your busiest 6 weeks of the year, here are 4 major food cost trends you should know about. When talking about wine, Christmas and New […]

Thinking about starting a restaurant? You already have a great concept but you still have a lot of planning to do. Use these tips as you are just starting off. 1. Identify a location. This is the first and most important step and you need to make sure the location suits your restaurant’s personality. Additional […]

I recently wrote of the mindset changes that restaurant…

Recently, my favorite restaurant critic wrote a post about music at restaurants.  In this post…

My father owns a small chain of restaurants; I grew up inside of restaurants. As an adult, I manage restaurants. This is the first in a series of restaurant operational knowledge.

A tool for restaurant industry professionals and hopefuls!

Long before reality shows and basic cable were creating celebrity chefs, Kansas City had Chef Jasper Mirabile. He was a second generation restaurateur who…

I have worked for a number of companies over the years that held pre-shift meetings with the servers. They have been called a variety of things. Line up, fresh talk, jump start, family meal, and many other names have been used to refer to these meetings.

HotOperator put together a list of fruity, fun drinks that will attract a crowd and increase check totals for any bar or restaurant.