There is a fine line between efficiently cutting cost and sacrificing quality for revenue. In a landscape with increasing cost of goods, tariffs and taxes, it takes a focused effort not to cross this imaginary line. Let’s begin with a couple of real-life stories. A restaurant owner was concerned that he was having an inventory problem. When I examined his financial reports … [Read more...] about Clever Menu Engineering and Inventory Control Can Help Combat Higher Costs
Clever Menu Engineering and Inventory Control Can Help Combat Higher Costs
The Past is Always Present
As Gen Z embraces nostalgia for past decades, when life was analogue and connections were personal, restaurants in Georgia are offering chances to embrace the past through food and drink. From throwback pricing to classic menu items, Georgia restaurants are leaning into the nostalgia they generate to not only reconnect with long-time fans, but also to engage with new … [Read more...] about The Past is Always Present
New York’s ‘Uni King’ Brings Omakase to Buckhead Three Nights a Week
Ten months after joining Umi Modern Japanese's sushi program as Lead Chef, Chef Kazuo Yoshida will begin featuring his signature omakase each week at M @ Umi, an intimate, eight-seat omakase experience. Open for one 7 p.m. seating each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, beginning in mid-September, the experience will take place upstairs from Umi’s main dining room in … [Read more...] about New York’s ‘Uni King’ Brings Omakase to Buckhead Three Nights a Week
New Cookbook by Georgia Chef Offers Tour of Georgia Foodways
From apples to peaches to Vidalia onions, Georgia is home to some of the finest produce grown in the American South. From Brunswick stew to Savannah Red Rice, the state's signature dishes are steeped in history. In Taste the State Georgia, chef Kevin Mitchell and culinary historian David S. Shields reveal the stories and history that have made this rich food culture what it is … [Read more...] about New Cookbook by Georgia Chef Offers Tour of Georgia Foodways
Pastry Chef Returns to Lazy Betty for New Dessert Offerings
Lazy Betty’s founding Pastry Chef Lindsey Davis is back in the kitchen at Lazy Betty, and beginning September 9, she’s offering a four-course Dessert Tasting Menu available in the restaurant’s Bar Lounge. Served nightly for a maximum of 12 guests, the new menu will feature four rotating, standard-sized desserts. A beverage pairing, including one dessert wine, one cocktail and … [Read more...] about Pastry Chef Returns to Lazy Betty for New Dessert Offerings
