Are you thinking about adding a barbecue dish to your menu? Don’t just coat the meat in bottled sauce and call it a day. With just a little more effort and time, you can smoke your own meats and create a dish that could even become one of your signature items. Barbecue typically uses inexpensive cuts of meat that yield a lot of portions from relatively little effort. You can … [Read more...] about Get Ready for Barbecue Season
Get Ready for Barbecue Season
5 Strategies to Increase Your Profitability
By Lissa Bowen In the restaurant business, we’ve become accustomed to running on razor-thin margins. Food costs, labor costs, building maintenance and kitchen equipment all cut into profits, making it challenging to stay afloat. But one thing we’ve observed over our collective decades of restaurant experience is that the numbers don’t lie. If your numbers aren’t … [Read more...] about 5 Strategies to Increase Your Profitability
Black-Owned, Plant-Based, Commercial Shared Kitchen Breaks Ground
On Juneteenth, a Black-owned, plant-based, commercial shared kitchen broke ground at Pittsburgh Yards, revealing design and membership plans during a day of celebration centered around plant-based foods, food entrepreneurship, and the history of the land on which it will grow. The new concept is called The Food Studio and is founded by the chef and executive director of … [Read more...] about Black-Owned, Plant-Based, Commercial Shared Kitchen Breaks Ground
2024 Rising Stars Honored at Annual Luncheon
On June 11, Restaurant Informer hosted its annual Rising Stars luncheon at Canoe in Atlanta to celebrate and honor this year's winners. … [Read more...] about 2024 Rising Stars Honored at Annual Luncheon
Meet the 2024 Rising Stars
If there’s one thing the restaurant industry has proven time and again, it’s that it’s a place where anyone can start at the bottom and work their way up to success. Over the past few years, it’s also increasingly becoming a space that is more inclusive and caring, where the people who work in the restaurant matter as much as the food that is served. This year’s seven Rising … [Read more...] about Meet the 2024 Rising Stars
Rising Stars 2024: Cody Chassar
In the controlled chaos of a restaurant kitchen, Gunshow Chef de Cuisine Cody Chassar discovered an unexpected tranquility. “I feel at home in the kitchen,” says Chassar. “It’s relaxing and calming to me. Somehow it takes my fast-paced brain to a peaceful level.” Chassar brings a unique blend of passion, skill and dedication to his work, fostering a vibrant culture of … [Read more...] about Rising Stars 2024: Cody Chassar
Rising Stars 2024: Kaitlin Stoehr
Growing up just north of Atlanta, Kaitlin Stoehr's journey into the restaurant world began in high school when she worked as a waitress at a local establishment in her hometown. The early exposure to the industry ignited a lasting love for the environment and the connections she made with colleagues and customers alike. Now, as the senior director of marketing for Krystal … [Read more...] about Rising Stars 2024: Kaitlin Stoehr
Rising Stars 2024: Damian Otero
Damian Otero has a story a bit different than the usual way people get started in this industry. At 21 years old, he invested the first profit share from his previous business into a restaurant. The bold move marked his entry into the culinary world, and he stepped into a commercial kitchen for the first time not as an employee, but as an owner. Born with a passion for … [Read more...] about Rising Stars 2024: Damian Otero
