Macarons from Christina Ha's Macaron Parlour

91߹ Alum Makes Nonmedical Masks for Macaron Orders

"After closing down my shops, I felt very restless and also almost useless, like I wasn't doing enough, but as I read more and more stories about our healthcare workers not having access to personal

Closed sign hanging in restaurant window

When Disaster Strikes

Thankfully, the firemen did a great job and we reopened about two weeks later. Had it taken longer, we may have never opened. We had no more capital, nowhere else to turn and were out of time. The

Closed restaurant

Restaurants Strategize to Keep Business Alive through Coronavirus Crisis

Julia Sullivan had been paying attention to the news long before she realized it would affect her two businesses in Nashville. She’s the owner of a restaurant called Henrietta Red, part of Strategic

Drew Nieporent outside Tribeca Grill

Day by Day is a Double-Edged Sword

There’s a common theme in the restaurant and hospitality industries, consistently echoed by students, externs and alumni among the reasons for choosing and enjoying their individual career paths

Dialogue interior by Wonho Frank Lee

5 Ways Restaurants Are Reviving Human Interaction

Despite that trend, there are some restaurants around the country fighting to revive face-to-face conversations and restore a sense of humanity to the dining experience. Strategically placed cold brew

A restaurant during slow season

Restaurant Strategies for the Slowest Time of the Year

Here are three perspectives on restaurant management strategies to employ. Go with Guilt-Free Seasonality Los Angeles campus Director of Restaurant & Hospitality Management Mishel LeDoux suggests

Plant Food + Wine keeps its compost box in the middle of the garden bed on its patio.

2019 Sustainability Strides at Restaurants

Reduction and Replacement of Plastic Straws Los Angeles limited plastic straw provision to customer requests in October, following Malibu and Manhattan Beach’s bans on plastic straws and utensils in

Winkel in Philadelphia

91߹ Alum Joncarl Lachman's Philadelphia Restaurant Success

“I had just started working in restaurants after college, and I got caught in that trap of working my way up to be a fancy waiter and making really good cash,” Joncarl explains. “It got to the point

Vinny Milburn owns wholesale fish supplier and restaurant Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co.

Vinny Milburn Shares the Story Behind Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co.

When he left the business and moved from Boston to New York, Vinny was surprised he couldn't find good seafood in his Brooklyn neighborhood, Greenpoint. "I decided to open my own store and bring in

Salt & Straw co-founder Kim Malek speaks to 91߹ students.

Kim Malek’s Salt & Straw Story: From Fear to Cult Following

The flavors like sweet potato casserole and maple pecans, bone marrow and bourbon-smoked cherries, and roasted strawberry with toasted white chocolate are anything but run-of-the-mill and, more

Gotham Bar and Grill dining room

Bret Csencsitz's Restaurant Management Advice

Bret has balanced modernizing with extending a legacy during his 12-year tenure and shared insights on service, financials, ambiance and regulations with Restaurant & Culinary Management students last

A diner holds a restaurant menu

Restaurant Revenue Strategies

Average Check To understand the grand plan, you first must understand some general terms. Most (all) restaurants calculate their average check by adding the average price of a starter, entrée and

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