How to Start a Restaurant in NYC (Successfully)

Everything you need to know about how to start a restaurant in New York City.

How to Decide Whether You Should Hire a PR Agency for Your Restaurant

Your restaurant has a story to tell. A publicist works to get the media to bring it to the world.

How to Maintain Your Restaurant Air Conditioning & Ventilation During COVID

The pandemic has made clean air a paramount concern in restaurants. Here's how to price, maintain, and support this critical system, now and into the future.

How to Get the Most out of Facebook Ads for Restaurants

How to get started creating and running Facebook ad campaigns for your restaurant.

How to Create a Floor Plan for Your Restaurant

How to get started on designing the ever-crucial floor plan for your restaurant.

How to Calculate Food Cost for Your Restaurant: Percentages & Formulas

A complete guide on how to calculate restaurant food costs and why it’s so important for independent restaurant owners and operators to track.

How to Create a Successful Event Series at Your Restaurant

Restaurant events can boost revenue on slower nights, build customer loyalty, attract new guests, and increase brand awareness. We break down how to make sure your event planning efforts are a success.

The Best Way to Track Your Restaurant’s Inventory

Tracking inventory is key to running a profitable restaurant. Here's how to manage your food inventory the right way to save money and avoid waste.

A Guide to Restaurant Inventory Management & Purchasing Software

An introduction to how your restaurant can use technology to streamline the way you buy and track inventory

The Best Restaurant Website Builders for 2023

Choose delivery platforms, POS systems, and more of the best restaurant technology out there with advice from our community of independent restaurateurs.

How to Step-up Your Restaurant Takeout Experience, According to a Carryout Critic

We asked Washington City Paper’s “carryout critic” Crystal Fernanders on how restaurants can create a better takeout experience.

7 Ways to Reduce or Control Noise in a Restaurant

Strike an auditory balance between deafening and dead.