[BU Today] What BU Foodies Have to Say about The Bear
Excerpt from BU Today: The long-awaited third season of FX’s hit comedy/drama The Bear premieres June 26. In last season’s finale, a stressed-out Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (2023 Emmy winner Jeremy Allen White) is a colossal jerk to his staff and family and subsequently gets locked in the walk-in fridge during the biggest night of his career. His […]
[Boston.com] Guardian columnist thinks Boston eats too many bowls. Do we?
If you’re visiting Boston for its food, you’re most likely eating the city’s delicious seafood, staying warm with clam chowder, grabbing a cannoli for dessert in the North End. But are you buried in bowls? The city was visited by a European guest recently who then shared her experience in an opinion piece for The Guardian. Writer Emma […]
[NPR Marketplace] Restaurant dinners are eating earlier than ever
What time are you sitting down for dinner these days? Thursday, restaurateur Danny Meyer, the brains behind Shake Shack and Union Square Hospitality Group, which operates a bunch of restaurants in New York City, tweeted an observation. He said: “When did a six o’clock dinner reservation become the new eight?“ Yes, New York City has […]
To tip or not to tip? 3 reasons why tipping has gotten so out of control
It has become as much a part of our daily lives as getting our to-go coffee: the screen turn. It’s the moment when you’ve ordered your coffee and the barista turns the payment screen toward you, with prompts asking you for a tip. Tipping is on the rise across the U.S. as more and more […]
The BHR Brain Food Edition: December 2022
Food is often front and center of the Hospitality experience. The December issue of Boston Hospitality Review on “Brain Food,” edited by David Edwards, Ph.D., scientist, author, pioneering inventor, explores ways to rethink the food experience. “I had become fascinated with the potential of airborne sensory signals to reshape our experience of food and help […]
Automation: Are We Taking Employees out of Restaurants?
By Kritvi Kulkarni, QST’22 Since the COVID pandemic struck, it is no doubt that the hospitality industry, including both growing and established companies, has experienced severe disruptions in almost every aspect of the business. In order to maneuver through the atrocities of the pandemic, restaurants are giving more importance to their investments in artificial intelligence […]