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This file provides information about The Prep to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [This fine dining chef found success in a small town](https://www.theprep.co/p/this-fine-dining-chef-found-success-in-a-small-town): How a big-city chef adapted his standards to a small-town market and came out stronger for it - [The restaurant gimmicks guests and employees both hate](https://www.theprep.co/p/the-restaurant-gimmicks-guests-and-employees-both-hate): Plus: AI is changing how guests discover restaurants | The loyalty program mistake that erodes your margins - [The hardest part of opening a restaurant isn't the food](https://www.theprep.co/p/the-hardest-part-of-opening-a-restaurant-isn-t-the-food): The Kingsway's Ashwin Vilkhu on building culture from scratch and what no business plan prepares you for - [Your restaurant TVs are an untapped marketing channel](https://www.theprep.co/p/your-restaurant-tvs-are-an-untapped-marketing-channel): Plus: Are they customers or guests? | Four leadership habits for operational success - [How a Michelin-starred chef does fast-casual](https://www.theprep.co/p/how-a-michelin-starred-chef-does-fast-casual): Chef Jun Hee believes great food shouldn’t only be reserved for special occasions - [The labor clock is ticking for restaurants](https://www.theprep.co/p/the-labor-clock-is-ticking-for-restaurants): Plus: Why big chains are walking back their AI bets | Guests want spectacle back on the menu - [From a Los Angeles strip mall to its second Michelin star](https://www.theprep.co/p/from-a-los-angeles-strip-mall-to-its-second-michelin-star): Jon Yao shares Kato's journey as an Asian American fine dining spot - [Your kitchen layout might be why staff quit](https://www.theprep.co/p/your-kitchen-layout-might-be-why-staff-quit): Plus: Wonder just bought Mighty Quinn's BBQ | Why museum restaurants are booming - [What Coach's new coffee shops are really selling](https://www.theprep.co/p/what-coach-s-new-coffee-shops-are-really-selling): Find out what this handbag brand is borrowing from hospitality to bring customers back every week - [The best restaurant AI is the kind nobody talks about](https://www.theprep.co/p/the-best-restaurant-ai-is-the-kind-nobody-talks-about): Plus: Turn catering into a profit center | CPG brands are coming to restaurants - [Roscioli rewrote the whole concept for New York](https://www.theprep.co/p/roscioli-rewrote-the-whole-concept-for-new-york) - [Turning summer's rush into year-round loyalty](https://www.theprep.co/p/turning-summers-rush-into-year-round-loyalty) - [ICYMI: Four reads on building a restaurant on your own terms](https://www.theprep.co/p/icymi-four-reads-on-building-a-restaurant-on-your-own-terms) - [Casa Playa's chef just won a historic James Beard Award](https://www.theprep.co/p/casa-playas-chef-just-won-a-historic-james-beard-award) - [Restaurant memberships? Yay or nay?](https://www.theprep.co/p/restaurant-memberships-yay-or-nay) - [Investing in your people is a profitability strategy](https://www.theprep.co/p/investing-in-your-people-is-a-profitability-strategy) - [Capturing hidden restaurant revenue](https://www.theprep.co/p/capturing-hidden-restaurant-revenue) - [The restaurant that blurs the lines in hospitality](https://www.theprep.co/p/the-restaurant-that-blurs-the-lines-in-hospitality) - [The case for a shorter menu](https://www.theprep.co/p/the-case-for-a-shorter-menu) - [ICYMI: Clarity is the strategy every restaurateur keeps coming back to](https://www.theprep.co/p/icymi-clarity-is-the-strategy-every-restaurateur-keeps-coming-back-to) - [The desert dining destination with a cult following](https://www.theprep.co/p/the-desert-dining-destination-with-a-cult-following) - [More revenue without a single new customer](https://www.theprep.co/p/more-revenue-without-a-single-new-customer) - [Nostalgia-driven dining is putting itself to the test](https://www.theprep.co/p/nostalgia-driven-dining-is-putting-itself-to-the-test) - [How restaurants are turning online followers into regulars](https://www.theprep.co/p/how-restaurants-are-turning-online-followers-into-regulars) - [What a 25-concept restaurant group can teach a single location](https://www.theprep.co/p/your-restaurant-needs-fans-not-just-customers-2) - [Your restaurant needs fans, not just customers](https://www.theprep.co/p/your-restaurant-needs-fans-not-just-customers) - [How sourcing locally pays off for independent restaurants](https://www.theprep.co/p/how-sourcing-locally-pays-off-for-independent-restaurants) - [Diners: A table for one, please](https://www.theprep.co/p/diners-a-table-for-one-please) - [He turned regional ingredients into national acclaim](https://www.theprep.co/p/he-turned-regional-ingredients-into-national-acclaim) - [Every detail in your restaurant is now a profit lever](https://www.theprep.co/p/every-detail-in-your-restaurant-is-now-a-profit-lever) - [The diner format, completely reinvented](https://www.theprep.co/p/the-diner-format-completely-reinvented) - [Tariff refund status: Unlikely](https://www.theprep.co/p/tariff-refund-status-unlikely) - [Chef-driven doesn't have to mean expensive](https://www.theprep.co/p/chef-driven-doesnt-have-to-mean-expensive) - [Who finds your restaurant? AI decides](https://www.theprep.co/p/who-finds-your-restaurant-ai-decides) - [What building a restaurant on $60K forces you to figure out](https://www.theprep.co/p/what-building-a-restaurant-on-60k-forces-you-to-figure-out) - [Who controls your supply costs may be about to change](https://www.theprep.co/p/who-controls-your-supply-costs-may-be-about-to-change) - [A better way to use what your kitchen throws out](https://www.theprep.co/p/a-better-way-to-use-what-your-kitchen-throws-out) - [The OpenTable move others may follow](https://www.theprep.co/p/the-opentable-move-others-may-follow) - [Nine restaurants, one vision](https://www.theprep.co/p/nine-restaurants-one-vision)