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How I Got My Job: Award-Winning Restaurant Critic

EATER

I wanted to be the beauty director of a travel or international magazine. I knew that my magazine days were over, because the market really is in New York. I started thinking I could start my own beauty magazine through a cultural lens. In 2015, I left New York when my husband Marcus got a job in Chicago. Just start writing!

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MRM Talking With: Author, Leadership Coach and Chick-fil-A Veteran Dee Ann Turner

Modern Restaurant Management

Her latest work is filled with principles and stories about how management must help people understand and adapt to the cultural beliefs of a great company. Allow them to develop leadership skills and show a path to leadership positions. What can managers do to want people to work for them? Dee Ann Turner.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

" As we mark the fifth anniversary, MRM magazine surveyed restaurant insiders about the pandemic’s lasting impact on their businesses and the industry. On a positive note, people developed a deeper appreciation for social connection and the experience of dining out, making for more guests joining us in our restaurants.