Mayor de Blasio announced earlier this week that New York City will require proof of vaccination to enter all restaurants, fitness centers, and entertainment venues. In his announcement, the mayor also strongly advised individuals to to wear masks inside public facilities to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant.

Our restaurant industry’s current summer is already a far cry from last year’s lost season. Not only is outdoor dining still going strong, but indoor dining is back on the front burner—and now, right on schedule, New York City’s Summer 2021 Restaurant Week returns this Monday.

When you’re tasked with stocking a restaurant with equipment, you likely find yourself walking the fine line between extravagance and thriftiness. You want your kitchen to be stocked with the absolute best equipment, but you also want to save cash wherever possible. 

Chef Richard Rupp emerged in the restaurant industry with a degree in hotel restaurant management and a goal to lead the kitchen at Rupp’s, his family’s supper club in Sheboygan, WI. When that plan didn’t quite pan out, he decided to try something different. 

Commercial dishwashing machines are a huge time saver in a restaurant kitchen, capable of cleaning a high volume of dirty dishes in a fraction of the time it would take to hand-wash. But purchasing a dishwasher for your restaurant is a lot different than going to the local appliance retailer for a model fit for the home kitchen.

Celebrated this year on Sunday, May 9, Mother’s Day 2021 happens to coincide with the almost universal rebirth of the Foodservice industry. Restaurants across the metropolitan area are welcoming guests back to indoor dining, with capacity numbers on a steady trajectory toward 100 percent. 

It's official! You can finally register for the latest Restaurant Relief Fund!

Though this is amazing news for any restaurant that took a financial hit during the pandemic, we know the application process can be tricky. That's why we recently joined with financial advisory firm Asset Enhancement Solutions, LLC, and accounting firm Gettry Marcus, to hold an informational webinar geared toward demystifying the Restaurant Relief Fund and other programs available to the foodservice industry.

It was opening night at Mariano’s Mexican Cuisine in Dallas in May of 1971. Customers had fully embraced the fiery, “fiesta” atmosphere of the restaurant’s happy hour, demanding copious amounts of frozen margaritas as the bartender’s hands cramped under the pressure and the drinks began to devolve in quality and consistency. Customers complained and cocktails were poured down the drain—things were not looking good.

With the expiration of the previous COVID-19 relief measures looming, restaurants were delivered a fresh serving of stimulus money through the Restaurant Relief Fund (RRF) section of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, signed on March 11. 

Whether you’re building out a brand new restaurant kitchen or looking to remodel and upgrade, it’s crucial to consider all of your options when it comes to the heavy duty equipment that makes up the foundation of your business.