Mary King

Mary King is a veteran restaurant manager with firsthand experience in all types of operations from coffee shops to Michelin-starred restaurants. Mary spent her entire hospitality career in independent restaurants, in markets from Chicago to Los Angeles. She has spent countless hours balancing tills, writing training manuals, analyzing reports and reconciling inventories. Mary has been featured in the NY Post amongst other publications, and in podcasts such as Culinary Now where she discussed starting your first restaurant, how to leverage your community and avoiding technology traps.

Expertise

• Restaurant Operations
• Restaurant Employee Hiring, Onboarding, & Training
• Restaurant Marketing
• Restaurant Technology
• Restaurant Software
• Restaurant Startups

Education

B.A. English Literature, Colgate University

Featured In

• Huffington Post
• Yahoo Life
• PMQ Pizza Magazine
• Forbes Advisor
• The Food Institute
• The Street
• FSR Magazine
• Line Cook Thoughts Podcast
• NY Post

Highlights

• 15 years experience working in independent restaurants
• 5+ years experience advising small food businesses
• Featured National EshipWeek Speaker

Favorite Technology

Tableside order and payment devices have become indispensable for restaurants and customers. As a diner, I love not having to wait for a server to pick up my check and return with my card. As a restaurant operator, I love the reduced chargeback fees and faster service.