The Sunday Digest:
Resources for the Hospitality Industry
At Oyster Sunday, we are committed to supporting independent hospitality businesses with free consultations to ensure you have another resource in your corner.
Byron’s Bottle Shop: Adventures on the Wine Trail
In this edition of Byron's Bottle Shop, Byron details his experiences trailing sommeliers at Union Square Café and Momofuku Ko, and highlights lessons learned on creating value for guests, practicing intentional hospitality, and fostering belief within a team.
Oyster Sunday named as Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in the World of 2024
New Orleans-based hospitality studio focused on supporting the independent restaurant & hospitality groups joins the ranks of Nvidia, YouTube, and more
2024 Labor Law Updates
Pertinent 2024 labor laws, the impact on day-to-day operations, and the next steps to take to ensure compliance.
How to Invest in Benefits for Your Team
How to invest in employee benefits, including why they are important, how to identify key team needs, implementation tips, and more.
The OS Holiday Table Guide
This year, we are throwing our own virtual Oyster Sunday Holiday Feast.
Byron’s Bottle Shop: Holiday Edition
This holiday season, Byron curated a list of wine recommendations centered around a few of his dear family members.
10 Restaurant Strategies to Prepare for the Holiday Season
10 Strategies to Prepare for the Busy Holiday Season
Introducing OS BENEFiTS
Why and How OS BENEFiTS was built. A personal story by Oyster Sunday’s founder Elizabeth Tilton.
Byron’s Bottle Shop
AAPI wine producers and owners to explore this summer curated by our Digital Marketing Manager, Byron Lo.
How to Build a Visual Brand Identity
How to build a brand with Maude, our lead designer at Oyster Sunday, through the lens of a recent client Bad Roman.
How to Incorporate AI in the Hospitality Industry & Beyond
The Oyster Sunday team’s reflections on AI. How our team is using it, the tools we are testing out, and if we should be cautionary with this new technology.
The Freedom to Choose
The Oyster Sunday Benefits Program provides access to fertility resources and women's health telemedicine for the insured, underinsured and uninsured.
The Compensation Guide with the James Beard Foundation
Our contribution to the James Beard Foundation’s new guide—Open for Good: Compensation, Benefits and Growth—complete with real-world examples from business owners across the country.
Our 2022 Hospitality Forecast
Our 2022 Hospitality Forecast — the key shifts we expect to influence our clients and other independent operators in the coming year.
Rebuilding: FEMA Grant Assistance + Transitional Sheltering Assistance in the Wake of Hurricane Ida
Information to help businesses and individuals applying for FEMA Disaster Assistance in the wake of Hurricane Ida and other disasters around the US.
Navigating COVID-19’s “Second Wave”: Adjusted Operations Critical Path for Independent Restaurants + Bars [Free Tool]
A comprehensive critical path laying out foundational tasks to assist restaurants with adjusting their operations due to COVID restrictions around the US.
Pathways to Equity, Diversity + Inclusion: Hiring Resource
A resource to ensure teams are filled with the best, and most equal representation of talent possible—from drafting job descriptions to onboarding new employees.
Pathways to Equity, Diversity + Inclusion: Job Board Database
To facilitate finding job boards + opportunities, the open-sourced OS Job Board Database helps bridge the gap and assist with connecting employers with candidates.
Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation (RWCF): Check-In Resource
Restaurant Manager Check-In Resource Packet by the RWCF outlines several pressing topics from unemployment benefits to mental health to resources for children.
In this edition of Byron's Bottle Shop, Byron details his experiences trailing sommeliers at Union Square Café and Momofuku Ko, and highlights lessons learned on creating value for guests, practicing intentional hospitality, and fostering belief within a team.