https://www.gostino.app/blog/ The evenings that go wrong in hospitality, what they really cost, and the sum you can do yourself. en Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://www.gostino.app/blog/menu-engineering-stars-plowhorses-puzzles-dogs/ https://www.gostino.app/blog/menu-engineering-stars-plowhorses-puzzles-dogs/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT Srđan Mihailović The Numbers The dish with the best food cost percentage is rarely the one that earns the most. Two numbers per dish, one hour a month, and the menu sorts itself. https://www.gostino.app/blog/14-allergens-restaurant-rules/ https://www.gostino.app/blog/14-allergens-restaurant-rules/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT Srđan Mihailović The Rules What the EU rule actually asks of a restaurant, read from the regulation itself, and the written record that lets a waiter answer in ten seconds. https://www.gostino.app/blog/how-to-calculate-food-cost-per-plate/ https://www.gostino.app/blog/how-to-calculate-food-cost-per-plate/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT Srđan Mihailović The Numbers The costing sheet in the drawer says one figure. The invoices say another. Here is where the difference hides, and the sum that finds it. https://www.gostino.app/blog/what-a-missed-call-costs/ https://www.gostino.app/blog/what-a-missed-call-costs/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT Srđan Mihailović The Numbers A missed call leaves no trace in any report, so nobody counts it. Here is how to count it, and why this is the leak worth closing first. https://www.gostino.app/blog/what-delivery-platforms-really-cost/ https://www.gostino.app/blog/what-delivery-platforms-really-cost/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT Srđan Mihailović The Numbers The commission is the number everybody argues about. It is also the smallest part of the bill, and the rest of it has never been added up. https://www.gostino.app/blog/why-staff-leave-hospitality/ https://www.gostino.app/blog/why-staff-leave-hospitality/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT Srđan Mihailović The People They do. They are leaving specific jobs, not the industry, and the reasons are duller than a generational shift and far more fixable. https://www.gostino.app/blog/ai-is-too-complicated/ https://www.gostino.app/blog/ai-is-too-complicated/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT Srđan Mihailović From the Line The most expensive sentence in the industry right now. Where it came from, why the caution was earned, and one fair test to settle it.