### How to Manage Food Costs, Influencers, and Tech Trends from an SVP at STARR Restaurants

Discover how STARR Restaurants SVP Jenna Velella tackles rising food costs, influencer marketing, and restaurant tech trends with practical strategies for protecting margins, building authentic guest engagement, and making smarter operational decisions.

By [Caryn Ganeles](https://blog.resy.com/author/caryn-ganeles/) May 28, 2026

### 5 Restaurant Experts Dish on Menu Pricing Strategy

### The State of the Restaurant Industry. The State of Resy.

## Welcome to **On The House**

This is our place for restaurant folks to have a voice and explore issues that matter to you. Here, you’ll find advice from industry experts on trending topics, conversations with Resy operators, helpful how-to guides, and real life examples of how restaurants are getting the most out of Resy OS.

### 10 Years of Resy Restaurants

Resy has grown a lot in the past 10 years, and we’re celebrating by shining a light on some of the restaurateurs who grew alongside us in our earliest days. In this special series, star players from across the U.S. shared what they’ve learned over the years, how their restaurants have evolved, and much more.

### 7 Restaurant Holiday Marketing Tips

### Five Tips to Help Drive Diners to Your Restaurant from Google

### How to Capture and Create Short-Form Videos for Restaurant Staff

### Four Tips to Help Boost Takeout Revenue Through the End of Winter

### Easy Restaurant Email Marketing Campaigns for When You Need Inspiration

### Is it Time for Your Restaurant to Rebrand?

### How to Set Up an SEO Strategy for Your Restaurant

### Taking Stock: Grow Your Business with Inclusive Marketing

### Get Your Restaurant’s Website Ready for Reopening with These Five Tips

### How to Make it Work: Instagram for Restaurants

### On The House Presents: [Why We Stay](https://blog.resy.com/for-restaurants/category/why-we-stay/)

In an industry with an annual employee turnover rate of 74%, what makes some workers decide to stick around for years, or even decades? This is **Why We Stay**, a regular interview series with longtime staffers that aims to answer this question by learning from those who are living it. Find inspiration from their stories to enhance your company culture and boost retention in your restaurant.

### The Team at Miller Union: Over 10 Years of Leadership, Teamwork, and Growth

### Margot Eisbart: Seven Years at Mandolin Aegean Bistro

### Ron Gelbard: 30 Years of Leadership at Peter Luger Steak House

### Aurelija Sovaite: 10 Years of Delivering Hospitality with Harts Group

### Alejandra Garcia: 10 Years in the Kitchen at Rosemary’s

### Dennis Mullally: 50 Years Serving New York City

### Oscar Hernandez: 13 Years in the Kitchen at Tacombi

### Rachel Wilson: 11 Years Serving at 1618 West

### Luke Buchanan: 15 Years Behind the Bar at Poole’s Diner

*Opinions and views in articles shared on Resy OS are presented for the purpose of discussion and commentary on topics of interest in the restaurant industry; they should not be viewed as substitutes for advice given by professionally engaged business consultants and advisors.*