Restaurant News
Reality is Catching Up to Gordon Ramsay
A few months ago we posted an article about the so-called business magician and chef extraordinaire called Gordon Ramsay who was showing others around the world how to run a restaurant. As predicted in the post titled Secrets to Running a Successful Restaurant – The Ramsay Revelation, celebrity chef’s who create “reality” TV shows do [...]
Surveys and Reports Just Verify What We Know on the Streets
The National Restaurant Association released it’s latest report on the Restaurant Productivity Index for the month of June. For the 22nd consecutive month the report concludes business climate is down. No surprise there. According to the NPD Group, a Chicago business research company, there are a net of 4000 fewer restaurants now than a [...]
NRA Poll Shows Twitter Leading the Pack
A poll running the week of May 11, 2009 shows some insights on Twitter as an Internet social marketing tool. According to the poll, 76% of all restaurants don’t use Twitter at all. Of the 24% who use Twitter, they use it for advertising and the format for distribution of coupons.
Arguably, Twitter seems to [...]
The Recession and the Dirty Little Secret Restaurateurs Can’t or Won’t Talk About
Everyone in the restaurant and hospitality business would agree that having a great staff is key to success. Your kitchen crew is essential to producing a food product guests will crave when the dinner bell rings in their head. Equally important are the people who serve and sell those culinary creations. The wait staff and [...]
The Quest to Open a New Restaurant
While writing for this blog, I have been occupied for the last six months building and opening another new restaurant. The economy, reduced consumer spending at restaurants and increasing food prices has been on my mind like a cheap neon flashing OPEN sign at a rundown motel. Each decision brought that sign glaring, blasting into [...]
