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In light of the current beef recall, I thought it would be the perfect time to offer a short refresher course in time-temperature abuse and preventing food-borne illnesses like e-coli. What is time-temperature abuse? According to Daydots, a supp...
Here's an update on the Chef from Hell July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Gordon Ramsay’s London restaurant business swung to a loss last year as the chef closed eateries - - including Angela Hartnett at the Connaught -- and sales fell. Gordon Ramsay Holding...
 

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Howard Appell

Hell's Kitchen Finale 5 Replies

Chef Ramsey made his choice last night on Hell's Kitchen so it seems. I think he picked Jenn weeks ago. Petrozza was more experienced but Jenn was more able to be molded into the Ramsey format. Eit...

Started by Howard Appell in TV. Last reply by Howard Appell 1 day ago.

Howard Appell

The Changing Face of Advertising

Saw this article in the Atlanta Business Journal Huddle House CEO Phil Greifeld saw a problem for his restaurant chain in the media consumption habits of his teenage daughters. His girls aren’t n...

Tagged: Restaurant, House, Huddle, Advertising

Started by Howard Appell in Advertising Jun 29.

Howard Appell

How Much Do You Tip? 7 Replies

I belong to another Network and one of the most popular discussions was, How much do you tip? What do you base your tip on? What do you base your tip on? - waitress/waiter personality? - food? - ...

Tagged: restaurant, tips

Started by Howard Appell in Customer Service. Last reply by R. Casey Nelson Jun 26.

Lissie

"Iron Chef" Style Competition Experts-Help! 2 Replies

Hello, I have a cook who has entered an "Iron Chef" style competition and we're looking for expertise on what she can expect. She can bring her own stock, but no sauces and peeled,butnot cut veggie...

Started by Lissie in Shows and Events. Last reply by Lissie Jun 26.

Tom Jaffee

How to reach restaurant owners

Our company is launching a new program to help restaurants turn slow nights into profitable nights by hosting speed dating events for singles. Can anyone recommend services or sales reps we can wor...

Tagged: events, marketing, promotion, owners

Started by Tom Jaffee in Marketing Jun 23.

Blog Posts

Marie Lewis

Beef recall: a refresher course in time-temperature abuse

In light of the current beef recall, I thought it would be the perfect time to offer a short refresher course in time-temperature abuse and preventing food-borne illnesses like e-coli.

What is time-temperature abuse?

According to Daydots, a supplier of… Continue

Posted by Marie Lewis on July 2, 2009 at 12:09pm

Dan Harris

An Alternative To Traditional Marketing - TasteCasting


Who is TasteCasting™?

We’re a fast… Continue

Posted by Dan Harris on June 10, 2009 at 3:02pm

Victoria Fenick

The Payroll Professionals

Payroll specifically for the restaurant industry, online entry at
no additional cost
www.thepayrollpros.com

Posted by Victoria Fenick on June 10, 2009 at 12:24pm

Marie Lewis

Good causes prove to be great recession-busters for restaurants

Recent economic turmoil is forcing restaurants to get creative.

The saying, "adapt or perish" is true now more than ever: KFC now offers grilled chicken, Pizza Hut has pasta, and Morton's Steakhouse has a $5 burger.

But another (warmer, fuzzier) way that restaurateurs are combating the recession is by hosting charity events, where part of the proceeds go to the cause.

Indeed, many… Continue

Posted by Marie Lewis on June 4, 2009 at 11:03am — 1 Comment

Marie Lewis

A crash course in online networking

We hit 2000 blog views on Wordpress today, so I thought it would be a good time to thank all of our readers, and talk a little bit about social networking and the restaurant industry.

As an "evangelist" of social networking, one of the ways I try to encourage those around me to participate is by telling them, "as long as people are talking about you online, you might as well join the conversation."

Granted, there are a lot of fantastic wa… Continue

Posted by Marie Lewis on June 2, 2009 at 9:00am

 
 

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