COMFORTABLE LOCATION: Eclectic art and curved leather booths are signature elements for Red Star Taverns; lifestyle centers are the preferred real estate. FAMILIAR FOODS: Seafood, steaks and chops, chicken and familiar comfort foods...
1. Join a co-op When it comes to marketing muscle, size counts. Ten restaurants in the Boise area found that out when they joined Idaho's Local Flavor, a cooperative marketing campaign set up by Sysco Food Services. The campaign allows the...
Havana Club NOW, RICKY: Babalu Grill teams a mean mojito with Nuevo Latino delicacies. Blue Sea Grill MUCHO GUSTO: Babalu Grill's colorful signage and festive music beckon passersby on Baltimore's restaurant row. Havana Club ...
THAT SMELL: Freshly baked breads and pastries are irresistibly seductive. HANDS ON: As important as your big baking equipment is, don't forget that baker pads and mitts are just as vital. Freshly baked breads and pastries will not only...
SIMPLY STYLISH: At Mariposa, Neiman Marcus Fashion Island, Newport Beach, California, custom-designed white damask napkins woven with a butterfly logo make their subtle statement. LOKING JUST WHITE: Tablesetting at Market Cafe, Loews...
How did you hook up with Restaurant Associates? As a teen, I worked at my brother's restaurant on Long Island, and then went on to school to learn hotel-restaurant management. After I got out, which was in the late '60s, the place to go for the...
When 5:00 p.m. rolls around, the kid in all of us does a Fred Flintstone: We race to gain separation from work, and to begin enjoying the rest of our day. After slugging it out it in the boardrooms and corner offices, your business crowd is...
It may seem simple, yet it is often overlooked. When choosing an Internet hosting provider for their websites, the majority of business owners or companies know very little about making the best Internet/web hosting decisions. For instance, what...
FOOD FOCUS: Breakfast-only operations enjoy a number of practical advantages. EGG-ONOMICS: Low food costs make breakfast a profitable proposition. It's the crack of dawn. People are hungry. If you're not serving breakfast already, are you...