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...
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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...
SUPERIOR INTERIORS: Guests feel more comfortable when they can figure out what your operation is all about from the entrance area. For instance, Echo in Palm Beach, Fla., offers executive chef Dieu Ho's "Resounding Asian Cuisine," and an...
WHERE CREDIT IS DUE: The back page of menus at Piatti locations talks about the sources of some locally obtained ingredients. EMPTY FREEZERS: "Our walk-ins are almost empty," says Bradley Ogden (center) of his namesake restaurant at...
Internet access at home is now a reality for 75 percent of Americans, reports Nielsen/NetRatings. Many are using the web to find restaurants: 40 percent of consumers surveyed by the National Restaurant Association say they've searched the Internet...
BALANCING ACT: Shrewd operators know the importance of keeping their menu pirces in line with inflation. STICKER SHOCK: That $100 produce bill from 1983 would run about $183 right now. Chances are that you haven't been giving much, if any...