Tag Archives: Restaurants
Cooking With Passion Makes a Difference
Chef Micheel, director of kitchens of the Radisson Blu hotel in Dubai and president of the Emirates Culinary Guild, manages nearly 140 chefs and 14 restaurants. Micheel believes a good chef must cook with passion. He claims that’s why most people say the best cook they know is their mother or grandmother. Mothers and grandmothers, [...]
Full StorySneaky, Seedy Restaurant Tricks
We previously reported on fraud, deception, mislabeling and substitution of various kinds of fish in the restaurant industry. The most extensive fraud involves the substitution of the far-less expensive fish tilapia with red snapper as well as the mislabeling of Asian Catfish as grouper.
Last year in August, ABC News published a story about couple of [...]
You, The Maître d’ and his Little Black Book
Did you ever wonder how it is that the waiter, maître d’, or captain at your favorite Michelin stared restaurants all seem to have photographic memories? Many waiters and captains use to rely on their little Black Books to recall the subtlest of details about scores of their important diners:
– Always with wife
– Only foie [...]
Snacking Predicted to Increase in the next Decade
The NPD Group has released its latest report on what Americans will be eating in the future, and according to their crystal ball, it looks like the next decade will bring on increased amounts of snacking.
The startling results in A Look into The Future of Eating shows double digit increases in the amount of snacking [...]
Jamie Oliver-backed Restaurants Receive Grant
Four restaurants in the Jamie Oliver backed chain Fifteen and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have received grant money from the Holland-based Doen Foundation to become MSC-certified. The Marine Stewardship Council is the world’s leading certification and ecolabeling program for sustainable seafood. The grant from Doen will provide chefs from Fifteen’s restaurants to receive training in the use [...]
Full StoryCreate Your Very Own Virtual Restaurant
Launched five months, Restaurant City was created by Playfish, a company that specializes in social games for platforms including Facebook, MySpace, Google and iPhone. The virtual restaurant game Restaurant City draws more than 10 million users a month on Facebook, where 10 million virtual restaurants have been created and more than 200 billion virtual [...]
Full StoryFood Scraps Used to Generate Electricity
San Francisco Bay restaurateurs and supermarket managers are doing their part to reduce landfill waste and greenhouse gases, while contributing to a major renewable energy project. Leftover food scraps from more than 2,300 establishments are helping fuel a new program that will generate power from the methane gas produced as the waste materials decompose.
Participating groceries [...]
Sayonara to Tatsuso, one of London’s Priciest Restaurants
There was a time when business travelers going to London looked forward to putting a lunch or dinner at Tatsuso on their expense account. The Japanese restaurant, with a reputation for being the most expensive in London, and with prices described as “eye watering”, has been forced to close, another victim of the financial crisis.
The [...]
New York City’s Restaurant Week Starts July 12
If you are thinking about taking a trip to New York this summer, there is no better time to arrive than between July 12 and July 31. This is when New York’s popular Restaurant Week is in full swing. Summer 2009’s extended event kicks into high gear next week, when some of the city’s trendiest [...]
Full StoryA&W 90th ANNV – Free Floats, 90¢ Burgers
A&W Restaurants celebrates its 90th Anniversary this weekend with a FREE Float Day on Friday and 90 cent burgers on Sunday, June 21, Father’s Day.
“We are excited to invite customers to join in our 90th Anniversary A&W Restaurants celebrates its 90th Anniversary this weekend with a FREE Float Day and 90-cent Papa Burgers. Ben Butler, [...]
150-inch Garlic Bread Loaf To Set Guinness World Record
Cole’s Quality Foods claims they’ve always been into garlic bread big time — but not this big. Since February, Cole’s officials have been working with the Guinness World Records, and Cole’s production workers have been busy designing a specially crafted, custom-fabricated pan to bake a 150-inch-long loaf of garlic bread that will set a Guinness [...]
Full StoryNebraska is Latest Smoke Free State
Since New York City passed its landmark smoking ban in 2003, more than half the states either have prohibited smoking in bars and restaurants, or will by the end of the year. Nebraska is the latest state to enact a no-smoking ban. On June 1, the Clean Indoor Air Act went into effect, banning smoking [...]
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