In the Weeds

I recall back when I first started working in the industry in 1984, coming home after working my fifth 6 hour shift at a local restaurant after school and my parents asking me how the day went. Off I babbled without taking a single breath, “You should have seen it, the grill guy that was [...]

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Finding a Location for your Restaurant

Finding a location is an integral part of a restaurant and does play a major role in whether your operation will fly or fail. The location is only one of many key components that make up what happens in the long term to your restaurant’s future. Finding a good location does not mean your restaurant [...]

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Take the survey!

From a recent newsletter from Runningrestaurants.com
If the presidential election were held today, who would you vote for? And what impact do you think he/she will have on the restaurant business? Check who you would vote for and so far looks like we know who restaurant people will be going for!
http://www.runningrestaurants.com/articles/20080323_1

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Dolphin “fish”

One of the restaurants I worked at as a line cook had this Waitron named Tom, who was an awfully nice guy but he was an absolutely atrocious waiter. It would probably have helped if he didn’t show up stoned every time he was on the schedule but that’s the way it was with him, [...]

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Buying a Pre-existing or Turnkey Restaurant

Buying a restaurant that is already in use can be both financially rewarding if the right criteria are met or can be a money pit if they are not. One of the most important considerations when deciding whether to invest in a running establishment is: why are they selling? Are they retiring from the business [...]

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More female chefs enter the ranks

Women often face sexism, harassment and stereotyping when they step into a restaurant kitchen, but that hasn’t stopped them. Women make up about 24% of chefs and head cooks in the U.S., and the number jumped 44% between 2000 and 2007, according to the National Restaurant Association.
The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)

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Tampopo, a movie for food lovers

One of my all time favorite food movies is Tampopo (In English, Dandelion) a Japanese comedy directed by Juzo Itami and released in 1985 with English Subtitles. The first time I saw this movie was in a small art theatre in Upstate New York. The movie opens with a shot looking directly into a [...]

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Back after a long hiatus

Well here we are, after a long break, this will teach me not to start a long discussion about restaurant theft. The number of posts I received from our last blog were overwhelming and a break was needed. But we are Baaaaack!
For those newcomers to the site, we are going to start back at the [...]

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