Zagat recently released their list of "The 10 Most Annoying Restaurant Trends". You can see their entire list and commentary here, but you know me, I have to put in my .02.Items I agree with -Communal Tables: I understand why some restauranteurs like communal tables. Start-up costs are cheaper than regular tables. You can pack in more diners per square foot. That makes … [Read more...] about Is My Restaurant Annoying You Yet?
Social Media + Customers Hate You = Bad Idea
Earlier this year, McDonald's started a campaign to promote their food, by encouraging people to tag Twitter posts with "#McDStories". They felt it would encourage people to post touching stories about their experiences eating McDonald's food.You can probably see this coming - it didn't go well.Customers began to post tweets like:I have the sneaking suspicion that … [Read more...] about Social Media + Customers Hate You = Bad Idea
British Astronomer Markets “Meteorite Wine”
Yup, you heard it right. Ian Hutcheon, a British astronomer, has introduced a red wine that contains... a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite.The meteorite from an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is introduced into the wine just after a 25 day maloactic fermentation, and then blended with Cabernet. "The idea behind submerging it in wine was to give everybody the … [Read more...] about British Astronomer Markets “Meteorite Wine”
John Gorham Readies Toro Bravo Cookbook
John Gorham of Toro Bravo, Tasty N Son's and Interurban, is moving into a new venture with his first book, "The Making Breaking and Riding of a Bull". McSweeney's Press, publisher of Lucky Peach and The Mission Street Food cookbooks, has agreed to be the publisher. If all goes according to plan, it will hit the streets in the Fall of 2013. … [Read more...] about John Gorham Readies Toro Bravo Cookbook
In Good Taste Closing, and More Food News for January 17th
Still cleaning out bookmarks and whatnot. Here are some interesting stories from around the net.In Good Taste - the popular cooking school in the Pearl District, is closing on February 1st. According to Lisa Hill PR, the folks behind EaT: An Oyster Bar, are taking over the space. The Parish will combine old-style Cajun traditions with a more urban and European-inspired … [Read more...] about In Good Taste Closing, and More Food News for January 17th