ON THE MENU: Juanito Restaurant
ON THE MENU: Juanito Restaurant
Jun 30, 2008
Pedro and Juan Luis Salcedo, owners of Juanito Restaurant in Baeza, Spain, have operated the fine-dining institution begun by their parents in 1953 well enough to earn a listing in the guidebook of Jeunes Restaurateurs d’Europe, which translates...
KFC pushes wings with ‘Hotter than Hell’ promo
KFC pushes wings with ‘Hotter than Hell’ promo
Jun 30, 2008
LOUISVILLE Ky. KFC is promoting its Hot Wings by awarding free samples to consumers in cities and towns that record temperatures higher than those in Hell, Mich. Starting today and ending July 4, KFC will post the...
Hotels upgrade offerings to boost foodservice sales
Hotels upgrade offerings to boost foodservice sales
Jun 30, 2008
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Still-growing chains bullish about prospects to gain market share
Still-growing chains bullish about prospects to gain market share
Jun 30, 2008
With consumer confidence at a 16-year low, fewer families dining out and oil prices spiking above $130 a barrel, the time seems right for restaurant companies to retrench, not grow. But executives at such chains as Chipotle Mexican...
ON FOOD: Despite added glamour, the James Beard Awards remain an intimate, chef-driven affair
Jun 30, 2008
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay and I were dressed alike at the 18th annual James Beard Foundation awards—in tuxedos with straight silver ties instead of the more traditional bowties. Still, no one in the row of paparazzi lining the red carpet leading...
Luna Park revamps its bohemian image from the inside out
Luna Park revamps its bohemian image from the inside out
Jun 30, 2008
Back in early 2007, business was good, but not good enough for intrepid restaurateur A.J. Gilbert, owner of Los Angeles-based Luna Park, an upscale concept with a bohemian vibe. To increase sales and traffic, Gilbert decided to revamp the...
ON BEVERAGE: Classic Champagne gets the cocktail treatment to create bubbly summer drinks
Jun 30, 2008
There are few things about which I can be considered conservative. From music to art to style to food and drink, I embrace with equal enthusiasm tradition and innovation, the classics and the iconoclasts.Then there’s Champagne.As an avowed fan of...
Marc Bruno
Marc Bruno
Jun 30, 2008
For the fourth time, Marc Bruno has taken on the Herculean task of overseeing Aramark’s foodservice operations at the summer Olympic games, to be held this year in the city of Beijing.In addition to the pressures associated with this Olympian...
N.Y. Consumer Protection Board promotes recall awareness
N.Y. Consumer Protection Board promotes recall awareness
Jun 30, 2008
ALBANY N.Y. —The New York State Consumer Protection Board has launched a program developed to heighten awareness of recalled products among businesses. Called the Recall Awareness...
Gonzalez: Being ‘green’ means doing the right things right
Jun 30, 2008
Alberto Gonzalez has put his money where his mouth is—literally. The former financier opened GustOrganics, an organic restaurant, in New York’s West Village, in January as part of a personal mission to help bring the organic...
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