Archive for August, 2009

Chef Bernard on Restaurant Survival

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I have always enjoyed any conversation with Chef Bernard Ros of New York’s Meli Melo Restaurant. It was a hot August day, and while we talked about one of my least favorite subjects (the economy) Bernard can’t be anything but interesting. He brings a very simple [...]


A Dog Day Afternoon for Restaurants

“The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.” - Unknown

I just watched a news presentation featuring a new business in my area - a swimming pool for dogs. Not a terrible idea. It was the ad in my local paper that bothered me - A Philadelphia Tavern is now promoting [...]