Archive for September, 2009

Lona, Wine, & Sinatra: Vines Grille & Wine Bar - Orlando

Welcome back!“I feel sorry for the people who don’t drink - when they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they are going to feel all day.”   — Frank Sinatra

The above quote appeared on the menu of our restaurant of choice in Orlando, so at least the owner has a sense of [...]


Restaurant Promotion Gone Afoul: The Most Expensive Free I’ve Ever Seen…

Ok, so this hit my desk in the early AM on 9/9/09…

“Restaurant.com Stretches the Dollar with 90% off Gift Certificates”

A limited time promotion they are running using the date of 9/9/09 as an excuse.

I don’t care what day it is on the calendar this is a terrible promotion.

Well, let me clarify that - this is [...]


Kids & Healthy Eating: A Chef at War

It was almost ten years ago that we (Restaurant Report) were ranting and raving about the subject of childhood obesity. We knew then that we were systematically raising an entire generation hooked on fast foods. We knew then that both the parents and the schools were failing miserably as they sat back and [...]