Monthly Archives: June 2010

Will Smoked Salmon Flavored Vodka Make a Splash at Your Bar or Restaurant?

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 30, 2010
First there was bacon-flavored vodka from Seattle and now you can savor salmon-flavored vodka from Wasilla, AK, the home of Sara Palin. It seems the inspiration behind the new product was creating a flavor with an Alaska theme. If your restaurant is frequented by super-foodies willing to try anything adventurous, then this alcoholic beverage could [...]
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When is Too Loud a Problem for a Bar or Restaurant?

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 29, 2010
Are quieter restaurants and bars a trend? Loud, crowded dining rooms and cocktail parties fueled by too many drinks can be a turnoff to many of your customers. One way to turn the volume down in your bar or restaurant is to pad the walls. To be sure, you’ll want to have enough buzz going [...]
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How Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties Can Boost Your Bottom Line

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 28, 2010
WEDDING INDUSTRY STATISTICS A recent study indicates 1/2 of all brides will use a wedding consultant or wedding day coordinator. There are somewhere around 2.5 million weddings every year in the United States. June is the most popular month for weddings, then August, followed by September and October. The average budget for a wedding is [...]
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How Exotic Eating and Drinking Adventures Can Get Your Restaurant a Ton of Free Publicity

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 25, 2010
While you may never serve your customers camel pie or llama with figs, letting the local press know about an exotic dining option can get you valuable exposure on TV, radio and in print. Food trends, like food themes, are well worth keeping an eye on, both for the PR value and for the sense [...]
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9 Tips on How To Keep Your Customers Coming Back to Your Bar or Restaurant For More

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 24, 2010
Here are a few tips gleaned from some of our best clients: Have a Public Relation and Marketing Plan Use Social Media Be different from your competition Offer great appetizers, food and drinks Have a beer and wine license or full liquor license Offer beer and wine and distilled spirit tasting events Create a romantic [...]
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The Absinthe Drinkers – How Life Imitating Art Can be Good for Your Restaurant or Bar

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 23, 2010
Since San Francisco is considered ground zero for west coast absinthe lovers, why not tie in an absinthe promotion at your bar or restaurant to coincide with the art exhibit of the same name at the San Francisco de Young Museum? “I am thrilled that the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco was able to [...]
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Do You Know Your Immediate Competition?

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 22, 2010
Whether you plan to open a bar or restaurant or if you’ve been in business for a long time, you should research your competition. Do they have a website? Are they involved in social media? Do they have a beer and wine license, a full liquor license or no license at all? What special events [...]
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The Restaurant Manager’s Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 21, 2010
This book is an invaluable guide for anyone thinking about opening a bar or restaurant. Now in it’s 4th printing, this award winning guide can help you reach your goals with a minimum of missteps. From the type of entity to consider to when setting up your business to the basics of what to look [...]
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Is This the Most Exotic Whiskey in the World?

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 18, 2010
If you find beer and wine passe and conventional designer cocktails bore you, or if the Tequila worm is too tame for your manly taste buds, get a load of this alcoholic beverage — real Cobra Snake & Scorpion Whiskey. That’s right, each bottle of whiskey holds a real Cobra snake with a scorpion in [...]
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How to Make Every Alcoholic Beverage Known to Man, From A to Z

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 17, 2010
Here’s a great resource for home, bar or restaurant. drinkindex.com If you started from the first entry under the letter A and made it to the last entry under letter Z, you will make the Guinness Book of World Records for having too much fun. Keep in mind that this covers just distilled spirits. There’s [...]
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