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New York Restaurants Get a Report Card

By Jon Mejia | Published: July 28, 2010
New York’s 24,000 restaurants are now getting graded for their cleanliness and food preparation. The grades must be prominently displayed in restaurant windows. New York Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley and the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tried to initiate the process in January 2009 and were met with opposition from the restaurant [...]
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Liquor To be Sold From Pushcarts at O’Hare International Airport?

By Jon Mejia | Published: July 21, 2010
If Mayor Richard Daley gets his way, the answer is yes. “The goal is to bring in more money for the city.” Eve Rodriguez, city Aviation Department Taking a page from the carts used by airlines, the plan is to create a new type of liquor license allowing “the sale of alcoholic liquor from pushcarts [...]
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What Can the Hospitality Industry Teach Bars and Restaurants? Lots!

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 10, 2010
The hospitality industry has learned several important lessons about social media that operators of bar and restaurant owners can apply to enhance their business model. These include: carefully listen to customers and adapt your offerings and messages accordingly speak in your brand’s voice to engage your customers people are just as likely to post a [...]
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Is Your Business One of the 10 Most Wanted (and Profitable) Location-Based Alerts?

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 9, 2010
First off, what is a location-based alert? Answer: The ability to pinpoint the location of a mobile caller or vehicle in transit. Here are the top 10 businesses and categories that customers want to know about: restaurants, tickets for movies and events, weather, sales, pizza, clothing, fast food, electronics, music, and happy hour specials. If [...]
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Is Washington State About to Privatize the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages?

By Jon Mejia | Published: June 7, 2010
Initiative 1100 is gaining steam. If the voters of WA choose to privatize the sale of alcoholic beverages, state run stores will go the way of the dinosaurs. “We believe that I-1100 will bring about a more competitive market for spirits, beer and wine in Washington and that it is appropriate for the voters to [...]
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Dennis Rosen, New York Liquor Authority Chief is Making Innovative Moves

By Jon Mejia | Published: April 2, 2010
The New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) has a new liquor sheriff and I like what I see. SLA Chairman Dennis Rosen, top gun for the agency responsible for issuing liquor licenses to bars, restaurants and any other establishment that wishes to sell alcoholic beverages, is making some interesting moves that bode well for the [...]
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New York, New York

By Jon Mejia | Published: March 22, 2010
If you find yourself in New York on Tuesday May 11th 2010, check out this popular wine tasting event: Top of the List Tasting Between the excellent selection of wines and mouth-watering food from some of the city’s best restaurants, this will be a memorable event. Cheers!
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From the Big Apple to the Big Orange, the Lessons are Similar

By Jon Mejia | Published: November 10, 2009
If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere, It’s up to you, New York, New York. —lyrics by Fred Ebb I enjoy reading the New York Times online. Not only are they one of the best news-gathering organizations in the world, they also supplement their site with excellent content from the fields of [...]
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