The razzle-dazzle resto brigade
Time Out Insider’s Guide 2009 Page 21 The razzle-dazzle resto brigade Ramp up the drama and dine in spectacular surroundings There’s no question that the food is of paramount importance to most people when dining…
Mercado del Progreso
What’s Up Buenos Aires NEWS October 9, 2007 Mercado del Progreso A lot can change in two hundred years. The Plaza de Mayo, then the Plaza Mayor, was a different place – the central gathering…
A good story makes the product better
Okay, this isn’t my own, it’s an excerpt from a new book called All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Goldin. The excerpt appeared in the May 2005 issue of Fortune: Small Business, so I’m not…
Politically Correct Wine
In the midst of a particularly egregious period of time when every presentation I went to on wine was focused on one or another “politically correct” factors, be it “natural”, “organic”, “no sulfites added”, “fair…
Read Any Good Wine Lists Lately?
Santé The Magazine for Restaurant Professionals November 2002 Page 22 Read Any Good Wine Lists Lately? I like nothing better than to sit down to dinner and having a wine list put in front of…
Postcards from the edge…
I don’t really recall how, as the beverage director for restaurants AZ and pazo, I ended up with the job of creating marketing postcards. I think maybe we just had a lot of time on…
Putting It All Together
Santé The Magazine for Restaurant Professionals April/May 1999 Page 59Putting It All Together The phone rings early. The voice on the line says, “X told us to call you. We’re opening a restaurant. We have…
Veneto: Outstanding Originals
Santé The Magazine for Restaurant Professionals November 1998 Page 42-43, 75-76 Veneto: Outstanding Original In April, I find myself jetting across the Atlantic to hang for a week in the Veneto – specifically, Verona. Home…