February 5, 2012

Bring customers in with “food holiday” promotions

Did you know March 2 was National Banana Cream Pie Day? Photo: Alaska Silk Pie

Did you know there’s a National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day? Or a National Fettuccine Alfredo Day?  And as a restaurant, why should you care? Believe it or not, nearly every day on the calendar is some sort of “food holiday” or celebration, according to The Nibble web site.  They document an amazing array of such events, [...]

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Some days are just smorgasbords

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Have you ever had one of those days where you just couldn’t decide what to eat – so you ate a little bit of everything you could get your hands on?  Okay then, it must just be me. And in trying to focus on a topic for today, day four of my ”31 posts in 31 days” [...]

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Twitterpated about food

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Twitterpated?  Yes, Twitterpated.  In the Disney movie “Bambi“, the friend Owl explains “Nearly everybody gets twitterpated…you’re walking along, minding your own business. You’re looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of a sudden you run smack into a pretty face. Woo-woo! You begin to get weak in the knees. Your head’s in a [...]

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