September is consistently one of our slowest months, however a lot of our business comes from tourism, which gives an explanation for the downturn during this time of the year. We have really been fortunate this year - actually staying ahead of prior year sales, and so far MTD, we are 4% over...
We do have a water filter that ties into our ice machine, coffee machine and soda fountain. We use Ecolab, and they were able to supply us with the whole shabang. Works great!
There are a few things that you will definitely want to keep on top of, when serving draft beers:
Line Cleaning - This is really of utmost importance! Monthly is the bare minimum of frequency of cleaning, especially if you are going through a lot of beer. We clean our lines every two weeks...
Please don’t misconstrue my questioning this… I’m certainly not trying to take the side of the three licensing companies that use scare tactics, but…
How can you really be sure that of all the unknown college bands that are making music… That all the songs they are presenting to you… Through...
This came from a BMI FAQ that I came across… I’m going to take a closer look at all of my licenses to be sure… Am I missing something?
“Q #7 – “If I hire bands playing only original music do I need a music license?â€
A – Most business owners have neither the time nor desire to research...
Unfortunately, the music licenses actually apply to playing music in general… Not a specific artist. That is why the fact that I have live music puts my license in a different category than just CDs or satellite radio… I doesn’t matter that it’s a local artist, and I could ask them to be sure...
Hijacking Alert!!! :lol:
Nick, you mentioned pretzels, and I am really wanting to do a pretzel myself… There aren’t a whole lot of things better than a nice chewy on the inside, crunchy on the outside, hot baked pretzel with a good mustard sauce…
However, we make all our own dough and breads...
Re: scary stuff…i think this means flour prices will be ris
I asked my vendor about what their market analysts are seeing in the future for wheat, based on the threat of the Ug99 virus, and this was their reply:
Below are the comments from our “in-house” wheat analyst:
"Other than the article...
Thanks for the info! We actually have quite a few sandwiches that we do through the ovens, and they are all big sellers. What I am looking for are good sides that can go through the oven, rather than through a fryer. We currently put thick cut Kettle Chips on the sides of our sandwiches, which...
I imagine Panini sandwiches would be very quick and easy to pull off in your situation. Even the deli at Safeway is doing a Panini sandwich line… Basically you can have them completely pre-made, individually wrapped and refrigerated - then all you have to do is do a quick slather of butter or...
Our most popular salad is our Strawberry Spinach Salad: Baby Spinach, Gorgonzola crumbles, fresh sliced strawberries, Maui Onions, macadamia nuts, house-made Strawberry Vinaigrette.
Very refreshing, and not too high of a FC.
Indie, How long do those wedges take to cook? I was interested in doing something similar, but I thought the time it would take to bake them would inhibit us… We go through ALOT of sandwiches, but we don’t have space to hold cooked wedges. I would hate to have to have a sandwich held up because...
You will probably want to reconsider your promise of delivery 20 minutes after the order is placed. Depending on how your kitchen is set up, in a really big rush, it can be a challenge to produce pizzas in under 20 minutes… Then you still have to deliver it!
Also, a time-based promise...
We use sundried tomatoes, which come to me in a 5 lb. case (vacuum-sealed). The shelf life on them is fantastic - honestly I couldn’t put a real number to it, as we always run through the case before shelf life even becomes an issue…
I am currently paying $3.52/lb.
We always put the sundried...
I saw a pretty cool program at the NRA show in Chicago called HotSchedules. It will send out text or e-mail messages to staff alerting them to when the schedule is complete, allows them to request time off and switch shifts with other employees (which you can set to require management...
It’s no different than the license requirements for playing music over the radio… It’s just another level to it. It allows us to be very flexible with the artists we get to choose, without the liability of me having to verify their legal ability to play the songs they wish.
Considering our live...
pizza2007:
The problem arises when you aren’t a “nearby” business… If they are commissioned by you to play in your establishment, the liability falls on you. We have live music every weekend in the restaurant, so we have to have a different level of coverage by these companies.
There is actually a third one, as well (although a little less known), which is SESAC. Between the three (BMI, ASCAP, SESAC), they cover copyrights of SONGS as well as artists. That means that one artist could have material under copyright protection with ALL THREE of these companies! :shock...
