Restaurants gear up for the Super Bowl
This weekend should be big for chains doing more delivery and takeout.
The week in ideas, November 12, 2012
The Northeast is pulling together and fighting as a team in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, McDonald's is providing shuttle service for employees in Texas, Taco Bell is cooking up some competition, and if you're not ADA compliant, the U.S. Attorney's office may come knocking.
In tune with the seasons, Park Avenue restaurant in New York City completely changes its menu, décor and even its name four times a year. Park Avenue Winter is now in full swing, with the dining room decked out in winter finery and the kitchen turning out dishes based on seasonal seafood and produce and hearty grains and meats.
It was my great luck to be in Tampa, Florida from March 3-5 to attend MenuDirections 2013. This much-anticipated conference for non-commercial operators is organized by Restaurant Business' sister publication, FoodService Director, and includes a stellar lineup of speakers, workshops, chef demos and more. But I was luckier still to be asked to be one of five judges for the first-ever Culinary Competition.