New Development in Hospitality A friend of mine recently dined at Nour Thai Kitchen in Oakland Park, Florida (just outside Fort Lauderdale) and texted me his receipt for shock value.At the bottom of the bill sat a line item that exposes a sneaky new revenue stream in the restaurant industry: a 6% cash discount. In […]
I have accepted that I have tip fatigue. It used to be that a tip was meant to be a voluntary reward for attentive service in the range of 15%. Then the accepted tipping rate became 18 and now is 20% During this development and especially recently, other things started to change. Now with various […]
We ate at Terrapin Restaurant in Rhinebeck (https://www.terrapinrestaurant.com/). It is located We ate at Terrapin Restaurant in Rhinebeck. It was a treat from the start based upon I being located in a converted church. We sat in the bistro section for lunch, enjoying an atmosphere that felt like a bright, covered patio. The highlight of […]
With so many of our local bakeries closing their doors across Long Island, finding quality baked goods has become a real challenge. While many of us default to Costco for birthday cakes or head to The Cake Don for special occasions, I decided to test whether local supermarket bakeries could fill the void for everyday […]
Regal Kosher Deli and Caterers in Plainview blends retro 1950s appeal with a fresh, contemporary dining room. Here is how the food stacked up: Mushroom Barley Soup: They served a surprisingly light and broth-like soup stock. a departure from the usual thick consistency, but delicious on its own terms. It is difficult to compare it […]
Here is a shocking revelation on who is the most generous tippers in the USA. My expectations would be the large coastal states (like California and New York) followed up by the New England states. I could not be more wrong!! According to Toast and graphed by Mental Floss, here is the tipping break down […]
If you are looking for a spot on Long Island that blends fresh, upscale Mexican cuisine with an electric dining experience, Frida’s Mexican Cuisine in Plainview is the place. Located in the Shoprite strip mall on South Oyster Bay Road, this neighborhood gem is great for a fun night with family or friends. The Food: […]
I ordered lunch from Mauro Ristorante Italian in Carle Place, and while there is definitely potential here, a few execution errors kept it from being a great meal. As way of background, Mauro’s is in the space of an old La Bottega. I do not know why but can guess, I bunch of La Bottega […]
I typically do not share stories that happen to friends since you get into the habit of doing friends of friends and you end up on Snopes (a site dedicated to debunking urban legends). But a recent experience a friend of mine had at Gary Rack’s Farmhouse Kitchen in Coral Springs warranted an exception to […]
I read this article on how this pilot announced the unspoken rules of flying. It seems that his pitch was a big hit with the passengers. He talked about the rights of the middle seat as well as ruling on the seat reclining debate. That made me think about the unspoken rules of flying as […]