The results are in! Georgetown Bagelry was voted Best Bagel in the Washington City Paper’s Best of D.C. 2012 Reader’s Poll. We are very honored to receive this distinction for two years in a row. We love…

In your business, it is unlikely that you want to enter into spending wars for the worlds most expensive bean to support your civet coffee habit.  On the other hand, you want to take advantage of the best prices offered in the supply community and work to create competitive markets to reduce food acquisition costs.

The solution…

Each spring, just as spring training is wrapping up, Scottsdale is the scene of the Restaurant Leadership Conference.  It’s neither the largest, nor by most measures the most frenetic of the key restaurant conferences; the first title must go to Chicago’s NRA extravaganza, and arguably the second goes to the well-run, but adrenaline-filled, RFDC in Las Vegas (the adrenaline perhaps unavoidably due to the locale as well…

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This is one of the most innovative times of our lives. Every time you turn around, there is a new convenience to simplify a task in our lives. Today, many businesses, as well as individuals, are…

At times I feel displaced.  I spent my first 18 years in one town then I started my life as a ping pong ball.  Don’t get me wrong, I’ve loved my life and wouldn’t trade my experiences for the world. 

After high school it was 4 years in Ashland Ohio for…

A buddy of mine has been dating. He’s newly returned to the dating scene since his divorce and he’s trying to figure out how to feel less awkward.  He, like many people, turned to online options.  It’s been a running joke for us for…

Ready to push your restaurant into the world of online ordering? Overwhelmed by the choices of online ordering providers?   Here's a step-by-step guide to picking the solution that's perfect for your restaurant!    Need more info?   There's a link on my profile (scroll down to whitepapers) to download the Granbury Restaurant Solutions "Online Ordering Launch Guide", a great resource of ideas for promoting your online…

A spider is, in and of itself, an unusual thing to deliberately add to a foodservice establishment.   What bugs me is when there are several different “species” on the menu…

Spiders, Spatulas and Speed racks, oh my!  What images do they convey?  If you’re a baker, (AKA a “Dough Hoe”) they might conjure up visions of the fryer skimmers, icing knives and sheet pan racks. A restaurateur could easily imagine them as table bases, burger turners and liquor bottle holders.

Another…

How restaurant mints are a personalized affair. Let’s a say a restaurant provides mints for its customers on the way out. If the amount of tips per week is the baseline for that restaurant, let’s make the waiters include a mint as they give the check to…

Many restaurants do not disclose the price of specials or cocktails on menus, hoping the impulse to imbibe will sway the customer. Restaurateurs should be aware that this practice has legal risk.

In February, 2012, the Cheesecake Factory announced that it would begin posting drink prices at its Massachusetts locations. This announcement came after a patron’s attorney threatened to sue under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (MCPA) because the restaurant charged $11 for a…

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This past weekend, unlike many, I had the opportunity to lounge around the house and do nothing. After rising from a full eight hours of sleep, I decided I’d try a recipe that I stumbled across while…

Every week, I have numerous phone conversations, meetings and webinars with perspective Restaurant Clients that are interested in our …

I get to do a lot of cool things for my job but I don’t think it’s any secret to those that know me that about a year and a half ago I really found my passion when we started planning FSMU.  Since FohBoh started we’ve seen trends come and go, different marketing strategies win and fail and…

by Celeste Edman, Marketing Expert

Say what you want about fast food, but IN-N-OUT is the standard that we should all hold ourselves to. Your restaurant may be fine dining or have a specific niche, so you may be wondering what you could possibly learn from…

According to consumer surveys, a person who has had an unpleasant experience with a business will tell 10 other people. Approximately 13% will tell more than 20 other people. Customers who have a good experience tell an average of only 3 other people. One of the most important things a waitperson is responsible for is turning dissatisfied customers back into satisfied customers.

• Deal with the problem immediately. It is important to deal with a customer’s…

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It’s a new year and many of you have a plate full of priorities. Some are more important than others, but for most, they are all important; at the same time, each priority is competing with another. For…

At some point in your life it’s likely you have offered, received or heard the advice, “If you’re going to talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk.” Often this piece of wisdom is shared between friends or familiar business associates as a kind of friendly ribbing. But have you ever taken the time to really think about it?

What if you could get your staff to “walk the walk?” Or to throw another common phrase out there, what if your entire staff “acted like they owned the…

FohBoh Joins Share Our Strength’s Dine Out For No Kid Hungry^™ to Help End Childhood Hunger in America

FohBoh is proud to announce its partnership with Share Our Strength’s Dine Out For No Kid…