Features

Suggestive Up Selling

You and your guests are sitting down for dinner, looking through nicely worded menu selections, only to have the server rave on and on about how great the most expensive dish on the menu is. Okay, we get it! Up selling is a necessary “evil” of this business. Read more...

The Re-Finer Things in Life: Tampa, Fla.

Features

This wildly popular Tampa, Florida establishment is recognized for amplifying each and every flavor note, recently earning a nomination as a ‘Best New Restaurant’ by the James Beard Foundation. Eat, drink, and confabulate. Those are the rules here at The Refinery. Read more...

Want a Free Tip?

Front of House

When I was a younger server in the late 80′s and early 90′s, I worked at a very strict restaurant run by insane people with fanatical ideas of what great service was…or so I thought at the time.There were some rules that probably would not fly today.. Read more...

Social Dynamics 101

Features

At The Stanton Social in Manhattan, on NYC’s Lower East Side, the plush red leather cushioned couches beckon you to sit, unwind and take in this “Clubstaurant’s” elegant surroundings, garnished with people watching at its best. Read more...

5-Star Food Blog Award #4

5-Star Food Blog Awards

Our Newest 5-Star Food Blog Award has been presented to Follow Me Foodie, created by dedicated food blogger, Mijune Pak in Vancouver, British Columbia. This 24-year old wunderkind is the beauty and brains behind the blog. Read more...

Don’t be a Skater!

Front of House

Lazy waiters, known as skaters, quickly become very unpopular among restaurant and club staffs, and eventually management find out who the lazy ones are. Things can get pretty rough for the skaters, and they usually end up getting fired…or beat up out by the dumpster. Read more...

The Crutch

Front of House

As I worked my way up from dishwasher, to bus boy, and then on to many famous restaurants as a server, Captain, Sommelier and owner, I was becoming a “People Specialist” without even realizing it. Most want to “get out of service end of the biz” and think about that all the time. Read more...

Welcome To The New DinnerReviews.com©

Features

In January 2011, the new Global DinnerReviews.com© launched after much anticipation. Using only the latest in Internet technology, featuring a fully interactive, browser friendly format, this dynamic Internet Magazine is now being read all over the world. Read more...

Aussie for Left Handers, American for Rock Stars!

Features

Recently I was invited by Janet Gawith, General Manager of Mollydooker Wines, to once again meet with her and her celebrated son, turned “rock star” winemaker, Sparky Marquis. We met last year around this same time… Read more...

5-Star Food Blog Award #3

5-Star Food Blog Awards

Our latest 5-Star Food Blog Award has been presented to Eating NiAGara of the Ontario region of Canada! This fine food blog evokes the love of food in a universally appealing manner. Check it out for yourself! Read more...

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →