This e-newsletter tends to go to successful people: people who remember what it was like to be a manager for the first time. There is a good chance that you were never more focused on management practices and making a difference than you were the first time you were given responsibility. When people begin their … Continued
The keys to building revenue in every business are understanding the lifetime value of a customer and learning how to turn occasional users into habitual ones. So I was glad to contribute to a discussion of that kind of success for the cover story in the current issue of Restaurantville Monthly, Eat/Pay/Love – Creating Customer … Continued
Last week, I had the opportunity to dine at Café Des Artistes in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the flagship of Chef Thierry Blouet’s empire. I didn’t realize it would also be an opportunity to witness exemplary teamwork. Chef Blouet’s award-winning restaurant offers a spirited competition for high standards between food and atmosphere, with service not far … Continued
Recently, I talked with the Dallas Business Journal‘s staff writer Steven R. Thompson for his article “Small Lucia eatery finds a big following.” Lucia has some of the hardest tables to get in Dallas and he wanted to know more about that phenomenon. In the article, Jennifer Uygur, who co-owns the restaurant with her husband, … Continued