Restaurant Blogs

Forbes has a list of the Most Unusual Restaurants around the world, the list includes Moto where “Homaro Cantu, executive chef, isn’t afraid to try new things — and neither are his patrons.”
This is the list:

The San Francisco Chronicle has an interesting article:
“Amateur reviews changing approach of small businesses
Online ratings: It started with restaurants, and now all manner of enterprises find themselves subject to customer opinions”
The article focuses on the experience of the owner of Cafe Grillades with the amateur reviews posted in yelp.com.
The article posts some tips for taking advantage of opinion sites. For example:

Sunday’s Breakfast Crowds. How do you keep your guests waiting happily 45 minutes to have a table at your busy restaurant? Wildberry Cafe in Libertyville has the answer. Besides staffing properly, they have their own Seattles Best Coffee shop at the entrance. their guests may enjoy a Vanilla Berry Latte while they wait. According to their website:

“Wildberry Cafée’ s specialty is focusing on the details, we look forward to not only serving our guests but also to meeting them. Our well-trained staff is here to meet and exceed every one of our guest’s expectations and our atmosphere is devoted to making you feel comfortable.”

Food Expert: Mario Batali Paper Magazine has an interview with Mario Batali: How did you become a food expert? I don’t think of myself as an expert, although I do know where to find the best prosciutto. It’s a matter of knowing the difference between the good, the great and the exemplary.