RH_RESTAURANT HOSPITALITY_ A Penton Media Property September 22, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/restauranthospitality/v/45 NEWSLETTER --Guy Fieri Takes It On The Road Perhaps out of necessity, details about the actual content of this fall's 21-cities-in-30-days Guy Fieri Roadshow are a little sketchy. His PR handout describes it as a "two-hour food-a-palooza modeled after a high-energy rock concert, including Guy's traveling from city to city on two tour buses with his culinary krew." But give the man some credit. While other chefs are happy to leverage their restaurant success into TV shows, Fieri's among the first to take his TV fame to the next level: personal appearances in concert halls. It's the ultimate gig for a chef: he's cooking for thousands of people, they're paying a bundle to watch him do it, and he's not responsible for feeding any of them once the show is over. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/guy-fieri-takes-road-0921 --Panera: Just Say No To Cheapskates Get used to it if your restaurant has begun to rely on buy-one-get-one offers or other discount deals. You might have to live with them for the next couple of years. The eerily accurate industry seers at Technomic are predicting that restaurant sales will continue to decline for the rest of 2009 and all of 2010. But maybe it's not too late to follow the lead of fast casual kingpin Panera Bread, which has skipped discounting altogether to instead focus on customers who still have jobs and money to spend. It's working for them; maybe it would work for you. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/panera-say-no-cheapskates-0921 --Every Day's Sunday at John Besh's Latest Domenica, a casual Italian spot in New Orleans' Roosevelt Hotel, is John Besh's newest creation. The name means "Sunday" in Italian, and the concept is designed to evoke the warmth and charm of a traditional Sunday supper in a rural Italian village. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/every-days-sunday-0909/ Thank you for reading The Restaurant Hospitality Electronic UPDATE You are subscribed as #email#. You've received this e-newsletter for one of three reasons: 1) You signed up for it on one of our web sites. 2) You are a reader of Restaurant Hospitality. 3) You are an attendee of a Restaurant Hospitality conference or trade show. Manage Your Subscription To subscribe: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/subscribe/ To unsubscribe to this newsletter: http://email.restaurant-hospitality.com/webforms/newsletter/unsub/?email=#email#&lid=#list_id#&mid=#message_id# To change your email address reply to this newsletter with your old address and your new address in the body of the email. Contact Information Publisher: David Brodowski mailto:dbrodowski@penton.com Advertising/sponsorship opportunities New England Rachel McGaffigan mailto:rmcgaffigan@penton.com Midwest/Ohio Sam Wilson mailto:sam.wilson@penton.com Missouri/Arkansas David Brodowski mailto:dbrodowski@penton.com West Dian Melius mailto:dian.melius@penton.com Southeast Doug Mael mailto:doug.mael@penton.com Penton Media, Inc. 1300 E. 9th Street Cleveland, OH 44114 Copyright 2009 Penton Media, Inc. All rights reserved.