RH_RESTAURANT HOSPITALITY_ A Penton Media Property October 13, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/restauranthospitality/v/48 NEWSLETTER --Rick Bayless Expands Into Fast Casual We've finally found something Rick Bayless isn't good at: anticipation. You'd think a guy who'd just won the inaugural edition of Top Chef Masters and who owns two perennially packed Mexican restaurants (Frontera Grill, Topolobampo) in Chicago would know that his next place would be instantly mobbed. But even Bayless was overwhelmed by the initial reaction to Xoco, his new Mexican street food restaurant that fits the fast casual mode. His business plan addressed every possible aspect of restaurant operations, except for one. "I hadn't based that business plan on a line that went out the door and down the block for 4 hours," he says. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/rick-bayless-expand-casual-1008 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Looking for a little action on the side? grilledandlonely.com Where centers come to find their side mates. Go to http://www.grilledandlonely.com ---------------------------------------- --Charitable Requests: Fending Off The Freebie Seekers It's come to this: Restaurants are so inundated by requests for donations that a company has come up with a technology that enables operators to track and manage their charitable giving. We're not endorsing this product, even though right now the makers of the interactive Auction Item Request System (AIRS) say they are giving it away free to restaurant operators. But we're strongly endorsing the idea of restaurant operators having a better handle on their charitable giveaways -- both the who-gets-what and the how-much -- and, particularly, of gaining control of the in-person and telephone solicitation that never seems to stop. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/charitable-requests-fending-freebie-1008/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Make Every Meal A Celebration. http://www.butterballfoodservice.com ---------------------------------------- --Top Trends for 2010 The calendar doesn't lie. It's time to figure out what strategic moves your restaurant should make and next year and what kind of budget you'll need to support them. So what's 2010 going to be like? Denver-based National Restaurant Consultants has developed top trends for the year ahead from its latest research. Here they are: To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/top-trends-for-2010-1008/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Just having Heinz 57 Sauce on your tables increases steak orders up to 23%*. *When promoted with POS. FS FOH Virtual Dining Study, April 2009 Learn more at http://www.57onthetable.com ---------------------------------------- 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.