RH_RESTAURANT HOSPITALITY_ A Penton Media Property October 27, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/restauranthospitality/v/50 NEWSLETTER --Restaurants, Meet Your Frenemies: Yelp, Chowhound, Zagat Some of you may view online restaurant rating sites as helpful entities that capture word-of-mouth and accelerate its benefits by disseminating it online. Others think of them as rogue entities looking to sabotage their business unless, in on case, they pay them a fee and play along. Still others may simply be grateful for the blizzard of patron feedback these services provide, negating a need to hire a secret shopping service or bother with comment cards. But whatever you think of Yelp, Chowhound and Zagat, give a listen to what their representatives say in public about how they relate to restaurants. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/restaurants-meet-your-frenemies-1026/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Make Every Meal A Celebration. http://www.butterballfoodservice.com ---------------------------------------- --Celebrity Chefs Extend Reach To Golf Guess again if you think those one-shot cruise line gigs are as cushy as it gets for high-profile chefs. The Ojai Valley Inn & Spa Celebrity Chef Classic is setting the new standard. The five participating culinarians in this three-day (11/13-15) event will assume the role of golf pros, meaning that customers will pay $1,450 per person to golf and otherwise rub shoulders with them during the weekend. If you like to hit the links in your spare time away from the kitchen -- and we know many chefs do -- this gives you something worthwhile to shoot for next year. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/celebrity-chefs-extend-reach-1026/ --What's Hot? Ethnic Flavors With more than one million immigrants joining the ranks of U.S. citizens each year, it's probably no surprise that sales of ethnic foods are exploding. According to a new report from Mintel International, sales of ethnic eats should grow about 20 percent in the next four years. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/whats-hot-ethnic-flavors-1022/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Take the Trivia Quiz For a chance to win a $100 Gift Card from American Express Sponsored by: Buzztime Go to http://popquiz.restaurant-hospitality.com/buzztime-quiz09/ ---------------------------------------- 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.