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Whoever's left standing after a season's worth of cooking
competition on Fox's ever-brutal Hell's Kitchen deserves a big prize.
But what the winner typically gets is a job that, upon closer
examination, has an impressive title but not much responsibility. It's
no different for Season Six winner Dave Levey who, it turns out, will
have to prove himself all over again when he shows up to claim his prize
as "head chef" at Araxi Restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia, just
in time for the start of the Winter Olympic Games.
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Bargain-hunting vultures are circling around real estate
like never before, so let’s take a look at two premier
restaurant-related properties now up for auction. Note that we’re not
talking about commercial spots that would make great restaurant
locations. Nope, we’re aiming higher: Trophy properties once
controlled by foodservice industry players whose incomes were in the
stratosphere. One is Copia, the now-bankrupt wine and food center
originally backed by Robert Mondavi and Julia Child. The other is
Southways, a palatial $53 million residence that housed the family last
seen trying to manipulate the Kona Grill casual dining chain for its own
financial benefit.
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If text messages aren’t part of your marketing strategy,
you may be missing a chance to reach a big chunk of your potential
audience, according to a recent study. A survey done by Harris
Interactive for 1020 Placecast found that 42 percent of 18- to
24-year-olds and 33 percent of those 35 to 44 years old are at least
somewhat interested in receiving opt-in mobile alerts from their
favorite businesses. Their favorite source of these alerts: restaurants,
mentioned by 53 percent of the surveyed group. Other foodservice related
categories that drew interest include pizza, fast food and happy hour
specials or bar and nightclub offers.
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