RH_RESTAURANT HOSPITALITY_ A Penton Media Property November 3, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/restauranthospitality/v/51 NEWSLETTER --Hell's Kitchen Winner Gets Cool Reception Up North 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. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/hells-kitchen-winner-reception-1102/ --Toxic Assets, Restaurant Real Estate Division 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. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/toxic-assesst-restaurant-real-estate-1102/ --Reach Out And Text Someone 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. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/reach-out-text-someone-1102/ 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.