RH_RESTAURANT HOSPITALITY_ A Penton Media Property February 16, 2010 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/restauranthospitality/v/65 NEWSLETTER --Gastropub Owners: Get Ready to Duck Better put some extra bucks into your glassware budget if you're thinking about opening a British-themed gastropub in the U.S. It's a hot segment here, but you may draw some of the same rowdy clientele they do in Great Britain. Pub operators there will soon be switching to government-developed shatterproof pint glasses because breakable ones are so frequently used as weapons in what the British government says are 87,000 alcohol-related glass attacks per year. Let's hope your patrons are less belligerent than the Brits. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/gastropub-owners-ready-duck-0212 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT What's the one thing your customers are in search of? Sweet'N Low...the Original pink packets on your tables! Sweet'N Low(R)...they love the Sweet Taste. You love the Low Price! It's Expected! Visit http://www.sugarfoods.com for more information. ---------------------------------------- --Fish Tacos For the Faithful This week marks the beginning of Lent for the nation's 70 million Catholics and, with it, thousands of churches will begin serving fish fries on Friday nights for the duration. So how do you fill your seats in the face of this burst of competition? We say offer contemporary spins on seafood to draw your share of the business. Our top pick: fish tacos. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/fish-tacos-for-faithful-0212/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT The numbers really add up for restaurants who cater meetings, weddings, banquets, drop off and boxed lunches - a $33 billion industry! The 2010 Catersource Conference & Tradeshow will offer EVERYTHING you need to know about catering in today's market. Save $50 on your registration with the discount code REST10. Go to http://www.catersource.com/conference-tradeshow/attend for more! ---------------------------------------- --Elvis Lookalike? Moe's Wants You Moe's Southwest Grill plays tunes done by dead rock stars, and the fast-casual chain is looking for help from its guests to carry that theme over to the restaurants' interiors. The fast-casual chain is asking anyone who is "a dead ringer for a dead rocker" to enter its Dead Ringer contest for a chance to have their likeness painted and hung on the walls of one of the chain's 400-plus locations. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/elvis-lookalike-moes-wants-you-0211/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Get ideas for success. Go to http://penton-sub.halldata.com/site/PEN000266RDland/init.do?&PK to qualify for your free subscription. ---------------------------------------- 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 2010 Penton Media, Inc. All rights reserved.