RH_RESTAURANT HOSPITALITY_ A Penton Media Property June 1, 2010 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/restauranthospitality/v/80 NEWSLETTER --Value Dining: Landry's Banks on Buffets Sign of the times: Multi-concept operator Landry's Restaurants has opened a new restaurant at its Kemah Boardwalk complex near Houston. But it's not something from its stable of existing brands. Instead, it's a new concept: Lighthouse Buffet, where customers eat for a modest fixed price. When a casual dining giant opts to enter the buffet segment, it shows how important a strong value proposition is for today's market. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/landrys-banks-bargain-hunters-0527/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Sweet taste 'n low price Your customers want the original pink packet. Is it on your tables? Go to http://www.sugarfoods.com/SFC/SNL ---------------------------------------- --CSPI: Full-Service Chain Meals Weaken America Soon-to-be-mandatory posting of nutritional information on menus is supposed to change consumers' eating habits. The corollary assumption is that restaurants will follow suit by trimming portion sizes and further giving most items a nutritional tune-up. But much to the chagrin of the Center for Science and Public Interest -- a.k.a. the food police -- it isn't working out that way in the real world so far. By CSPI's logic, this means that full-service restaurants are hurting the war effort. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/news/cspi-full-service-chain-0527/ --RH Podcast Special: Zack Bruell, Marathon Man Chef Zack Bruell's career path has taken him from chef/owner to corporate chef, then back to chef/owner, where he now runs four of Cleveland's most recognized and respected restaurants. RH Features editor Megan Rowe interviews him about burnout, concept creation and staff development. To view the full article go to: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/audio/zach-bruell-0510/index.html 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.