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	<title>Restaurant Ramblings</title>
	
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		<title>Bruce Calls Out the Lawyers…</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2010/02/bruce-calls-out-the-lawyers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Bickell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[“Poor men wanna be rich, rich men wanna be kings, And a king ain&#8217;t satisfied till he rules everything” &#160;&#160;&#160; - Bruce Springsteen
With all that&#8217;s going on in this crazy world (including the brutal economic conditions) I would like to think that Bruce Springsteen has more on his mind than a band in a New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nine Details To Look For When Recruiting Restaurant Managers</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/11/nine-details-to-look-for-when-recruiting-restaurant-managers/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/11/nine-details-to-look-for-when-recruiting-restaurant-managers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Oikle</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=97</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Richard Averitte

&#8220;Details, Details, Details!&#8221; That&#8217;s what my boss used to tell me when my sales were down when I was store manager for Smithfield&#8217;s Chicken &#8216;N Bar-B-Q. I may have thought I was hitting the &#8220;big three&#8221; (great food, great service, clean restaurant), but in reality I was overlooking some important details. Is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lona, Wine, &amp; Sinatra: Vines Grille &amp; Wine Bar - Orlando</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/09/vines-grille-wine-bar-orlando-fl/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/09/vines-grille-wine-bar-orlando-fl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Bickell</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[florida restaurant]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=93</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I feel sorry for the people who don&#8217;t drink - when they wake up in the morning, that&#8217;s as good as they are going to feel all day.&#8221; &#160; &#8212; Frank Sinatra

The above quote appeared on the menu of our restaurant of choice in Orlando, so at least the owner has a sense of humor. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Promotion Gone Afoul: The Most Expensive Free I’ve Ever Seen…</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/09/restaurant-com-promotion-gone-afoul/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/09/restaurant-com-promotion-gone-afoul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Oikle</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restaurants &amp; the Web]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gift certificates]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=91</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so this hit my desk in the early AM on 9/9/09…

&#8220;Restaurant.com Stretches the Dollar with 90% off Gift Certificates&#8221;

A limited time promotion they are running using the date of 9/9/09 as an excuse.

I don&#8217;t care what day it is on the calendar this is a terrible promotion.

Well, let me clarify that - this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids &amp; Healthy Eating: A Chef at War</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/09/kids-healthy-eating-a-chef-at-war/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/09/kids-healthy-eating-a-chef-at-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Bickell</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[chef]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=89</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was almost ten years ago that we (Restaurant Report) were ranting and raving about the subject of childhood obesity.  We knew then that we were systematically raising an entire generation hooked on fast foods.  We knew then that both the parents and the schools were failing miserably as they sat back and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chef Bernard on Restaurant Survival</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/08/chef-bernard-on-restaurant-survival/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/08/chef-bernard-on-restaurant-survival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Bickell</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
      I have always enjoyed any conversation with Chef Bernard Ros of New York&#8217;s Meli Melo Restaurant.  It was a hot August day, and while we talked about one of my least favorite subjects (the economy) Bernard can&#8217;t be anything but interesting.  He brings a very simple viewpoint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dog Day Afternoon for Restaurants</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/08/dog-day-for-restaurants/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/08/dog-day-for-restaurants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Bickell</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=72</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.&#8221; - Unknown

I just watched a news presentation featuring a new business in my area - a swimming pool for dogs.  Not a terrible idea.  It was the ad in my local paper that bothered me - A Philadelphia Tavern is now promoting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Your Restaurant Customers Feel Special With Events</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/05/making-your-restaurant-customers-feel-special-with-events/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/05/making-your-restaurant-customers-feel-special-with-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Oikle</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[event planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fleming's restaurant]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=63</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I received the below email postcard about a week ago&#8230;.  


 It&#8217;s good. It&#8217;s a nice offer - exclusive access to a prescreening of a hot
  movie. 

I didn&#8217;t speak with Fleming&#8217;s, but my thinking is the wine company had quite a hand in underwriting and organizing the promotion.

That&#8217;s great &#8212; a win, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How many times must a man look up and pretend that he just doesn’t see?</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/03/how-many-times-must-a-man-look-up-and-pretend-that-he-just-doesnt-see/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/03/how-many-times-must-a-man-look-up-and-pretend-that-he-just-doesnt-see/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Bickell</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=61</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure who or what is more powerful, Alice Waters or 60 Minutes. I do know that Ms. Waters appeared on the Sunday night show and suggested that there should be a children&#8217;s garden at the White House. Within a few days, the White house announced plans to place an organic garden on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Doom — More Alcohol Taxes?</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/01/restaurant-doom-more-alcohol-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/01/restaurant-doom-more-alcohol-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Bickell</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
&#8220;Here&#8217;s to Alcohol: the cause of, and the solution to, all of life&#8217;s problems&#8221; &#8211;Homer Smith

The economy is what it is and if restaurants don&#8217;t already have enough problems, look for state governments to raise alcohol taxes. The studies continue to come to the same conclusion - Alcohol taxes and prices affect drinking. When prices [...]]]></description>
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