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	<title>Restaurant Ramblings</title>
	
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	<description>Our take on the restaurant world</description>
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		<title>Good is the Enemy of Great</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2012/02/good-is-the-enemy-of-great/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Oikle</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant People]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[preshift]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
This is just a snippet of my recent interview with Jon Carder, CEO and co-founder of MOGL, a relatively new restaurant guide slash game where diners can eat out and get cash back.

I liked this because here he talks about the equivalent of a &#8220;pre-shift&#8221; meeting &#8212; in this case a &#8220;company huddle&#8221; &#8212; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The $3 Dessert…</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2011/08/the-3-dollar-dessert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Oikle</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[mini-dessert]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[value]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;m out the other night with the family for dinner.

Dessert time comes and the wife asks for the menu.

Five or six tasty choices all priced at just $3.

Quick check for typo&#8211;not the case.

For background, we&#8217;re at an upscale place &#8212; not fine dining by any stretch, but above casual family.

The sort of place you&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children &amp; Restaurants - Banning Kids</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2011/07/children-restaurants-banning-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2011/07/children-restaurants-banning-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Bickell</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant People]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Service]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[child]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dining out]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mcdain's restaurant]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[monroeville]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pa]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=143</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you happen to have children under the age of six, and if you find yourself in Monroeville (PA)&#8230; you are not welcome at Michael Vuick&#8217;s place (McDain&#8217;s Restaurant). Actually, you and the wife are totally welcome, but you have to leave the kids (under the age of six) in the car. Needless to say, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The man is a restaurant critic so it’s not his fault…</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2010/10/the-man-is-a-restaurant-critic-so-its-not-his-fault/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2010/10/the-man-is-a-restaurant-critic-so-its-not-his-fault/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Bickell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant People]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[brian freedman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chef]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food critic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[philadelphia weekly]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[professional critic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[promotion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[restaurant week]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A guy named Brian Freedman is a food critic for a weekly paper in Philadelphia. He most recently wrote an unfavorable review on a relatively new restaurant located in the Rittenhouse Square area. With only one visit in mind, he chose to bash this spot during Restaurant Week. The guy has the right to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Groupon Good For Restaurants?</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2010/10/is-groupon-good-for-restaurants/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2010/10/is-groupon-good-for-restaurants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Bickell</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Operations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restaurants &amp; the Web]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[clipper magazine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[entertainment book]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[groupon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant coupons]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant discounts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant promotion]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t think it is necessary to explain the Groupon thing.  The truth is that you can&#8217;t get away from it now that approximately one million copies of their concept are now available.  

The Philadelphia Inquirer is doing it and they tell me even Clipper Magazine has joined the fray.  It&#8217;s the [...]]]></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>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restaurants &amp; the Web]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gift certificates]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant promotion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>

		<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>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant People]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chef]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chefs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dining]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fast food]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[good food]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[healthy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[heart disease]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hospitality industry professionals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[kids]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[parents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[type 2 diabetes]]></category>

		<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>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>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant customers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant event]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant promotion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wine event]]></category>

		<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>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>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[alcoholic beverage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[alcoholic beverages]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[alcoholism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[beverage industry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[economic survival]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[problem drinkers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant drinking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant taxes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[smirnoff]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=59</guid>
		<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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		<title>Restaurant Marketing: The Anti-Event</title>
		<link>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/01/restaurant-marketing-the-anti-event/</link>
		<comments>http://restaurantramblings.com/2009/01/restaurant-marketing-the-anti-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime Oikle</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[marketing for restaurant]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[neighborhood restaurant]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restaurant Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant marketing ideas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[restaurant marketing tips]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://restaurantramblings.com/?p=57</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an interesting question that recently came in from a RunningRestaurants.com member&#8230;

&#8220;I have 2 days coming up in February where my business is greatly decreased (from average 80 covers down to 20) and I haven&#8217;t found a way to make it better. 

We are a 60 seat white tablecloth, neighborhood restaurant, avg. check $50 per [...]]]></description>
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