We don’t need no stinkin discounts…

December 10, 2008 at 7:36 pm (Uncategorized)

Why we don’t drop our pants on discounts. At Monti’s we stand by our quality and service, and ask a fair price for a worthy experience. Our specials of many years remain enshrined on the menu to offer that experience to as may as possible. But beyond that, I don’t believe in undercutting my brand with promotions-Here is the heart of this
article (the whole thing is below the link if you wish to read it all):
“But restaurants must balance the decision to heavily discount diners’
meals with what Donohue called “nearly unprecedented food-price
inflation.”
Because of that, eateries won’t be able to keep the deals big for long,
said Linda Lipsky, a Pennsylvania-based restaurant consultant. “It could
result in a slow death type of situation. Their costs haven’t gone down.
That’s what it comes down to — how can you afford to discount if your
costs are going up?”

http://www.rimag.com/articleXML/LN896537646.html?nid=3458&rid=789908471

      

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Fantasy of Lights Boat Parade | Phoenix & Arizona events calendar

December 10, 2008 at 5:00 am (85281, Monti's, Tempe, restaurant, restaurant industry) ()

I will be there with my family. Please join us:

Watch the annual parade of as many as 50 boats decorated with thousands of lights. Special exhibits, musical entertainment and kids activities, including 50 tons of snow to play in, are held at Tempe Beach Park. Ends with a fireworks display. 4-9 p.m. Dec. 13.

via Fantasy of Lights Boat Parade | Phoenix & Arizona events calendar. (AZCentral)

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Britains Tongue, Kidney and Brains Boom – TIME

December 10, 2008 at 4:10 am (restaurant, restaurant industry) (, , )

Mmm….it doesn’t get any better than this:

There were more than 260 tripe shops in regional capital Manchester a century ago, many of which sold faggots, a traditional English dish made from a mixture of pork liver, fatty pork and herbs wrapped in an intestinal membrane.

via Britains Tongue, Kidney and Brains Boom – TIME.

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