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Menu Pricing: How to Price Your Restaurant Menu for a Profit

Sculpture Hospitality

Creating an enticing menu is an art form. But, as restaurant owners and operators, it’s important that you don’t overlook another equally crucial aspect of menu creation and that is pricing.

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Clarified Pina Colada

Casual Mixologist

We all love a classic Pina Colada over ice, but if you’re feeling adventurous and wanting to leave your guests more than impressed, try this clarified Pina Colada. Why clarified, you ask? When you clarify a cocktail, the acid from the milk creates a smooth creamy texture and delightful mouthfeel. This recipe makes two cocktails, but you can double or triple to batch for more guests.

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The Case for Apple Brandy

Cocktails with Suderman

If I had to pick a single type of liquor that’s most underrated by home bartenders, it would be brandy — and American apple brandy in particular. Apple brandy was a favorite of America’s Founders, and you can still buy something branded as George Washington’s Apple Brandy from the Mount Vernon distillery. Apple brandy fell out of favor for many year after World War II, but it has played a key role in the cocktail resurgence of the last two decades, showing up most promine

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Trail Distilling – First Oregon City Distillery

Gastronom

Last Updated on November 17, 2023 by Leah Hall Come along on our visit to Trail Distilling in Oregon City, Oregon! On our recent trip out to Portland, Oregon, we had been posting places that we visited on our socials. Sara, one of the owners of Trail Distilling contacted us and invited us south … The post Trail Distilling – First Oregon City Distillery appeared first on Gastronom Cocktails.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Debunking the 'wine is healthy' myth

Three Spirit

Background Bonjour! In the early nineties, a TV show in the US reported lower heart attack rates in France, lower than anywhere else. The report framed the country's regular consumption of alcohol, in particular red wine, as the reason behind this, claiming that it reduced that risk of heart disease. It was believed that wine had a flushing effect that removed platelets from the artery wall.

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GSN Review: Single Barrel Reserve Apple Brandy Barrel Finished Bourbon

Good Spirits News

This unique spirit has been aged 2 years in an American White Oak Barrel, then matured for another 2 and a half years in a freshly harvested Apple Brandy barrel. Made in limited quantities, this rare spirit is made for celebrating special moments. 750mL: Barrel # 2073 bottled at 59.5% alc/vol (119 Proof) 375mL: Barrel # 2539 bottled at 56% alc/vol (112 Proof) Available for pick up only at the Black Button Tasting Room 1344 University Avenue, Rochester, NY GSN’s Remarks: More whiskey than apple o

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Seize the Dia de los Muertos with Hella Cocktail bitters

Boozist

Unique bitters can make or break a cocktail. Thankfully, plenty of companies have elevated the craft to make things more interesting than the holy trinity of Angostura, Peychaud's, and orange bitters. The post Seize the Dia de los Muertos with Hella Cocktail bitters appeared first on Boozist.

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Matthew McConaughey Just Launched a Tequila Called Pantalones

Bevvy

The cheeky brand is making blanco, reposado and anejo expressions. The post Matthew McConaughey Just Launched a Tequila Called Pantalones appeared first on Bevvy.

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GSN Review: Dassai Blue Sake

Good Spirits News

Sake brand, Dassai, announced the opening of a state-of-the-art brewery and tasting room in Hyde Park, NY this summer, as well as the launch of their new U.S. brand, Dassai Blue. Over the past thirty years, Dassai has experienced exponential growth in Japan, the U.S.and globally. Hiroshi and Kazuhiro Sakurai, the father and son, 3rd and 4th generation Chairman and President, have refined Dassai and expanded its markets.

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7 Must-Have Restaurant Marketing Tools in 2023

SevenRooms

Marketing a restaurant is a juggling act. There are email newsletters to create, guest surveys to collect, social media posts to schedule and so much more. Dropping even one ball can mean lost opportunities and revenue, but handling all of these tasks is tough for any size team. The solution? Restaurant marketing tools that automate tasks, collect guest data , track key performance indicators (KPIs) and make it easier — and more realistic — for you to nail all marketing components.

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Top 5 Ways to Optimize Your Loyalty Strategy

Speaker: Lauren Barash, Vice President, Brand Marketing

In an ever-evolving industry, building and retaining loyal customers is critical to the success of any restaurant business. Join Lauren Barash, VP of Brand Marketing at Full Course, as she delves into the world of restaurant loyalty programs, and reveals the top five essential strategies to optimize your approach! This webinar will explore: Loyalty trends and what you should be focusing on 📊 Actionable insights and ideas to help you develop the most powerful and effective loyalty program

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A Few Days in Speyside

Whisky Boys

My wife Jacqueline and I decided to start a tradition of trying to go monthly to somewhere in Scotland that we have never visited before.

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GSN Review: Chicken C**k Red Stave Bourbon

Good Spirits News

“The Famous Old Brand”, Chicken C**k Whiskey, just debuted its new limited edition release, Red Stave, a celebration of two iconic American industries, Kentucky bourbon and California wine. Chicken C**k Whiskey’s Kentucky Straight Bourbon is finished in J. Wilkes Petite Sirah barrels from California. With over 300 years of combined whiskey and winemaking history, Chicken C**k Whiskey and J.

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GSN On The Road: Cooking Point Magazine 1st Annual Food & Wine Tasting Event

Good Spirits News

GSN had the opportunity to attend the first Annual Food & Wine Tasting Event sponsored by Cooking Point Magazine in Canandaigua, located in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State on October 15, 2023 at the beautiful Morgan Samuels Venue. Chosen Place Productions, the event organizers were filming on set during the chef demonstrations for an upcoming documentary film series about the Finger Lakes Region.

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GSN On The Road: Hoochenanny Whiskey & Music Fest

Good Spirits News

GSN recently had the opportunity to attend Hoochenanny, a unique whiskey and live music festival presented by Iron Smoke Distillery. Held in the Village of Geneseo on the village green, October 20-21, 2023, the event featured over 13 distilleries from the four corners of New York State, along with live performances by local, regional and national bands including a headline performance by British glam band The Struts.

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GSN Alert: New Spirits Releases 10.27.23

Good Spirits News

ARDBEG ANAMORPHIC Ardbeg Anamorphic is an Ardbeg Committee exclusive release. The spirit was aged in Ardbeg bourbon casks that had the heads removed and ground down to expose more wood. The barrels themselves were heavily charred, before the casks were filled. It is bottled at 48.2% ABV and is only available to Ardbeg Committee Members, and in limited numbers at the distillery on Islay.

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GSN Alert: New Spirits Releases 10.25.23

Good Spirits News

2XO THE TRIBUTE BLEND The Tribute Blend is the third release in 2XO’s Icon Series and was made to honor the parents of American whiskey blender and founder of the brand Dixon Dedman. It’s made from a blend of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskeys with two different mash bill recipes: one has a high-rye (35%) mash bill and the other has a low-rye (16-18%) mash bill.

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