Food
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DON'T BUG YOUR GUESTS Guests of the Queen Mary must rely on their imaginations to recreate luxury cruising John Jacob Astor style in the 307-room Art...
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Bedding D. Porthault, one of the most exclusive home-couture brands, had its Tigre print bed linens featured in the Malibu house of Samantha Jones in...
French Connection Creates New Breakfast
Le Mridien is making breakfast a meal you won't want to skip. Starwood's global luxury brand looks to differentiate itself with its haute cuisine, beginning...
Four Points Closes In On Brew Intern
It's going to be a fun summer for some young person who will be chosen to be Four Points by Sheraton's Best Brews Intern....
Midscale Hotel Brands Fine-Tune F&B
Crafting and then delivering on unique food and beverage concepts for the midscale segment is challenging for operators and brand managers. Restaurants...
EMBASSY SUITES GETS HIP
Want to eat and run? Or would you rather lounge with a cup of coffee and a snack while working on your laptop? Embassy Suites' new Flying Spoons hip casual...
Beer Chief Soaks up First Year
If his brother's first batch of home-brewed beer turned out better, maybe Scott Kerkmans wouldn't be the first chief beer officer at Four Points by Sheraton....
Omni's World Tour
Nineteen Omni Hotels executive chefs are into the third day of a week-long trip to Buenos Aires and the wine country of Mendoza, Argentina, soaking up...
How to Reduce Your Stewarding Costs
Stewards are typically a forgotten group of hospitality workers; that is, until you get a negative kitchen inspection or your silver inventory suddenly...
Tasty Dining Trends
Benchmark Hospitality's top five dining trends for '07 come courtesy of those on the culinary frontlines: the management company's seasoned team of f&b...
A Turnaround Tale
There is little doubt that Dr. Floyd Loop's heart was in the right place when, in 2002, he took charge of every design feature of Classics, the restaurant...
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Portion Control Products Smuckers offers a full line of distinctive portion control products for food service operations. Flavors range from classic favorites...
Chains Opt for Healthy Dining
A number of hotel chains have been busy revamping their food and beverage offerings, mostly to reflect the increased interest by consumers in healthy...
CURING DINE-OUT BURN-OUT
Hyatt Summerfield Suites thinks it's got a solution to a common frequent traveler dilemma: dine-out burn-out, or the boredom that comes with eating too...
KITCHEN TIME AT STAYBRIDGE
In yet another move to create a residential feel in a lodging setting, Staybridge Suites will be creating kitchen social gathering areas in some of its...
Hyatt Brands Its Wine
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts recently launched Canvas, a signature wine brand developed in partnership with Folio Wine Partners of Napa Valley, CA. The family...
BREAKFAST BATTLES REPLACE BED WARS
Breakfast has become the latest battleground for hotel brands. Earlier this year, Loews Hotels introduced a new breakfast program as part of the chain's...
WINE, CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE OH MY!
ENO, a new wine, cheese and chocolate tasting room, opened recently at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA. Why didn't we think of this uniting the three...
INNOVATIONS IN HOTEL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Ice Machine Hoshizaki says its DKM-500, Serenity Series Hotel Ice maker and Dispenser is 35 percent quieter than other hotel dispensers, can produce up...
