Business Food & Drinks
Grand Hyatt iTASTE and Virtual Menu
Grand Hyatt DFW has introduced two interesting new programs with iTASTE and The Virtual Menu. “Utilizing state-of-the-art technology, guests may enjoy a guided cheese, chocolate or wine tasting with the iTASTE program or make entrée selections and receive recommendations on food and wine pairings from The Virtual Menu.” The new programs are available exclusively at The Grand Hyatt DFW, the first in the hospitality industry to use this type of technology to enhance the guest experience.
“The iTASTE and The Virtual Menu programs are part of our ongoing effort to provide guests with an experience that is unlike any …
Date: September 30th, 2007 |
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CalorieKing Mobile Calorie Counter
CalorieKing is a website that offers “food awareness tools for weight management.” I love that wording. The website has announced the launch of the new CalorieKing Mobile Web Site, mobile.calorieking.com. This site allows anyone with an web enabled mobile phone or smartphone to search CalorieKing’s 50,000 item food database for details including calories, carbohydrates, fat, protein and more. And the service is free.
Members of CalorieKing Club, CalorieKing’s subscription-based online weight management community, can now access their member account to answer schedule-sensitive questions like: Should I …
Date: September 11th, 2007 |
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Zagat Survey Mobile
Zagat Survey just launched ZAGAT.mobi, an advertising-supported mobile website. Eww. Spamming you with ads on your cell phone browser? I guess you have to do something to keep it free. ZAGAT.mobi offers the company’s standard restaurant, nightlife and hotel content for each and every major U.S. citiy, as well as London and other “select international destinations.”
“We pioneered the concept of ‘consumer generated content’ almost 30 years ago,” notes Nina Zagat. “As the media landscape has evolved, we’ve taken a ‘platform agnostic’ approach to helping …
Date: September 4th, 2007 |
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Restaurant Review: Pike Brewery and Pub
* Name: Pike Brewery and Pub
* Location: Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington
* Open For: Lunch, Dinner
* Under Review: Lunch
* Price Range: Medium
* Fare: American
* Full Bar: Yes and Microbrewery
* Food Score (out of 10): 6
* Service Score (out of 10): 7
* Reservations: Yes
* BT Blog Recommends?: No
* Booking Information:
1415 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 622-6044
* Website: http://www.pikebrewing.com/
* Review: I was SUPER excited to hear that the Pike Pub had one of the best salmon sandwiches to offer in Seattle. Touristy as it may be, it was about …
Date: September 2nd, 2007 |
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Wyndham Hotels Fields & Sun Breakfast
Wyndham Hotels has ia new breakfast program called Fields & Sun that “emphasizes personalization, fresh ingredients and outstanding service.” The breakfast features Bear Naked granola (Hehe!), organic hot cereal, made-to-order eggs, freshly baked muffins and croissants and a regional selection of at least eight fruits and berries, depending on the season. Mmmm, fruits and berries. Isn’t that what the Ranger always told Yogi he was supposed to eat?
Rather than stale old buffet style scrambled eggs, you can now have cooked to order omelets, scrambled eggs or poached eggs. …
Date: August 15th, 2007 |
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Alaska Airlines Inflight Meal Options
Alaska Airlines has taken the mystery out of inflight meal service, providing customers with every detail of the service provided on various flights. Now there is no reason to have to ask the flight attendant whether or not you’re being fed. You’ll be prepared.
Flights from 1½ to 2 hours in duration: Morning flights offer a Continental breakfast service in the First Class cabin. An appetizer snack and beverage service are provided on midday and early evening flights. In the main cabin, a beverage service is provided and customers may purchase an Anytime Picnic Pack. …
Date: September 26th, 2007 |
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United Airlines Offers Starbucks Inflight
United Airlines customers will keep on enjoying their Starbucks coffee with the recently signed agreement between the two brands. United, apparently, exclusively serves Starbucks coffee. Now, I haven’t flown United in quite a while so this is news to me. Starbucks is the crack-cocaine of the beverage world, so I’m sure it isn’t hurting the airline’s passenger loads by serving the stuff. I still prefer a local brew, myself.
“Our customers expect the best from us, and we are constantly working to provide that to them,” said Charlie Ahmes, United vice …
Date: September 6th, 2007 |
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Restaurant Review: Calico Jack’s Cantina in NYC
* Name: Calico Jack’s Cantina
* Location: (2nd Avenue at 42nd Street, next to the Irish place)
* Open For: Lunch, Dinner
* Under Review: Lunch
* Price Range: Medium
* Fare: Cajun and Mexican (seriously)
* Full Bar: Yes
* Food Score (out of 10): 7
* Service Score (out of 10): 7
* Reservations: Yes
* BT Blog Recommends?: Yes
* Booking Information:
800 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10017
(212) 557-4300
* Website: http://www.calicojacksnyc.com/ (which features people dancing to horrid 80’s music - just warning you)
* Review: I’m one of those people. I can barely find Central Park …
Date: September 4th, 2007 |
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Healthy Dining in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport
Airport dining is difficult. As a REALLY frequent traveler, I find it almost impossible to find healthy options in the airports around the country. You can only eat so many salads, but your options are limited beyond that. The Minneapolis/St. Paul airport is focusing on offering travelers more healthy dining options, which is GREAT! Especially for all of those airport patrons who are consistantly stranded by shady Northwest Airlines.
What can you get and where do you get it?
Blackened Warm Walleye Bistro Salad: Axel’s Bonfire. “This is a salad that stands apart, thanks to a …
Date: August 29th, 2007 |
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Restaurant Review: Milestones in Vancouver, British Columbia
* Name: Milestones
* Location: Yaletown, Vancouver, British Columbia
* Open For: Lunch, Dinner
* Under Review: Dinner
* Price Range: Medium-High
* Fare: Various Fusion
* Full Bar: Yes
* Food Score (out of 10): 6
* Service Score (out of 10): 7
* Reservations: Yes
* BT Blog Recommends?: Maybe
* Booking Information:
1109 Hamilton Street
Yaletown, BC V6B 2Y1
(604) 684-9111
* Website: milestonesrestaurants.com
* Review: Milestones is a chain in the Vancouver area, that is much like an upper scale standard food chain you can find anyplace else. The staff wears all black and the food is overpriced for …
Date: August 14th, 2007 |
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