If you have found this article, you can probably relate to having to wait for a table at a restaurant. You arrive at a restaurant, you see open tables, but you are told that you will have to wait to be seated. This is incredibly frustrating. If the table is open, why wouldn’t a restaurant […]
Foodie Trivia Game
With all of the foodie information available on this blog, I decided to post a quick foodie trivia game for you all to enjoy.  All of the answers to the questions in this game can be found in one of the posts on this blog. If you enjoy it, I will certainly create more trivia games like this to boost your foodie cred. […]
Building A Better Restaurant Website
I was recently approached about building a website for a landmark Kansas City Steakhouse. This is an interesting dilemma for a restaurant industry blogger to face. I have written numerous times about how awful most restaurant websites are. I am not alone in this belief. Any number of articles can be found online about how […]
Why Restaurants Are Expensive: Labor
In the previous post of this series, I discussed why food is increasingly more expensive for restaurants. This was a good first step in explaining why the price of food is higher at restaurants than it is in grocery stores and, it is just one of the factors at play. Another reason why it is […]
Why Restaurants Are Expensive: Food
In the first part of this series, I want to address the most basic standard of comparison on restaurant prices: food. Countless times I have heard and overheard tables say, “I could buy that for X at the grocery store.†While it is true that you can buy beef or chicken at a grocery store […]
Why Is Food So Expensive In Restaurants? An Intro
One of the most interesting parts of writing a blog it that you get to see the search engine terms that lead people to finding your site. It is the best information you can get to understand the motivations of your readers. This information drives a great deal of what I write about on this […]
Best Practices for Proper Waste Disposal in Restaurants
Restaurant operations generate a significant amount of waste, including food scraps, packaging materials, and other byproducts. Implementing proper waste disposal practices is essential for maintaining cleanliness, reducing environmental impact, and complying with regulations. In this article, we will discuss some best practices for restaurants to effectively manage and dispose of waste. Separate Waste Streams:Implement a […]
Why I Dislike Yelp And The Other Review Sites (Part Two)
In the previous post, I discussed some of the anecdotal reasons I dislike Yelp and other reviews sites. I think they are bad for the restaurant industry and often showcase misleading reviews without a measure of validity. Since my first job in this business I have been told that a satisfied guest will tell a […]
Why I Hate Yelp And The Other Review Sites (Part One)
I was recently scrolling through my restaurants reviews on one of the major online review sites when I ran across one that looked very familiar. This reviewer spoke of a sandwich that was burnt beyond being edible. She said that she ordered prime rib, but was instead served flank steak. She continued to claim that […]
Escargot
There are two types of people in this world. Those than have eaten snails and those who haven’t. This is equally true of any other food item as well. Snails are just a more significant dividing line. As someone who has served escargot in the past, I saw plenty of both groups. I even watched […]
Dear Celebrity Chef, IT ISN’T ABOUT YOU!
I recently went to a restaurant named Mestizo that just opened in a swanky shopping district in Kansas City. I think my experience could best be summed up by the comment I posted on a story about the restaurant on the local food/restaurant blog. “I visited Aaron Sanchez presents Aaron Sanchez’s Mestizo by Aaron Sanchez […]
About The Author
David Hayden was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He took his first serving job in 1996. Since that time, he has worked for over a dozen different restaurant companies. He has held both hourly and salaried positions at independent and corporate restaurants. He has waited on over 100,000 guests and trained hundreds of servers. He has been named "Best Server in Kansas City" the last three years by the local weekly paper.