Move with me as I explore the challenges and day-to-day experiences involved in owning and operating my own restaurant. I would love nothing more. Money constraints may dictate that I start out renting a commercial kitchen and running a low overhead mobile food business until I am able to open a place of my very own. Please follow me; feel free to post words of encouragement, suggestions or ideas. "A cook is creative, marrying ingredients in the way a poet marries words." R. Verge
Sunday, September 11, 2011
To Yelp or Not to Yelp
I had the best experience recently on Yelp. As you all know, I will be starting up breakfasts at Moon River Inn on September 25th. It occurred to me that if I want to be successful, I had better offer menu items that people actually want to eat. As Michael Franks once said (sang): "What good is your song, if it ain't in my key?"
So, I reached out on Yelp asking everyone what it is they want (or don't want) to see on a breakfast menu. The responses were overwhelming and very helpful. I went back to the drawing board and tweaked the menu a bit more. I wasn't so far off base, but I was headed in the "no pork" breakfast meats direction. 'No pork' offerings are good options, but there is a large part of the population who wouldn't hear of breakfast without bacon -- some even requested SPAM... Yes, SPAM. Bacon remains and will sit alongside Apple Chicken Sausage and Turkey Sausage (good, flavorful ones), not those bland, bad textured patties.
I'm excited; I hope you are too! Looking forward to seeing you Sunday, September 25th at Moon River Inn. If not then, make a point of checking me out in the near future. I could use your support.
Kiss! Chef Vira
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