Eight new culinary tours are being offered this summer by Gray Line of Seattle tour company. Each four-hour tour features a visit with a chef from a popular Seattle restaurant, shopping for ingredients at the local market (such as Pike Place Market), and a cooking demonstration at the chef’s restaurant. The restaurants participating are Crush, Troiani Ristorante Italiano, El Gaucho, Sky City at the Space Needle, Chandler’s Crabhouse on Lake Union, Daniel’s Broiler at Lake Union, Waterfront Grill and Palisade. The tours have already started operations and cost about $100 per person. More information is available by calling 800.426.7532 or www.graylineofseattle.com.
Enjoy!
Jeanne Berry, Principal
Showing posts with label Seattle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seattle. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Plane Learning
On a recent trip to Florida (from Seattle) I had a chance to peruse the inflight magazine on my Delta flight and while not generally on my list of favorite reading materials I did find some interesting tidbits I can share with all of you (and now you can feel guilt-free reading People or In Touch instead on your next trip).
Someone stole my idea! For many years I have been putting together weekly menus and shopping lists for all of our family meals. I hate shopping, including grocery shopping, so this saved me time and money because I only got what was on my list (90% of the time, anyway). So many of my friends said I should market the idea somehow. I didn't. But someone else did! For busy people who need to fix dinners for family or others when at home, there’s a new web site that will let you choose menus and make the grocery list for you. For $7.00 per month www.relishrelish.com will plan healthy meals and make those dreaded grocery lists. Those who don’t do, pay.
Seattle’s ultrachic BOKA Kitchen + Bar is highlighted as original and hip, noted for its “creative martinis and décor of bamboo glass sculptures, color-changing wall panels and an extra shot of eclectic swank. “ For info http://www.bokaseattle.com/
I was a bit busy while in Florida, and I did miss stopping in Galler. If I’d had a chance, I definitely would have prioritized going to “The Belgian Chocolate” store- the only location in the USA. Praline sticks to dip into saffron, cardamom, yuzu and ginger sounds unique and worth a courageous try.
My husband would LOVE this one … Tune Studio for iPod is the first 4-channel audio mixer that lets you create high-quality digital recordings directly onto your iPod. This mixer allows the input of up to four different instruments or audio sources, and records the audio onto your iPod for instant playback. It’s small enough to carry on a flight and mix music in your hotel room. How cool is that?!?
Just a fact, Maam … 1,700,000,000 is the estimated number of legal online music downloads in 2007. 3 – that’s how many I was able to download in 2007. I was just a little busy last year to be figuring out how to download music!
And finally … You can now track how many invitations are being sent out and how many users responded to social networking sites like FaceBook and MySpace, making it easier to quantify the previously unquantifiable – word-of-mouth endorsements! A recent study found that Internet social networking was 20 times more effective than more traditional marketing efforts such as print and television advertising. This makes online “friendships” even more lucrative than ever imagined. So go ahead, forward this blog address to all your friends, and let’s see how much word of mouth we can both get!
Rebecca
Someone stole my idea! For many years I have been putting together weekly menus and shopping lists for all of our family meals. I hate shopping, including grocery shopping, so this saved me time and money because I only got what was on my list (90% of the time, anyway). So many of my friends said I should market the idea somehow. I didn't. But someone else did! For busy people who need to fix dinners for family or others when at home, there’s a new web site that will let you choose menus and make the grocery list for you. For $7.00 per month www.relishrelish.com will plan healthy meals and make those dreaded grocery lists. Those who don’t do, pay.
Seattle’s ultrachic BOKA Kitchen + Bar is highlighted as original and hip, noted for its “creative martinis and décor of bamboo glass sculptures, color-changing wall panels and an extra shot of eclectic swank. “ For info http://www.bokaseattle.com/
I was a bit busy while in Florida, and I did miss stopping in Galler. If I’d had a chance, I definitely would have prioritized going to “The Belgian Chocolate” store- the only location in the USA. Praline sticks to dip into saffron, cardamom, yuzu and ginger sounds unique and worth a courageous try.
My husband would LOVE this one … Tune Studio for iPod is the first 4-channel audio mixer that lets you create high-quality digital recordings directly onto your iPod. This mixer allows the input of up to four different instruments or audio sources, and records the audio onto your iPod for instant playback. It’s small enough to carry on a flight and mix music in your hotel room. How cool is that?!?
Just a fact, Maam … 1,700,000,000 is the estimated number of legal online music downloads in 2007. 3 – that’s how many I was able to download in 2007. I was just a little busy last year to be figuring out how to download music!
And finally … You can now track how many invitations are being sent out and how many users responded to social networking sites like FaceBook and MySpace, making it easier to quantify the previously unquantifiable – word-of-mouth endorsements! A recent study found that Internet social networking was 20 times more effective than more traditional marketing efforts such as print and television advertising. This makes online “friendships” even more lucrative than ever imagined. So go ahead, forward this blog address to all your friends, and let’s see how much word of mouth we can both get!
Rebecca
Friday, November 2, 2007
I Want To Slap Your Haaaand! (sung to the tune of the Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand”)
At events, should staff get involved in the activities intended for attendees?
This issue came up at this fall’s MPI/PCMA Industry Summit at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel and Towers. The keynote speaker was a Beatles expert quizzing the registered attendees assembled in the ballroom on Beatles trivia. A successful answer netted the knowledgeable attendee $20. An enthusiastic member of the hotel banquet staff standing in the back of the room raised his hand and answered a question. He was given $20. At the end of the presentation, all who answered the trivia questions were invited on to the stage for a performance. The banquet waiter complied and was quite entertaining. His actions were the topic of conversation at lunch – some diners said they enjoyed his participation and thought it was fine. Some felt staff should be inconspicuous and forbidden to participate in event activities. Still others thought he was way over the line, especially accepting money, and should be fired.
What do you think? And if you feel such an employee should be reprimanded, how? A slap on the hand? Fired? Share your thoughts and best practices.
Want to know what happened to the banquet dude? Stay tuned…..
This issue came up at this fall’s MPI/PCMA Industry Summit at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel and Towers. The keynote speaker was a Beatles expert quizzing the registered attendees assembled in the ballroom on Beatles trivia. A successful answer netted the knowledgeable attendee $20. An enthusiastic member of the hotel banquet staff standing in the back of the room raised his hand and answered a question. He was given $20. At the end of the presentation, all who answered the trivia questions were invited on to the stage for a performance. The banquet waiter complied and was quite entertaining. His actions were the topic of conversation at lunch – some diners said they enjoyed his participation and thought it was fine. Some felt staff should be inconspicuous and forbidden to participate in event activities. Still others thought he was way over the line, especially accepting money, and should be fired.
What do you think? And if you feel such an employee should be reprimanded, how? A slap on the hand? Fired? Share your thoughts and best practices.
Want to know what happened to the banquet dude? Stay tuned…..
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