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#1
01-27-2006, 05:00 PM
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 Is Valentine's Day a big deal for your kitchen?? I have yet to book Valentine's Day  Last year it booked up right away... So far in February, I have booked 6 dinners parties and 6 speaking engagement, BUT NO ONE for the love day  Is Valentine's Day a big deal for your respective kitchen?
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#2
01-27-2006, 05:04 PM
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| lots of deuces... I have always had busy nights on valentines, lots and lots of deuces. its always been the first busy day of the year. Thats been my experiences..
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01-27-2006, 05:37 PM
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Bigger than mother's Day? Wow.
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01-27-2006, 05:52 PM
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| I'm not sure which side to speak to in this very good line of inquiry. I have been on both sides, both working on and enjoying Valentines's day. I hope I don't piss off my fellow chefs and restauranteurs but to be honest, I have always felt that Valentines is an opportunity for restaurants to jack up prices and cash in. Nevertheless, I offered my wife her choice of going out anywhere she wanted or me making her a romantic dinner at home. She opted for the latter. Mark
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01-27-2006, 06:06 PM
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| I am with you MARKV Why not enjoy it for once  Last year since I had to work on Valentine's Day, I had to make up for it at home So, I gave my wife a piece of lingery everyday from Feb 1 to 14, she was happy! and she thank me for the rest of the year
__________________ Martin Laprise Author of "My daughter wants to Be a Chef!" www.thechefinstead.ca “A cook who invest a few bucks every week is a smart cook" |
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01-27-2006, 06:48 PM
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| Very busy couple of days! We go home. lite a fire, open a bottle of wine , send the kid out somewhere, We then slip into something warm, cozy, soft sheer. We chat , we laugh My wife of 20yrs and I make our way to the bed and, and,count our holiday receipts  Last edited by panini : 01-28-2006 at 06:47 AM. |
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01-27-2006, 11:04 PM
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| in my experience valentines day means as previously mentioned deuces, deuces, deuces, oh and more deuces. being in a suburb of DC we have alot of commuters and since the 14th is on a tuesday this year the saturday before and the saturday after will be slammed rather than the big day itself. wich also means my girlfreind will be happy because [i]MIGHT[i] be able to get the day off !!!! bottle of icewine some hawiian vintage chocolate a few candles and..... well you can do the math! but i will definately be wearin one of these the next day!
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01-27-2006, 11:04 PM
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01-28-2006, 12:18 AM
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| It's not a BIG holiday for us but I can tell you the three things we will sale the most of that week - sweets, steaks and wine.
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01-28-2006, 03:37 AM
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| Valentine's day has always been an outlet for really cheesy looking heart shaped desserts. We've always packed VD. Biggest I've ever done was close to 300 covers.
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01-28-2006, 08:37 AM
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| Steak! Wow, Steak, that's interesting... do you cut them in heart shape? just kidding
__________________ Martin Laprise Author of "My daughter wants to Be a Chef!" www.thechefinstead.ca “A cook who invest a few bucks every week is a smart cook" |
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01-28-2006, 10:45 AM
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| Don't worry Mark, I don't think you pissed anybody off, but you are right, many restaurants do jack up prices or, at the very least, offer a VD menu option that is pricier. And why not? All other markets work on a supply and demand basis. Why shouldn't the restaurant business do the same? It only makes good business sense. Ever try buying roses around VD? Thoughout most of the year you could buy 3-5 dozen roses for what it costs you around VD. I am not talking about soaking the guests by doubling or tripling your prices, but I think it would almost be irresponsible, from a business standpoint, not to, at least, offer a higher end menu that could bring in additional revenue, or maybe run a limited menu with prices bumped up a little bit. Again, it's all about supply and demand.
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01-29-2006, 09:09 PM
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| 2-14-2006 Here's what I wrote... http://www.tatteredcover.com/NASApp/...st&page=274701 It's going to be fun to cook, and the price is great.
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01-29-2006, 10:01 PM
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| Dunno what the menu is yet, but we open on the 14th Feb after closing for a month to do ~100 covers. Prep starts on the 13th, it's one of our biggest days of the year. Deal this year is €220 for two all inclusive - including a room in the hotel for the night.
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