- The Price Is Right
Prix-fixe menus are shaking off the starchy formality. Set pricing now is viewed by casual as well as high-end concepts as a smart marketing tool. At the Dallas-based Maggiano's Little Italy chain, for example, parties of four can choose three-course, family-style meals priced at $23.95 per person at dinner and ......
- A demand-based approach to
menu-pricing.
If menu prices can be increased slightly without reducing sales, restaurant owners can enjoy higher profits. This pilot study indicates that prices can, indeed, be raised AN INTEREST IN maximizing prices seems to imply an evil intent on the part of the person setting those prices. But setting prices is ......
- Manhattan, the island of international delights
AT A GLANCE ESCA Address: 402 W. 43rd St. Phone: (212) 564-7272 Style: Modern Italian seafood Entree prices: $11 to $25 LES PYRENEES Address: 251 W. 51 st St. Phone: (212) 246-0044 Style: Classic French Entree prices: $19 to $26 LE MADELEINE Address: 403 W. 43rd St. Phone: (212) 246-2993 ......
- Executive dining
HEADNOTE Latest 5' Celebrates Chinese New Year in Style; Cannery Has Fine Wine Tuesdays at Bargain Prices HEADNOTE EXECUTIVE DINING IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 4 Fifi Chao Zov Karamardian, chef and owner of Zov's Bistro in Tustin, is hosting a wine dinner on Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The special ......
- Commentary: Fine points help make Dakota a consistent dining pleasure
On Sept. 7, 2005, nine days after Hurricane Katrina, Dakota became the first gourmet restaurant to reopen anywhere in the metropolitan New Orleans area. It opened to serve the advanced contemporary Creole food it always has.
- Quiet getaways.
Overworked, stressed-out, executives and entrepreneurs, in search of quiet hideaways that soothe the spirit, while gingerly stimulating the senses, will find an eclectic mix of resorts in the Caribbean. Some cater to your every need in worldly style, others opt for barefoot chic. There are large and small resorts, and ......
- Flying High
Diners are flocking to chicken, duck, and other birds when they're prepared with signature touches.