Today, we’ve had a hustle and bustle around the office that we haven’t had in about a month. Today is ServeSafe day with Chef Jeff Rotz! And man, we had a pretty decent turn out. Lots of businesses are getting on their way, and that’s something we love to see! I had the opportunity to… Read More
Preparing for a Banquet? It’s Not As Easy As You Think
When you hear the word “banquet,” you’re probably thinking along the lines of either impossibly fancy or terribly important. But too often we only look at banquets in the perspective of the consumer. The people who get to cherish every dish and fall in love with every piece of dessert. But when the tables are… Read More
Restaurant meals inspired by Radiohead
As the de facto One Fat Frog DJ (if you come into the office, the music you’re hearing is one of my iPod playlists), I love it when my musical interests intersect with our restaurant industry. That’s why I love eating at places like Hard Rock, House of Blues, and B.B. King’s Bluesville. So I… Read More
Restaurants hate-celebrating Valentine’s Day
You’ve heard of hate-watching, right? It’s where people watch a TV show specifically so they can talk (and blog) about how terrible it is. This trend of doing something you hate for the fun of hating it has become a bit of a trend in recent years, and restaurants are now getting in on hate-celebrating… Read More
Restaurant offering $30K Valentine’s dinner
Well, the most polarizing holiday in America is coming up soon: Valentine’s Day. Come Friday, some co-workers at One Fat Frog will be enjoying their candies and flowers and all of that while others are wondering will you at least let me have some of your candy? Valentine’s Day is the day when couples are… Read More
Glasses to help you lose weight
One Fat Frog loves strange culinary inventions and this next piece of news definitely qualifies. Scientists at the University of Tokyo are working on a pair of glasses that they say can help you lose weight. You ever hear the saying that “my eyes were too big for my stomach.” Well, these researchers want to… Read More
Starbucks starting tea chains
The ubiquitous cup of Starbucks coffee has become an integral part of the morning routine for millions of Americans. In fact, in the One Fat Frog office alone there are at least 5 people who are totally unable to function without their morning coffee. Without it, they become nervous twitching messes (it’s not a pretty… Read More
Ready to prepare your food with a 3-D printer?
Back in the 1980s, Star Trek: The Next Generation depicted society far in the future, when starships took people throughout various galaxies in the name of exploration. One of the coolest parts of the future that the show depicted was the replicator. It was a machine that would create any food or drink that you… Read More
Pay per minute in this London café
We’re all familiar with fast food chains, where everything is about speed. Customers are given their food as quickly as possible so they can eat on the go. Dining in is made as quick as possible to get customers in and out and serve as many people as possible. But how about a café that… Read More
Should your restaurant ban children?
One Fat Frog loves a good restaurant debate. Last weekend a big debate erupted in the food service industry regarding children and whether they should be allowed in fine dining establishments. And like all controversial discussions nowadays, it started because of a tweet. On Saturday, Chef Grant Achatz, chef of Alinea restaurant in Chicago, took… Read More
Restaurant entrepreneur selling business to pay for waitress’s medical bills
One Fat Frog loves feel-good stories as much as we love restaurants. This time we are sharing both. It’s the story of a restaurant entrepreneur who decided to do what it takes to help out a valued employee even if it means saying goodbye to their 17-year-old restaurant business. Brittany Mathis is a 19-year-old waitress… Read More
Restaurant Trends To Expect in 2014
One Fat Frog always to stay ahead of the trends. After all, if you don’t stay ahead, you’re bound to notice the trends once they’re on their way out. If these trends involve the way you dress or viral videos to share on Twitter, it’s not that big of a deal except your friends will… Read More
Coffee shop launches food drive for thief
One Fat Frog loves stories like this because it’s the perfect combination of uplifting and just plain weird. It’s the story of a man who stole from a tip jar and the offended coffee shop that offers to help him out. An unnamed man walked into a coffee shop in Stow, Ohio called the Nervous… Read More
Gourmet restaurant to open at 49ers stadium
If there’s one thing One Fat Frog loves as much as food, it’s sports. That’s why I’m always disappointed with the offers at the concession stands. As much as I like going to Orlando Magic games, it’s hard to stomach paying $8 for a bad hotdog or $10 for chicken fingers that taste like the… Read More
Restaurants to Cash in on Black Friday
As the Christmas shopping season rapidly approaches, the restaurant industry prepares for one of its busiest seasons. Since people eat out more often when they’re out and about around meal time, it makes sense that peak shopping times go along with peak dining. Some restaurants are taking this to another level by coordinating their hours… Read More
Wahlberg brothers to star in reality TV show about their restaurant
Good news for people who can’t get enough TV shows about running restaurants (you can count this Frog as part of that group). There is a new restaurant-themed reality TV show on the way to A&E and it’s starring the Wahlberg brothers, two-thirds of whom are pretty famous. Wahlburgers is a Boston restaurant owned by… Read More
Food bank asks for better food
One Fat Frog loves hilarious sitcoms almost as much as we love restaurant food. Remember that old Seinfeld episode where the guy opens up a muffin restaurant that only sells the tops of the muffins, since it’s the best part anyway (the store was called Top of the Muffin To You)? But they have to… Read More
Italy unhappy with traffic light food labels
Would you buy food that was labeled with a big symbol saying “don’t eat this; it’s really unhealthy?” That’s essentially the question that Italy has raised surrounding a healthy eating initiative started by the UK. In the United Kingdom, in an effort to fight the obesity epidemic, the government has announced plans to start using… Read More
Coffee shop customers scared by Carrie prank
The folks at One Fat Frog love movies almost as much as we love dining. So we were pretty excited when we found the Carrie viral video that is making its rounds around the Internet. In a brilliant guerrilla marketing move, a marketing company hired to promote the upcoming remake of Carrie decided to prank… Read More
Government shutdown affecting restaurant industry
The restaurant industry is feeling an impact from the U.S. federal government shutdown. Though we at One Fat Frog generally like to stay out of politics, representatives from the American Restaurant Association don’t feel the same way. The trade group recently spoke out against the government shutdown, saying that it is undermining consumer confidence and… Read More
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