In response to yesterday’s post, I received a comment asking why I had so much hostility towards online review sites like Yelp. This is a perfectly fair and reasonable question. It also came as I was reviewing lists of topics deciding what to write about today. I try to keep this blog very comment driven. In […]
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Number 1: The Year Of Groupon
While 2011 wasn’t always kind to Groupon, there is no question the impact that if has had on the industry. It has become a polarizing topic in the industry that often leaves restaurant owners at odds with their guests. Very few restaurant owners avoided at least considering making a deal with the discounting giant. Many […]
Number 8: The Restaurant Tax You Don’t See
Foodie Knowledge is my most curious blog. It is a blend of information about food, recipes for food, and knowledge that will help you be a more informed consumer. In short is a place where I post my ramblings about the industry that are not exclusively for people in the industry. This post explained why […]
Escargot and A Jardines Follow Up
“Did you hear what happened at Jardines?” Apparently that question has been asked a great deal lately. Yesterday’s post about what happens when the owner of a local landmark fires her entire staff has smashed all of my records for views of a single post in a day. This is a story that you should read if […]
Dear Celebrity Chef, IT ISN’T ABOUT YOU!
I recently went to a restaurant named Mestizo that just opened in a swanky shopping district in Kansas City. I think my experience could best be summed up by the comment I posted on a story about the restaurant on the local food/restaurant blog. “I visited Aaron Sanchez presents Aaron Sanchez’s Mestizo by Aaron Sanchez […]
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About The Author
David Hayden was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He took his first serving job in 1996. Since that time, he has worked for over a dozen different restaurant companies. He has held both hourly and salaried positions at independent and corporate restaurants. He has waited on over 100,000 guests and trained hundreds of servers. He has been named "Best Server in Kansas City" the last three years by the local weekly paper.