Bacon And Time Travel

"I bet if you put bits of bacon on a strip of bacon, you could travel back in time. It's like a tasty vortex." - Jim Gaffigan

If you could travel back in time, where would you travel to? Would it be someplace in the United States? Europe? Atlantis? Hawaii - Aloha! Would you go back to the Age of Dinosaurs, or to when Noah cruised ocean currents?

How about back to the Roaring Twenties? You could show the Flapper girls how to twerk, and they could dote on your futuristic charms.

When, where, who, what, why. Would the Time Machine be like your personal vehicle filled with munchies, a stashed pipe, a flask in the glove, and pillows in the trunk? Would you time travel to avoid the police for your illicit activities? Would you wanna meet James Dean and Marilyn Monroe?

Marilyn and James, sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

All this time travel shiz must be makin' you exhausted. And hhhhhaaaaahhhhnnnnngrrrrryyyyyy.

We now leave you with Kevin Bacon.

"I even like the name Bacon. You can't tell me the success of Kevin Bacon isn't somehow tied to his name. You're not going out to see a Kevin Hot Dog movie. "Who's in this movie?""Kevin Bacon." "Sounds good." - Jim Gaffigan

Happy travels. 

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Dawn Of The Planet Of The Hungry . . . And Apes

Apes that eat grapes and capes on napes, say what? Err, whatever, never mind. But hey, when you arrive home after a splendid time of watching Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, an anticipated sequel to Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, we know what must be on your sprouting mind:

You were too busy getting your movie on, we get that. Seriously though, don't go ape shit there, sitting idly on your arse on your live-in sofa, contemplating life's pressing dilemmas, like what filter best enhances the highlight on the picture of food that you neglected to Insta. Kodak moments like these slip through the camera roll drenched in thousands of low-quality photos. Did you ever think, muses Jim Gaffigan, that years ago - before the dawn of Instagram and The Art Of Taking A Foody-Licious Picture Just So - that we would have ever dreamed to be taking artsy photos of our food?

At least we still have the trusty ol' use of the English language to fall back on. Mantras of ABCs and Do-Re-Mis conjure images of The Jackson Five, Kindergarten and The Sound of Music. Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy and z. I'll buy a vowel please, with a side of $100,000 and curly fries. Hold the salt. But still, says a voice, "a picture is worth a thousand words." It does give us pleasure to share our food. Give me pleasure or give me death. Sharing is caring, after all, my dear fellow, well-mannered American. Only nowadays, we can share in a ka-jillion different ways. Share food at home with friends and bros. On Facebook. On Google. Etcetera, etcetera. Food makes us happy. Food is like art but without the price tag of a Van Gogh or Mona Lisa.

Maybe it's like a tightrope balancing act, in balancing the ideal amount of times to share a specific photo of a specific thing, food or otherwise. Like mad scientist type of stuff. It's the fine line between decisively screaming JENGA! and a deteriorating tower of blocks. But we digress. Back to the "Subject At Hand."

Friends That Eat Together, Stay Together

Please don't goooooo. If I wake up tomorrow, will you still be here? I don't knoooooooow if you feel the way I do. If you leave I'm gon' find you. Baby, please don't go go. Go go.

Combining Photoshop, Sci-Fi and CGI, and the English language, at your service. *nonchalantly bows* One thing movie developers and screenwriters and apes and James Franco all have in common? The need for nourishment. The pleasure of food - tasty food, delicious food, food in all shapes and sizes and containers and textures. What say you? Go catch a movie, down some popcorn, and go home to relax on your sofa. And until your next stomach grumbling, Adieu. 

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Delivery For All - 150 Cities And Growing

150 CITIES, AND GROWING STRONG

Pioneered by pizza delivery companies, the food delivery industry has started growing more rapidly lately.  We've all heard of those large delivery services that have been around for years and years, and we've also seen a lot more local restaurant delivery services popping up lately.  With the way new technologies are being created, it's no wonder that ordering delivery has become a lot easier.  Delivery For All, which launched less than a year ago, is one of those companies, looking to make restaurant delivery ordering easy and accessible to customers in every city around the US.  We're now proud to help restaurants in over 150 cities reach customers and allow them to order delivery online.

At www.deliveryforall.com, you'll find online ordering for thousands of restaurants in metros like Washington DC, Phoenix, Dallas, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Tampa, Miami, Huntsville, San Francisco, Murfreesboro, and much more.  Soon you'll also see the service in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and NYC, to name a few.  

Not in your city yet?  We're quickly working to get to you!  If you know restaurants in your city that should be listed on our site, we'd love to hear from you!  Together, we can make online ordering from restaurants quicker and easier for everyone.

Increase Restaurant Profits By Using A Portal!

RESTAURANT DELIVERY MARKETING

Increase Profits By Using A Restaurant Portal

Unless you’ve somehow been able to avoid the Internet for the past year, you’ve probably noticed how much the restaurant delivery service has been growing.  Pizza and Chinese food aren’t your only options anymore, and you don’t have to even call in your order.  People are throwing away their old takeout menus and are now using online companies that let you browse tons of menus in one place, and even order food for delivery or takeout.   

These online companies, like GrubHub and Delivery For All, bring restaurants extra sales by placing their menus online for ordering, and even help increase their online presence through their marketing efforts.  For restaurants, it’s completely free marketing, and only costs a small commission fee if they bring you any orders.    

Thousands of successful restaurants have already signed up for at least one of these restaurant “portals” and raving about what it can do for their business.   They understand that a worst-case scenario is that they don’t get any extra orders (so there’s zero cost), but they still get extra online exposure for free (and maybe even some new walk-in business just from seeing them online).  Since the system is completely results based, it’s no wonder that tons of restaurants are signing up with portals every day.

JOIN A PORTAL

While there are tons of choices, and you can sign up with multiple portals, our favorite emerging portal is Delivery For All.  They seem to be doing all the right things with an easy to use website and mobile app.  They’re quickly growing across the country.  No matter what part of the country your restaurant is in, we highly recommend signing up with them online.  They make it easy with a simple form: http://www.deliveryforall.com/#!signup/coub.  

For more information: www.deliveryforall.com

A Whole New Look - www.deliveryforall.com

Delivery For All

Have you checked out the Delivery For All website lately?  If not, go check it out.  You'll see a sleek new design that easily lets you find delivery food near you, order online (or through mobile app), and enjoy great food from the comfort of your home or office.  Delivery is already available in about 10 cities, and more are rapidly being added on.

One of the features we love on this site are the ability to track your orders and get text or email updates with where your food is.  You can also sort by type of cuisine (Burgers, Pizza, Chinese, Thai, etc), and even order in advance.  Need to order for an office lunch next week? done.  They make it so easy to order.

We also love following the facebook and twitter posts, and get in a quick laugh during our day.  Check them out online today, and start enjoying great food.

www.deliveryforall.com

Happy Independence Day

Independence Day - A Great Day For Food

When you think of the 4th of July, it probably conjures up images of our flag, our amazing military (thank you to all who have served!), family, friends, fireworks and great food.  It's a day when families get together to celebrate our Independence.  What better way, than with food.  After all, it brings us all together year after year for several great holidays.

There's an endless amount of family food traditions on the 4th of July.  Whether yours is grilling out some steaks, burgers and hotdogs, or going out for a picknick, food is always there for us.  I hope that this year your Fourth of July is filled with tons of great times, pride, joy, and yes, great food.

Have a fantastic July4th!

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Five Things Restauranteurs Often Forget

Five Things Restauranteurs Often Forget

Restauranteurs are hard workers.  They work long hours and often don't get much praise.  Often times restaurant owners wear several "hats",and are constantly on the go. They're usually "putting out fires" in both front and back of the house, getting ready for the next pop, or cleaning up after a tiring day.  In their busy days, owners sometimes miss checking up on the small ticket items, instead focusing on the most important issues at the moment.  This can make them miss out on some small, but simply opportunities that can change a customers perspective on the restaurant.  Let's look at a few of these opportunities, which could be game changers for any restaurant.

1. Ambience - We all use our basic senses throughout the day, no matter what situation we're in.  It's typically an unconscious process that we go through to experience the world.  It's no different when customers go out to enjoy a restaurant.  Because of this, restaurant owners should be aware of the sights, smells, and sounds that come out of their restaurant.  I'm not saying that you should go out and hire an interior designer. Far from it.  The "sight" customers may experience could easily revolve around proper lighting.  Are you setting the right mood for the right time of day or night?  Are you using candles, dimming lights, etc?  How about smell: Does it smell like the amazing food coming out of the kitchen, or sewage backup from the restrooms?  Get this one right, or people won't stay very long.  Sound can be just as important for setting the ambience of your restaurant.  Play music that makes sense for the kind of food you are serving, and don't make it too loud.  This is often something that is overlooked.  Does your choice of music make sense?

2. Staff Competition - Having a happy and motivated staff isn't always the easiest thing to maintain.  Having daily/weekly competitions can not only keep them having fun, but can also be used to increase sales.  Try something like "who can sell the most xyz item".  You'll be suprised how much fun they have with it.  If they're having fun, I bet that will translate into your customers getting a better experience too!

3. The First Bite - Contrary to popular belief, the main entree may not be the most important food you serve.  Have you ever thought about how important that side of fries or mashed potatoes are?  Do you tend to overlook those in favor of your main dish?  Consider this: 9 times out of 10, the first bite that your customer will take won't be out of the main dish.  It will be a bite from the side dish.  What kind of impression are you making with your sides?  They may just be the most important item you serve!

4. The Restrooms - By now, everyone knows how important restaurants can be, but it's still commonly overlooked by owners.  It's important to set an hourly cleaning/checkup on your restrooms.  Customers directly correlate how clean (or dirty) the restroom is to how clean (or dirty) your kitchen is.  Yes, it's the customers who actually make that mess in the restrooms, but it's the level of attention that it gets that's important.  Try having your host go through quickly one time each hour (while they're doing this, have them also do a quick walk through the walkways of the dining room to pick up or sweep up anything that might be giving a poor impression out there as well).

5. Takeout Menus - Lets face it, your customer also eats at other restaurants.  In fact, your customer not only eats out, but they also order delivery and sometimes they just want to pick up food and head home.  Are you missing out on having your customer order delivery and takeout from you? You might just be sending them elsewhere instead of keeping their business for those days they feel like they don't want to sit down in a restaurant.  So how do you keep the customer?  Try something simple like having your staff hand them a takeout menu when they leave.  Do you have a way for them to order online? Have you signed up with restaurant networks like Delivery For All (www.deliveryforall.com), so customers can find and order from you other ways online?  You might just be missing out on extra sales and profit if you aren't doing this.  Print up some takeout menus and sign up for free with some online delivery/takeout services to increase your community presence.  It will be worth it's weight in gold!