Big Change(s) in Store for Lake Bde Maka Ska (and it’s not the name) Yeah, Yeah, I know “Tin Fish” wasn’t the name of the restaurant on the northeast corner of Lake Calhoun that was destroyed by fire two weeks ago. After a 14-year run, it closed in 2017, and Lola’s on the Lake replaced...Read More
Sizing Up ” Quickly ” Restaurant Real Estate (the Inside Kind) OK, so I can’t prove that Realtors get better tables at restaurants. But, I’ve got a hunch that they/we at least know where they are. Casing the Room, or “Location, Location, Location” That’s because the ability to quickly size up the key spaces in a...Read More
Sizing Up — Quickly — Restaurant Real Estate (the Inside Kind) OK, so I can’t prove that Realtors get better tables at restaurants. But, I’ve got a hunch that they/we at least know where they are first. Casing the Room, or “Location, Location, Location” That’s because the ability to quickly size up the key spaces in...Read More
Marketing Plan: Word of Mouth (Literally) What’s missing in the photo of super-popular Robbinsdale eatery Travail (above)? Any mention of the name, “Travail” — or any signage at all, for that matter. That hasn’t kept it from attracting nightly crowds and a long list of local fans. Mother’s Day Reservations — and Open Houses Don’t...Read More
What do you do if you’re the owner of popular downtown Minneapolis eatery “Hell’s Kitchen,” and need a name for the adjacent bakery/coffee bar you’re opening next door? Hold a naming contest on Facebook. The winner? “Angel Food” (naturally). “Damn Good Food” Hell’s Kitchen milks the “devil” theme for everything it’s worth, starting with the...Read More
OK, so those flowers that just popped up in front of Fern Hill restaurant Yum! are silk, not the real kind. But, they’ve certainly got the right idea . . . P.S.: Even though the Twin Cities is enjoying its first warm weekend since ???, it’s still early for tulips and other harbingers of Spring.Read More
