#restaurants

I think a lot of times people design restaurants with flash in mind. I think you should design restaurants with function in mind. Make sure it's functional and works with what you're trying to accomplish. Design can come later. ↗

— Bobby Flay

#come #design #flash #function #functional

'The Food Network' was just starting in New York, and I was getting lots of attention from Mesa Grill. They had no money, so if you couldn't get there by subway, you couldn't be on. It wasn't like TV was something I really wanted to do - but I knew it would be great publicity for my restaurants. ↗

— Bobby Flay

#food #food network #get #getting #great

When I'm hiring a cook for one of my restaurants, and I want to see what they can do, I usually ask them to make me an omelette. ↗

— Bobby Flay

#cook #hiring #i #make #me

When I can afford it, I'm very into organic food and I love going to restaurants that use organic produce and such. I think that it's a shame for everyone that, unfortunately, organic can be pretty expensive, so you just do what you can. ↗

— Sprague Grayden

#everyone #expensive #food #going #i

Last, in restaurants you spend a lot of time dealing with people who are very unhappy. Soup has been spilled on their laps, they've waited 10 minutes to get their check so they can leave, and you learn how to listen, I think, in a much more proactive way than government does. ↗

— John Hickenlooper

#check #dealing #does #get #government

I wish we had a system where you are given a bill including service and that people were paid properly so they didn't have to rely on tips. In different restaurants there are different policies and it's all very confusing. ↗

— Murray Walker

#confusing #different #given #had #i

I launched The Emeril Lagasse Foundation to provide culinary training, and developmental and educational programs to children in the cities where my restaurants operate. I think everyone has a responsibility to give back to the community if they can, and to help future generations learn new skills. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#children #cities #community #culinary #developmental

The world has changed, and it's almost been 11 years. I have 975 employees. I have six restaurants. We haven't opened any new ones in almost three years. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#any #been #changed #employees #haven

When I first decided to open a restaurant, I was turned down by several banks. It was the late 80's and many restaurants were failing. I refused to give up because I knew I had a good concept. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#because #concept #decided #down #failing

When it ceases to be fun, I'll stop and just stay in my restaurants. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#fun #i #just #restaurants #stay