An inside look into the next stop of this world-renowned food and culture festival   The Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival (HFWF) kicked off its first O‘ahu event on October 15 after wrapping up its lineup on the Island of Hawai‘i. Though the COVID-19 pandemic caused the HFWF team to adjust the traditional wayFIND OUT MORE |

  Support cancer research with City of Hope October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — 31 days of the year devoted to educating the general public about a disease that directly and indirectly affects millions of Americans. In fact, about 1 in 8 women in America are projected to develop invasive breast cancer over theFIND OUT MORE |

Chef Works Contemporary Collection is now live! Discover the new looks and feels of Deco, Verismo, Voce, Spiritoso, and Seersucker.   The COVID-19 pandemic forced many restaurants to scale back, put their sustainability practices on hiatus in 2020 or abandon them completely, and pivot in a myriad of ways. As hospitality gets back up andFIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) If your restaurant is out of date, it could be hurting your business. After all, the overall customer experience depends quite a bit of the ambiance and style of your establishment.

(Source: Flickr) As a restaurant owner, it’s always exciting to see new customers coming through your doors. But over time, it’s not new customers that keep the restaurant afloat–it’s the regulars, those repeat customers who keep the business going along, slow but steady.

(Source: Flickr) Everyone likes a bargain when dining out. But as a restaurant owner, it’s understandable that you might be wary of offering too many discounts to customers, as it can reduce overall profits. However, there is actually a way to offer discounts to customers that can actually drive sales for your restaurant: bundle deals.FIND OUT MORE |

Chef Dave FultsPhoto Credit: Rob Forsythe of Photog-Rob Photography. Question 1: Where did you get your start? “I started at Gabardine in Point Loma, San Diego working for Chad White (Bravo’s Top Chef, season 13) – it was a smaller restaurant within Chef Brian Malarkey’s restaurant group.

(Source: Flickr) Are you one of the many people who dream of owning a restaurant? If so, congratulations: you’ve got the adventure of a lifetime ahead of you. But know this: it’s going to require plenty of time, hard work, and quite a bit of money.

(Source: Flickr) What’s in a name? When it comes to your restaurant, there’s actually quite a bit riding on choosing a good name for your establishment. The name is wrapped up in the restaurant’s branding and identity, and is part of the “face” the establishment shows to the world. A well-chosen name acts as aFIND OUT MORE |