This time, the crew takes on one of the biggest breakfast and bakery questions: is a croissant a sandwich? A plain croissant may not count, but what about a ham and cheese croissant, a croissant breakfast sandwich, or a croissant lunch sandwich? Chime in! What do you think makes a…
agels are hot. Donuts are hot. So what happens when you put a hole in a croissant? In this Hospitality Hangout Short, the crew talks food trends, croissant mashups, donuts, bagels, cronuts, and why anything with a hole in the middle might already have an advantage on the menu. From…
What are some of the biggest food and beverage trends in restaurants right now: non-alcoholic beverages, matcha, croissant mashups, and whether skipping dessert is hot or not. The crew gets into why dessert culture feels so different in America compared to France and Italy, where dessert is treated as part…
Welcome to SpotOn Studios in Chicago at the big show, where the crew has to guess which wild food and restaurant headline is fake: Taco Bell opening a wedding chapel in Las Vegas, a restaurant banning ketchup for customers over the age of 12, or Oscar Mayer creating a bologna-inspired…
What are some of the biggest food and beverage trends in restaurants right now: non-alcoholic beverages, matcha, croissant mashups, and whether skipping dessert is hot or not. The crew gets into why dessert culture feels so different in America compared to France and Italy, where dessert is treated as part…
Paris Baguette may sound French, but its story begins in South Korea. On this episode of Hospitality Hangout, hosts Jimmy Frischling and Michael Schatzberg sit down with Kathy Chavenet to explore how a Korean-born, French-inspired bakery café brand grew into a global powerhouse with more than 4,000 locations worldwide.
Welcome back to Hospitality Headlines: Real or Fake? This time, the crew has to guess which wild food and restaurant headline is completely made up: quiet ramen in Japan, KFC finger-licking-good nail polish, or a steakhouse “meat sommelier” that pairs cuts of meat with your mood. Two headlines are real.…
Restaurant hours are not what they used to be. In this Hospitality Hangout Short, the crew talks with Rock & Brews CEO Adam Goldberg about how restaurant operators are changing hours, closing for slower dayparts, skipping Monday lunch, and even closing on Sundays — decisions that would have been almost…
Is anyone from Uber listening? Rock & Brews CEO Adam Goldberg says he has been locked out of Uber for years after changing email addresses, so now he only uses Lyft. In this Hospitality Hangout Short, the crew tries to solve his Uber account problem live and jokingly offers a…
Everybody wants to feel like a rockstar. In this Hospitality Hangout Short, Rock & Brews CEO Adam Goldberg talks about why private clubs are hot, why guests want to feel special, and how Rock & Brews builds a restaurant experience around music, energy, hospitality, and rock-and-roll culture. #HospitalityHangout #RockAndBrews #RestaurantIndustry…
Why do restaurant and hospitality leaders show up, mentor, move, fundraise, and give back? At Sizzle & Spin and Yazzle Yoga, the LEAD community came together to support the next generation of hospitality leaders. Because of past support, more than 525 people have gone through a mentor program, over 1,500…
This time, the crew has to guess which wild food headline is completely made up: emotional support mozzarella sticks, Baskin-Robbins turkey dinner ice cream, or an IKEA recipe written like furniture assembly instructions. #HospitalityHangout #HospitalityHeadlines #FoodNews #RestaurantIndustry
Why do restaurant and hospitality leaders show up, mentor, move, fundraise, and give back? At Sizzle & Spin and Yazzle Yoga, the LEAD community came together to support the next generation of hospitality leaders. Because of past support, more than 525 people have gone through a mentor program, over 1,500…
Rock & Brews CEO Adam Goldberg shares the music-business backstory behind the brand’s rock-and-roll DNA. #HospitalityHangout #RockAndBrews #KISS #MusicBusiness #RestaurantIndustry
So what do YOU think: Future of restaurants = delivery or on-prem experience? 👀
How does Rock & Brews CEO Adam Goldberg take his bagel? Scooped, toasted, with chive cream cheese and yes, it has to be an everything bagel. In this Hospitality Hangout Short, the crew gets into everything bagels, egg bagels, old-school bagel orders, the return of the egg bagel, and one…
Welcome to Hospitality Headlines, where Schatzy gives Jimmy three wild food and restaurant headlines two are real, one is completely fake. This round includes Pizza Hut perfume that smells like fresh dough, a fine dining bread basket with edible butter candles, and a Heinz x Absolut vodka pasta sauce collab.…
Rock & Brews CEO Adam Goldberg joins Hospitality Hangout at the Restaurant Leadership Conference to talk about how restaurants are competing for traffic with music, sports, big screens, live entertainment, hospitality, and a reason for guests to actually show up.
The FOOD was great… but can we talk about the BAG?! 👀🔥 Goop Kitchen’s packaging might honestly be one of the nicest delivery presentations we’ve seen. Premium branding, clean design, everything felt intentional. While trying the miso salmon, crispy potatoes, gluten-free mac & cheese, and more, Gregg Majewski gave Schatzy…
The Hospitality Hangout sandwich debate continues. This time, the crew takes on pancakes, McGriddles, eggs benedict, French dips, and the very serious question of whether two pancakes with something in the middle officially count as a sandwich. And somehow, Jimmy’s personal rule against “two meats” becomes the real story. #HospitalityHangout…
Goop Kitchen officially hit NYC… so naturally we had to try EVERYTHING 👀🔥 Schatzy the Restaurant Guy + Gregg Majewski went on another Flavor Safari to test: 🥢 Bento Box 🥗 Summer Salad Rolls 🧀 Gluten-Free Mac & Cheese 🥔 Crispy Potatoes …and more. Celebrity-backed. Delivery-only. Wellness-focused. But does it…
When gas prices go up, restaurant traffic can go down. So this operator built a simple promo around the average gas price: if gas was $6.15, guests got $6.15 off their check. In this Hospitality Hangout Short, the crew talks restaurant marketing, dynamic pricing, Toast, and why the best promo…
GWYNETH… WE HAVE A PROPOSAL 👀😂 While trying the new Goop Kitchen NYC, Gregg Majewski officially offered to donate 50% of proceeds from a collab with Greggory’s Coffee to ANY charity Gwyneth Paltrow chooses… if she joins us on a Flavor Safari. @gwynethpaltrow the invite is officially open 👀 Subscribe…
Do you request no housekeeping at hotels, or are you team fresh towels every day? On this Hospitality Hangout Short, Jimmy and Schatzy get into the real hotel debate: skipping housekeeping, tipping anyway, messy rooms, missing towels, and whether one guest can donate their housekeeping service to someone else. It…