50 GREAT IDEAS by Restaurant Business
50 GREAT IDEAS
by Patricia Cobe with Michaela Cavallaro, Janet Forman, Joan M. Lang, Janie Schneider and TH Strenk
This is our Third Anual 50 GREAT IDEAS issue, and we felt it was about time come clean: a great idea isn’t all
that great. Who hasn’t had one? In fact, you might look through these pages and find stuff you thought about
yourself... but did you do anything about it? That’s the key. A great idea is only half the story, if that. What makes
the things in this issue stand out isn’t just that they’re cool or save money or whatever, but that somebody acted
on their idea. As Thomas Edison, a guy with a few great ideas of his own, put it, “The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” Amen.
To get a server’s attention, restaurants are taking a cue from flight attendants. Introduced in July, MyBell is a button that sits on the table; press the button and a chime is heard in the back of the house and the table number is noted on an LED screen. Requests for more bread, drinks or the check get immediate attention. The device can also be placed under the table or on a wall for servers to access when a table needs bussing. Since installing MyBell, “tips have increased... and we are able to turn tables much faster,” says Paul Lee, head of marketing for Toai, Inc., and upscale seafood and sushi buffet concept.
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