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Currently the hero of my life is taking care of the hero of my lifetime!  Conrad Hilton and his staff around the world have been taking mighty good care of my husband Richard. Now, this man knew what he was doing when he started his hotel service program! I don’t know how the Hilton Hotel employees and their service “system” manage to do it so well, but they have customer service nailed.  Over the past 10 years Richard has stayed almost exclusively in Hilton Hotels and usually comes back home with a good attitude partially because the hotel staff treated him well.  “Thanks Conrad; you have made my life easier too!” There are not many service organizations that please us these days.  I believe that there was a lot of emphasis on creating a good customer service experience back in the 1980s.  For a short time it was noticed in a lot of consumer relationships.  I remember purchasing my first computer and the great service that went into that sale.  Surprise!   I also remember buying a used car and getting terrific service during the sale.  Most of that is long gone.  Companies who had the word “service” in their corporate motto really didn’t mean it

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Jump to the full entry & travel map Teaneck, Texas, United States Discount Global Travel Info – Global Discount Travel Stories Trip or treat – Halloween holiday If you want to feel that your holiday is sending shivers down your spine, a trip to Transylvania is the right thing to do (Halloween is almost here anyway).

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Global Discount Travel — Teaneck, Texas, United States

I was lured back for desserts by the seasonal Hokkaido menu (ongoing till January). Because I love pumpkin, I like the idea of a homemade pumpkin tiramisu ($6.50++). But the real thing was far from what I imagined it to be and I didn’t like it at all. Texture was coarse, flavour was so weird that I don’t know how to describe it! And the sweetness of pumpkin was sorely missing

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Japanese Dining Sun #2

Today’s post is inspired by the always awesome M of Travel, Eat, Love, who recently wrote a post about things she’s loving right now (she also just moved her blog over to her very own domain! Go check it out!). It made me think about some of my favorite food items and places, and given that it’s the end of year, a traditional time for lists and wrap-ups, I figured I’d steal her idea write my own list! Keep in mind that this is ever-changing; it’s just a sample of what I’m enjoying at the moment. Favorite snack: Lately I’ve been mixing either almonds or walnuts with dried cranberries.

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

Whenever I visit Linda in Durham, Foster’s Market is our go to place for brunch. Our usual plan is for one of us to get the omelet special, the other to get the chef’s special, and then split them so we each get a little of both dishes. Whenever I visit, which is about every 2-4 weeks, the specials are always different, so I’m not too sure how often they change, but it’s at least bi-weekly

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The Day Off Diet is quickly becoming one of the most popular diet programs available for instant download online and unlike more expensive programs like Weight Watchers, which requires a monthly payment, The Day Off Diet is available instantly upon a one time purchase. The main reason that The Day Off Diet is becoming so popular is not the fact that it’s available for download instantly, nor is it the fact that it’s far more affordable than most dieting alternatives, nor is it even the fact that The Day Off Diet is essentially free for the first 60 days due to it’s 100% money back guarantee

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Dieting Advice – The Day Off Diet Review

A tipster this morning sent a sad email revealing that Silent H , a solid Vietnamese restaurant and a nice option near the Bedford area in Williamsburg, is closing this month : “He has plans to reopen, but won’t be serving Vietnamese food. (I’ve heard it could be Mexican-inspired.) I was kind of surprised to hear the news considering the place has great reviews and was even showcased in the New York Times for its Vietnamese sandwiches.” Calls to the restaurant confirm it is closing and may reopen as a new concept, but we were unable to reach the owner, who knows the extent of the revamp. Make a visit while it’s still around.

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The Shutter: Silent H to Close This Month, May Reopen as New Concept

This year, inspired by our ever-popular “I Heart My City” series on Intelligent Travel, we’re reveling in the holiday season by asking our readers to share their favorite ways to celebrate in their cities. Today’s city-lover is Nick Rowlands , who gives us an ironic twist on Christmas in Cairo . What to share the things that make your city special

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My City Celebrates: Nick’s Cairo

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Because the Times article and the subsequent press release just weren’t enough Shack Action, we sent an Eater operative to the newly unleashed Manhattan Shake Shack sites—what will be a one story building on 86th Street and Lexington and the ground floor of the InterContinental hotel being built on West 44th and 8th Ave—to get a look at the present status. Both are, of course, in raw plywood states as they’re set to open towards the middle of next year, but let the imagination take over here

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Shack Attack!: A Closer Look at the New Manhattan Shake Shack Sites

Ionie’s Caribbean Kitchen is on the right as you head from Snellville towards Athens on 78, and it’s pretty darned close actually: perhaps 3-4 minutes past the Mellow Mushroom. This was one of those nights where my wife had to work late and I was tasked with feeding my daughter. I wanted something different so the idea was to travel east down 78 until we saw something new and interesting.

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Ionie’s Caribbean Kitchen, Grayson GA

One of my favorite restaurants in Oregon is  Cafe Yumm , one of the best spots for gluten-free vegetarian cuisine. This local buisness that has been around for 30 years now sells their sauce in the grocery store. Using the sauce makes a perfect quick meal for when you host company during the holidays.  My mom and I recently made our own “Yumm Bowls” while hosting family, which consists of a bowl filled with rice, beans, the sauce and all the fixings pictured here.

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"Yumm Bowls" for Holiday Company

For lack of a better term – I am a “foodie.” I mean, who isn’t nowadays.  Thanks to the success of Top Chef, Hell’s Kitchen , and the like, every Mac-N-Cheese eating, sugar cookie burning schmuck is ranting and raving about the stylistic approach to sous-vide cooking, idolizing celeb chefs like rock stars, and detailing the complexities of pork belly and bone marrow.  (With that said, if you are yet to taste either the belly or marrow, you have my sympathy.) However, a great restaurant does more than just serve up good food, delivering a certain level of shock-and-awe, mesmerizing the guest and making them come back for more.  Hmmm, sounds a lot like what a great hotel is supposed to do, right?  For that reason, hotel restaurants are no longer a by-product of the hotel itself, but instead, a leading demand generator and a hotel marketers dream. I didn’t realize the marketing power of a great hotel restaurant until I spent time working at a Relais and Chateaux resort and restaurant in the British Virgin Islands

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Hotel Amenities: Wi-Fi, Plush Linens, Minibar, and ROCK STAR CHEF?

Pythouse Kitchen Garden is the venue for A Taste of Honey –  Soul, Jazz and Funk Night –  this coming Friday, 18th December, from 7.30 til Late. Throw away those cold, wet miserable winter blues by getting on down there! Telephone: 01747 870444  or   www.pythouse-farm.co.uk Pythouse Kitchen Garden wants you to remember to give the kids some fun and yourself a break at their Wednesdays’ Lunch Club from 11.00am. There is story telling, music and craft sessions, so put Wednesdays in your diary for this coming holiday! Please click on any image to zoom in!

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This is The Gatekeepers, in which Eater roams the city meeting the fine ladies and gentlemen that stand between you and some of your favorite impossible-to-get tables. [ Krieger , 12/10/09] Building off of the success of the original Flatiron location, Chef Seamus Mullen and his team opened Boqueria Soho just over a year ago. Especially when compared to the tiny original spot, the Soho digs are bigger, flashier and she has a shiny open kitchen with a chefs counter to boot.

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The Gatekeepers: Boqueria Soho’s General Manager Joel Steiger

Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat… I really can’t tell you how much I love the holidays. Why I love it is easier to explain: twinkle lights and fir trees, dressing up for parties and, of course, food. The list could go on and on, but for the purposes of this article, let’s stick with food

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Missing the regular dose of Top Chef recapper Max Silvestri now that the show has ended ? He’s over on the AV Club today praising bars with free pizza: “The pizzas may be small, and toppings are extra, but nothing sops up the ill effects of a pint of beer like 800 calories worth of pizza …it’s such a healthy way to drink!” [AV Club]

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An Ode to Pizza Bars: Missing the regular dose of Top…

While Bloomberg’s restaurant critic Ryan Sutton does name the top ten newcomers of the year in his end of ’09 summation , most of his piece focuses on what a dire time it was for the industry, how disappointed he was in new restaurants, in the untimely shutterings. ” This was the year of the mediocre opening and the high-profile closing

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Retrospectives: Sutton: The 2009 Restaurant Scene Totally Sucked

Nearly three years after they closed, Bisuteki Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar has opened back up on Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Formerly located within the old Radisson Hotel (and one floor below the now-closed Greek restaurant Dionysos), Bisuteki recently opened in the same–albeit renovated–location within what is now a Courtyard by Marriott. The menu at Bisuteki has new items as well as old favorites, with sushi, hibachi dinners, and noodle dishes making up most of the menu, along with a variety of appetizers

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Bisuteki Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar Is Open Once Again in Cambridge

A new Asian restaurant is going to be opening a bit later this month in Allston, moving into a spot where an offbeat clothing, fashion, and art store used to be. Blue Asia Cafe may be opening as early as next week on Brighton Avenue just east of the Harvard Avenue intersection, taking over the space that was formerly home to L.A.B., which closed recently after being in business since early 2007. It appears that Blue Asia Cafe will feature steamed vegetable sandwiches as well as Asian coffee, and looks to be a casual, cash-only lunch and dinner spot with both takeout and dine-in options

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Blue Asia Cafe Opening in Allston

More from the awesome world of VIP hosts and hostesses at nightclubs, as the Observer learns that these party concierges can usually get a $1,500 to $2,000 per week retainer and a percentage of whatever their clients spend over a certain threshold, with some earning several thousand dollars per night. But the work doesn’t stop when the music ends; a VIP host will also accompany a client for dinners, shopping, vacations and doctor appointments. OK, the last one is made up

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Nightlife: All You Need Or Want To Know About VIP Hosts