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The essentials for a successful New Year’s Eve party

No matter if the year has been great or not so great, tradition compels us to celebrate New Year’s Eve. It’s considered to bring bad luck if you don’t kiss someone on the last stroke of midnight In the United States. In France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin-American countries, good luck is brought by eating grapes, raisins or lentils with the strike of each bell… Whatever the tradition, it’s clear that this celebration is loaded with superstitions and is worthy of celebrating with a good get together.

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Michelin stars: what makes a restaurant great?

The star restaurants of the peninsula were announced at the Spanish and Portugese Michelin guide 2017 presentation in Mas Marroch, the seat of Can Roca on November 23rd. We want to congratulate all the prize-winners and transmit our admiration to those who did not obtain a star but applied for it, as well as to those who achieved recognitions such as Bib Gourmand, as these achievments denote the highest levels of quality.

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Ideas to decorate the christmas table

If your restaurant is chosen to celebrate christmas in, it’s not a coincidence… It’s not only about offering an attractive menu, but also creating the ideal atmosphere so that the experience is enjoyable and festive for all.

It’s not necessary to invest a lot in adapting the decoration of your place; with a little creativity, you can create different atmospheres with strategically thought small details.

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Baskets and Christmas hampers

Prepare your gourmet hamper

The Spanish “Luxury Association” has provided us with the new typology of the ‘gourmet product consumer’, who has changed from a traditional consumer to one with the following characteristics:

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¿Por qué tomamos café?

Why do we drink coffee?

Existing manuscripts from the IXth century document Sufi Monks from Yemen drinking coffee so they could stay awake during their meditations. According to what the codex Abd-Al-Kadir says, the tree grew wild in Abyssinia (current Ethiopia). Omar, a medicine student from Mocha, accidentally discovered the coffee tree, and thus began cultivating it and drinking the crushed bean in the Yemenite religious communities.

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Tips to avoid wasting food

In Europe, it’s quite common for a waiter to ask a customer if he/she wishes to take their left overs home. In the future, we might even get used to not having our bread served to us unless we specifically order it. Here are some initiatives and anecdotes that some restaurants are trying in order to avoid wasting food. We want to give you some ideas for your business today.

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Trends and inspiration for restaurants

We are seeing lately, in newly opened or uphalled businesses in our villages and cities, that there is a trend coming from the north that looks like it is here to stay.

Coming onto the scene is the warmth of non-treated wood, nature, hand made and natural elements like cork, hemp and slate, re-enforcing the messages of healthy eating, the importance of using local ingredients, businesses committed to being green and a personal treatment towards customers.

Here are the elements that can reinforce the promise that you make to your customers:

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Customized napkins and tablecloths, branding for restaurants

Customizing napkins and tablecloths in a restaurant is only one of many ways to use branding. Bear in mind that on average, a client waits for twenty minutes for their meal to be served, and that while they are waiting, they are often looking at the table… Why not use this precious time to remind them of who you are, what you offer and to give them a unique experience on your site. With customized napkins and tablecloths we create expectation for our clients and, most importantly, we make them a promise. Continue Reading