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The reason the Restaurant Rant exists is to impart vital information to restauranteurs and diners alike. To that end, we invite you to explore the links on this page.
We have attempted to include links that represents all aspects of the fun, the rules, the business and the food. If you have any links that we have missed, please submit them below. If you find one of our links inoperable, let us know. Bon apptite! |
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Etiquette links |
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| Restaurant Etiquette - Article insider |
Extensive
Etiquette site. Deals with many subjects other than restaurant
etiquette. |
| Bellydancing and Restaurant Etiquette |
An
entertainers website. This is a page that deals with belly
dancing etiquette. |
| Mangiare Bene: Restaurant Etiquette |
Etiquette
focused on Italian cuisine. |
| Forum Ask Cell Manners |
A
wonderful website regarding a very vexing problem in our culture. |
| Ultimate Etiquette & Manners Page |
This
is a great etiquette links page. There are many to choose from. |
| .West Point Military Acadamy Dining protocol |
West
Point Military Acadamy is, arguably, the final word on military
protocol and etiquette. Behave all you can behave. (I apologize) |
| lEtiquette and Protocol |
This
is UNLV's hotel administration etiquette page. Many great links
as well as several book selections. |
| Napkin Etiquette |
Cuisinenet.com's
Napkin Protocol page. |
| The Formal Place Setting |
Cuisinenet.com
unravels the mystery of the formal place setting. |
| Fork, Knife and Spoon |
Cuisinenet.com's
users manual for utensils. |
| Tips and Pitfalls |
Cuisinenet.com
presents the odds and ends of the proper chew. |
| Eating with your fingers |
Cuisinenet.com
actually explains the fine points of manually manipulating
your food. I'm telling Mom. |
| Eating Etiquette |
This
is an excellent one page etiquette guide from The Carrer Planning
Office at California State University Chico. |
| So you want to improve your table manners? |
SoYouWanna.com
gives the dime tour of etiquette. Not always 100% accurate,
but it will beat back the heathen in you. |
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| Dining Etiquette Abroad |
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| Dining in Athens: What to Eat in Greece |
A
Page on Greek Dining Etiquette. |
| YesJapan.com- Culture Center |
All
about using chopsticks. (no you don't chop with them silly) |
| Hong Kong Dining Customs |
The
Globel Gourmet on Hong Kong etiquette. |
| Global Gourmet: Dining of the world |
The
Globel Gourmet's Home Page. |
| Art of Eating Asian |
Chinese
dining customs, protocol and culture. |
| Hong Kong Chinese Dining Beliefs and Etiquette |
More
on dining etiquette in Hong Kong from The Globel Gourmet. |
| Japan and western dining etiquette |
Japanese
dining etiquette. |
| Argentina - Argentina Business Etiquette |
A
variety of information on Argentina. Some protocol and etiquette
are covered here. |
| Seoul Searching - Being polite, Seoul style! |
General
Korean etiquette including dining. |
| International Dining Etiquette |
Alpha
etiquette listings of many countrys. Need to know how to behave
in Iceland? Give 'em a mouse click! |
| French Cuisine, Dining and Food |
A
little history, a little fact, a little trivia. Interesting
reading. |
| Mangiare Bene: Restaurant Etiquette |
Italian
Dining Etiquette. |
| Dining Etiquette |
A
Quick quiz on Japanese dining etiquette. |
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| The World of Wine & Spirits |
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| Wine.com: Buy a Wine Gift, Join Clubs Online... |
Wow!
Great site for wine shoppers. |
| Internet Wine Guide - Instant Access to all M.... |
Another
great site dedicated to wine lovers. |
| Wine-Searcher |
For
pricing and searching for unique and not so unique wines. |
| French Wine Guide |
Excellent
study in French wines! |
| GourmetSleuth - Cheese and Wine Pairing Guide |
This
one is GREAT! Cheese and wine together! Yummy! |
| wineguide.com Search |
Quality
site for wine shoppers. |
| Sutter Home Winery |
Home
page for this popular vintner. |
| Shrine to Spirits |
Educational
site dedicated to liquor lovers. |
| World Wine List |
Wine
Links! Wine Links! Wine Links! |
| Napa Valley Wineries and Wine |
Explore
Napa Valley's vintners. (Hi Mom & Dad!) |
| ASEV |
Viticulture & Enology
degree from UC Davis |
| Featured Wineries in Napa Valley |
GOOD
SITE! Winery ratings, tour ratings, tasting hours, nice color
coding system! Book mark this one! |
| Napa Valley/Sonoma Wine Country |
Another
good site. More detail including photos, maps and accomodations. |
| Wine Access |
A
significant on line wine store. Don't you just love da vino? |
| Wine and Food Pairings |
Learn
all you need to know about what wine to drink with what meal. |
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| Food Information |
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| French cheese page |
400
French Cheeses! Yummy! Everything you need to know about how
the French do it. |
| A history of French cheese |
Where
did it come from? |
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| Suppliers |
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| Instawares Restaurant Supply |
Huge
profesional restaurant supply house. |
| Beverage Factory.com |
Not
just for pros. Beer & Wine equipment as well as great coffee
gear and more. |
Meilleur du Chef |
Kitchen
ware, recipes and lots more |
| Chef Revival - Online Product Catalog |
Uniforms
for food profesionals. |
| Chef Uniform By Culinary Classics |
High
end restaurant wear. Neck wear, shoes, vests, aprons, hats
you name it they got it. |
| Restaurant and Catering Supplies |
Giant
supply site. Every aspect of the food industry represented
here. |
| Soft Cafe |
Soft
Cafe offers software that builds menus, scheduales employees
and builds restaurant oriented web sites. (and more) |
| Restaurant Menu Designs |
Full
service menu design company that features 24/7 chat help. |
| Menu Designs-Restaurant Report |
Interesting
article on profitabe menus. |
| Menu Templates |
On
line menu template. |
| Custom Menu Covers and Menu Designs |
Cool
menus and menu covers. |
| Restaurant Uniforms |
King
menu covers, uniforms and more. |
| Custom Restaurant Uniforms |
Logo
sportsware.com also provides custom restaurant uniforms. |
| All Heart Chef Uniforms.com |
Another
oustanding uniform supply site. |
| Chef works.com |
Great
uniform company. |
| Kerekes Bakery & Resaurant Supplies |
Comprehensive
bakery and restaurant supply company. |
| Katom Restaurant Supply |
Big
equipment restaurant house. |
| Food Service Direct Restaurant Supply |
Everything
you need to run a restaurant. (except the customers!) |
| A Best Kitchen Restaurant Supply |
Corkscrews,
popcorn makers, cutlery, sno-cone machines, coffee gear, geeezz
you name it they got it! |
| Ace Mart Restaurant supply |
This
huge restaurant supply company has a good bizrate.com certification. |
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| Fun Stuff |
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| The Myths of Vegetarianism |
Ok
fellow carnivores, this is a compelling argument in favor of
meat eaters. Written by Stephen Byrnes ND, RNCP |
| The Bitter Waitress |
We
love this site. Servers, we hear your pain! |
| The Stained Apron |
Another
hilarious sit dedicated to food pros everywhere. |
| The Shitty Tipper Data Base |
Brittney
Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Brandy, Madonna, Natalie Merchant and
more should all be ashamed themselves. |
| Andy's Pizza Driver Rant |
Great
site dedicated to pizza delivery guys everywhere. |
| Tip the pizza driver!! |
More
pizza driver info. |
| Los Angeles restaurant photo gallery |
Beautiful
photographs of Southern California's cuisine landmarks |
| Profession Jokes - Waiters |
Silly
food jokes |
| World's Worst Waiter - Don Pryor |
This
guy is a crack up! |
| Food Jokes - Waiter, Waiter! |
Funny
page...watch for the pop ups. |
| Funny Tummy- Play with your food! |
Fun
site. Laughs, jokes, games, diets and various products for
sale. |
| International Fed. of Competitive Eating |
This
shouldn't be funny. These guys are serious. Very serious. |
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| Tipping |
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| The Original Tipping Page |
Comprehensive
page on tipping including a java run calculator |
| Tipping Details |
Tipping
information for all kinds of situations. |
| Tipping Etiquette guide |
Tipping
etiquette is not just for diner any more. Funerals, cruise
ships, barber shops you name it...it's in here. |
| Tipping Properly |
A
small snippit on why we should tip. |
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| Glossarys-Dictionaries-Help |
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| French Culinary Terms |
A
dictionary of French cooking terms. |
| Conversion charts |
Wieghts,
liquids and temperature conversion engine. |
| Food Glossary |
A
good glossary site from Chef revival. |
| Culinary Dictionaries and Glossaries |
More
great Culinary stuff. |
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| Recipies |
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| Japanese recipies |
Yep...Japanese
recipies. |
| Vegan Recipies |
What
do ya' wanna know about vegan stuff? Here it is... |
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| Dining Deals |
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| Dinner Broker On line |
Gung
ho for reservations. |
| Waiter.com Free Online Food Ordering |
Great
site for take out and delivery. |
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| Food Service Professionals |
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| Chef-2-Chef Employment and Job Center |
Need
a gig? Have a look! |
| PayScale - Waiter/Waitress Salary Survey |
Real
time salary survey. |
| Association of Pizza Delivery Drivers |
A
labor union of sorts. |
| Restaurant Service Consulting |
Based
in New York, this company offers consulting and training services. |
| Waiter Assistant 1.0 - free download |
PDA
software for waitstaff. |
| Nation's Restaurant News |
Major
magazine that has a pulse on the industry. |
| National Restaurant Association |
No,
no, no...this is the other NRA! |
| Restaurant Business Plan |
Software
designed for start up restaurants. |
| The Restaurant Finance Monitor |
Web
news all about the money side of the food business. |
| The Restaurant Report |
Excellent
site for restaurant owners and profesionals |
| The James Beard Foundation |
This
famous organization promotes great cuisine. |
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| Schools-Educational |
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| Sushi academy |
Located
in Hermosa Beach California, this school is the first internationaly
recognized Sushi chef school. |
| Waiters Training Manual |
Available
in PDF form. |
| New School of Cooking |
On
Washington Blvd. in Culver City. Sounds fun. |
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