Posts Tagged ‘Jeffrey Buben’

Did Vidalia Use “Inferior” Ingredients During Restaurant Week?

It's not often that a Restaurant Rater forces Y&H to pick up the phone and talk to the restaurateur under evaluation, but capitolfoodies, in their  meticulously detailed critique of Vidalia during Restaurant Week, dropped this small, tactical bomb: After we paid the bill and were preparing to leave the server asked how we enjoyed the [...]

Young & Hungry Dining Guide by the Day: Vidalia

One by one, we’re running through the 50 restaurants that made the cut on this year’s Young & Hungry Dining Guide. If you have visited the day’s featured restaurant, let us know what you think. If you’re planning to visit for the first time, tell us about your meal when you return. The influx of [...]

One Method to Save Money in a Recession? Encourage the Staff Not to Break the Stemware.

Jeffrey Buben is a glass act. Jeffrey Buben's an old pro at examining every inch of Vidalia and Bistro Bis to find cost savings. He'll review phone bills, ordering imbalances (too much product for too few customers), and overtime costs, anything to save cash and keep his staff employed in a bad economy. But one [...]

John T. Edge Eats and Tweets His Way Through D.C.

Members of the esteemed Southern Foodways Alliance descended upon D.C. this past weekend to down potlikker and spread the gospel on the deep-fried ways of the South. Ann Cashion, an SFA board member, hosted the Potlikker Film Festival on Saturday at Johnny's Half Shell, an event that featured not only some of the District's best [...]