My Day Off: Hasaki, Maialino…

January 22nd, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Day Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? Now? I’m a consultant. But I used to work directly in the industry for about 20 years— I started as a waitress, but I’ve also been

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My Day Off: Perilla, Avenue…

January 14th, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Day Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I’m the General Manager for a [very popular] 160+ seater in midtown. And you have how many days off a week, generally? Two. What did you do for breakfast yesterday? I hardly ever eat […]

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My Week Off: Paris

January 13th, 2010
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The bar/restaurant at the hotel, Mama Shelter, in the 20th Arrondissement in Paris. – James Mielke All of the rooms in this Philipe Starck-designed hotel are equipped with the new iMacs. And they’re set up so that you can take a picture of yourself, e-mail it to yourself, and also allow the hotel to use […]

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My Week Off: República Dominicana

January 7th, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Week Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I currently own three restaurants in NYC. And you have how many weeks off a year, generally? I try to take off at least twice a year, for about a week to 10 days […]

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My Week Off: Las Vegas…

January 7th, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Week Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I was a floor manager and beverage director for a [very popular] 110+ seat restaurant in SoHo, but I recently left. I’m currently on hiatus to travel until March.     And you have […]

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My Week Off: Turks & Caicos

January 6th, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Week Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I’m a chef. [And commercial kitchen consultant for several popular restaurants worldwide]. And you have how many weeks off a year, generally? Total? About 5 or 6. What made you choose the Turks & […]

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My Week Off: Costa Rica

January 6th, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Week Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I’m a real estate investor, developer and entrepreneur with considerable financial interest in the F&B industry. And you have how many weeks off a year, generally? I tend to take a lot of shorter […]

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My Week Off: Virgin Gorda

January 5th, 2010
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Week Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I was a General Manager/Maitre d’ for an [popular] restaurant in Tribeca, but I left there about a month ago. I also used to be a managing partner for a Midtown restaurant several years […]

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My Day Off: The Setai… (Miami Beach)

December 18th, 2009
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Day Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I’m an architect, but I worked in the F&B/Nightlife industries for about 8 years as both a waitress and a doorperson at several [very popular] places in NYC. And you have how many days […]

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My Day Off: 10 Downing, Blue Ribbon…

December 1st, 2009
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Welcome to: Where I Spent My Day Off —by a NYC Restaurant "Insider" So, what do you do in the industry? I’m a Maitre d’ for a 110+ seater in a well-known upscale boutique hotel. And you have how many days off a week, generally? Until very recently I was up to three days off […]

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