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Restaurateur Round Tables

Join us at 12:00pm in the Festival Pavilion Innovation Expo, on the mezzanine level for our incredibly popular Restaurateur Round Tables!

Our Round Tables are informal gatherings/workshops hosted by top restaurateurs and industry professionals geared towards existing restaurateurs, issues they face and strategies for doing business better. Stop by and sit in!

Surviving and Thriving in the Restaurant Business
Host: Charles Phan (Slanted Door)
Owner and Executive Chef of Slanted Door. Charles will share stories about his journey in conceiving The Slanted Door, highlights, challenges and updates as he continues to grow his business into other sites and dimensions. He will answer any and all questions relating to owning a restaurant in San Francisco. www.slanteddoor.com.

Where Do I Go From Here?
Host: John Varnedoe (Foreign Cinema, Bruno’s)
John will be hosting a discussion that focuses on the restaurant that is open but not quite doing the level of business required to sustain the restaurant. How do you tweak the model to make it work and get a larger customer base? Stop by and see!

Navigating the Cost of Doing Business in San Francisco
Hosts: Ron Matlin and Charanjit Dhillon (Merchants Accounting Service)

Nice Butt… But How Exposed Are You?
Hosts: Amy Vitarelli (Heffernan) and Colleen Meharry (former owner Miz Brown’s)
Get the down and dirty on sexual harassment in your restaurant.

Cooking On Camera… Or on The Radio:
How to Have the Media Eating Out of Your Hand
Host: Christina Ricci (Pro Media Coach, Inc.)
Come and learn the basics that everyone needs to know about being on TV or radio. Christina is a coach for media training and video production and has produced major market television and radio for more than 20 years. She has worked with virtually every celebrity chef and lots that aren’t celebrities yet. www.promediacoach.com.

San Francisco Health Care Ordinance
Host: Mill Valley Insurance

Equipment… How Do I go Green Today?
Host: Fred Phillips (Restquip)
Once it is time to start replacing your equipment, how do I find green companies and equipment? Come and learn how green equipment choices are starting to become available.

Ask A Pro
Host: PR Divas
The pros and cons of working with a publicist versus going it alone.

Managing the People in Your Restaurant
Host: Julie Chendes (Next Level Strategies)
Come and get tips from professional HR consultants on how to recruit and hire the best employees, navigate the myriad of legal requirements, organizing the paperwork and managing performance.

MAXIMIZE YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE
Host: Paul O’Brien (Vice President of Marketing, Zvents)
Paul O’Brien, Zvents Vice President of Marketing, will explain how restaurateurs can promote their businesses and publicize their events (i.e. wine tastings, chef specials, live music/entertainment) to reach hundreds of local media and increase their exposure on major search engines like Google, Yahoo! and MSN. As a search engine marketing expert, Paul will educate Restaurant Bootcamp attendees and equip them with strategies for reaching their target customers online via local search.