Food and Drink Services Industry is one of the fastest growing industries all over the globe. These days, Hotels, Restaurants and Bars are attracting investors as a beneficial investment option. That is due to growth of tour and travel industry as well as increased leisure activities of people. They love to spend their leisure timings in outdoor sports, dining and partying outside their homes. Specially, frequency of such activities increases during weekends.



According to a research carried out in Canada, the average household spent $3,279 on food and alcohol from restaurants in 2006. That's about 2.7% of total income and about 22% of the household food expanses. Foodservice is one of the largest and most dynamic industries in Canada having annual sales of more than $41 billion and representing 4% of Canada's gross domestic product.



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Day 4 of Benjy Portnoy's (SavorMyLife.com) trip to Dallas. Includes a rare Texas ice storm, cheese enchiladas, a swanky Hilton Bar, and $20 Grilled Cheese


Day 4 of Benjy Portnoy's trip to Dallas. Includes a rare Texas ice storm, cheese enchiladas, a swanky Hilton Bar, and $20 Grilled Cheese


For some reason, the weather gods decided today that Dallas had gone too long without a crippling cold front. That equated to every street and sidewalk being encased in 2" of solid ice and temperatures hovering around 20 degrees Fahrenheit.


I'm originally from St. Louis, MO, where that's par for the course. That probably wouldn't even equal a snow day for us. However, Dallas shut down. Our museum touring plans were shot for the day, but we did find warming solace in RJ's Mexican Cuisine, a nicely-appointed downtown restaurant. We bundled into what few layers and hats we'd brought with us, hacked the ice off the windshield with a rubber mal... [more]

Each country has its own unique food traditions. Mexico is certainly no exception in this regard, with many fascinating (and delicious) Mexican food traditions which are all its own. Some of these Mexican food customs include preparing and serving special recipes for holidays and other important events. Some of these holiday dishes are world famous, while others are lesser known, being rarely seen outside of Mexico.



Mexican Holidays And Recipes



Perhaps the best known of Mexican holidays is Cinco de Mayo. This celebration on May 5th every year is commonly thought to be Mexico's Independence Day holiday. As it happens, the holiday was declared not to celebrate Mexican independence from Spain, but the victory of the Mexican army over the French in 1862 at Puebla.



Outside of the state of Puebla, the holiday is a minor one - though there are some special Cinco de Mayo dishes, which are served on this day, espec... [more]