Tapas: Are they a good idea to build a restaurant around?
Trends play a crucial role in the success of restaurants, especially new ones. Many of the most successful establishments and franchises in the world have built themselves on the backs of the most popular trends at the time and have gained considerable momentum because of it, James Haidak explains. Image source: Wikimedia.org Image source: Barcelona-home.com Today, one of the biggest restaurant trends can be found in small plates. An increasing number of adult customers have been ordering snacks and appetizers alongside alcoholic beverages. And this has become the replacement for main meals. One of the most popular of these snacks and appetizers is the savory Spanish favorite, tapas . Best experienced with wine or cocktails, tapas include fried squid rings or calamari, potato omelets, and cured ham, to name a few. James Haidak mentions that more and more restaurants that have cuisine other than Spanish have been including dishes similar to tapas in their menus. ...