Here's a recipe for your recipe archives...we were at a fabulous little restaurant for brunch on the weekend, and I spotted this recipe on the menu...I am definitely going to add it to my lineup....
Caribbean French Toast:
Coconut Milk
Bananas
Fruit Coulis
The procedure is the same as regular French Toast, dip the bread (use a nice artisan bread) in the coconut milk / cinnamon/ nutmeg mixture, grill each slice.
Slice bananas, add to pan of melted butter and honey. (add bananas just before serving, so bananas are just warm, not too mushy)
Put fruit (tropical fruit is best) coulis on the side in a small ramakin, so guests can use as much or little as they want...
I will most likely use this recipe on my 'sweet day'....starting with a fruit cup or fruit parfait.
enjoy.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The new season starts.
Well, here it is not yet the middle of January, and the guest emails are starting to arrive.
Just yesterday, I received two bookings for the summer....some folks are really great at planning ahead.
When guests book this early ... for summer stays....when I am going over their reservation information
I always ask them to look over our cancellation policy...!! I think a lot of guests may take for granted that we as B&B owners overlook small items like cancellation policies and don't have these types of policies in place, but we know just how important these details are, and if you don't have these types of policies, I strongly urge you to put some in place...
When we were looking into establishing our cancellation policy, I went on other local B&B operators web sites and looked at what their policy was on cancellations, and they do vary that's for sure. With some, guests have to give as long as two weeks notice of cancellation .... we opted to put in our policy that we appreciate at least 72hrs (3 days) notice if a guest needs to cancel or change their reservation. In some cases, we do look at the individual situation and decide from there. We have never had a problem with this.
Just yesterday, I received two bookings for the summer....some folks are really great at planning ahead.
When guests book this early ... for summer stays....when I am going over their reservation information
I always ask them to look over our cancellation policy...!! I think a lot of guests may take for granted that we as B&B owners overlook small items like cancellation policies and don't have these types of policies in place, but we know just how important these details are, and if you don't have these types of policies, I strongly urge you to put some in place...
When we were looking into establishing our cancellation policy, I went on other local B&B operators web sites and looked at what their policy was on cancellations, and they do vary that's for sure. With some, guests have to give as long as two weeks notice of cancellation .... we opted to put in our policy that we appreciate at least 72hrs (3 days) notice if a guest needs to cancel or change their reservation. In some cases, we do look at the individual situation and decide from there. We have never had a problem with this.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Brochures
Now is the time to order more brochure/rack cards. With additions and or changes to guest rooms, like new bedding, furniture, decor (even a slight change, like moving the furniture around in a guest room) I like to change my brochures every year/season, to reflect the changes. It's important, even to repeat guests that you are paying attention to details. Even if you make changes to your house exterior, guest gathering rooms, outdoor areas, potential guests want to see these changes. I use an online 'store' called Vistaprint http://www.vistaprint.ca/ . Vistaprint offers a fabulous selection of designs, and you create your own, with text and pictures. The company always has fabulous specials, so this exercise does not have to cost a lot of your hard earned dollars. You can order as few as 25....but of course you will need more.
I have to tell you. It was funny, at the beginning of last season, with my new brochures in hand, I went to our local VIC (Visitor Information Center). When I got there, I proudly handed my brochures for display, to the person in charge....she looked at them....chuckled (I was miffed), and proceded to tell me that another B&B operator (who had just opened a new B&B in the city) was in and dropped off their 'new' brochures...and to my surprise, it was the same design as mine...same colour, same print style, the only thing different was the pictures on the front, the map on the back, and of course the address....in my defence I told the VIC employee, that mine were nicer !! I think this was a rare case...and just another great reason why you need to change your brochures every season/year.
I have to tell you. It was funny, at the beginning of last season, with my new brochures in hand, I went to our local VIC (Visitor Information Center). When I got there, I proudly handed my brochures for display, to the person in charge....she looked at them....chuckled (I was miffed), and proceded to tell me that another B&B operator (who had just opened a new B&B in the city) was in and dropped off their 'new' brochures...and to my surprise, it was the same design as mine...same colour, same print style, the only thing different was the pictures on the front, the map on the back, and of course the address....in my defence I told the VIC employee, that mine were nicer !! I think this was a rare case...and just another great reason why you need to change your brochures every season/year.
Monday, January 3, 2011
thoughts
It's that time of year when we as B&B owners start thinking about the upcoming B&B season. My B&B is mostly seasonal, most of our B&B business is done from May to October. We use this time to do repair work, painting, general sprucing up. In the months to follow, I will go over some of the things that I feel are necessary to do to get ready for the upcoming season.
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