23 11, 2019

7 Ways Restaurant Owners Can Take Better Food Photos

By |2024-03-07T09:47:16+00:00November 23rd, 2019|Restaurant|Comments Off on 7 Ways Restaurant Owners Can Take Better Food Photos

Editorial Note: The author of this post Malcolm Bedell is not a professional food blogger. He runs a restaurant and food truck full-time in Rockland, Maine, and doesn’t spend the majority of his time editing photos. You can learn more about his restaurant here.

9 11, 2019

Food Truck VS Restaurant: What’s the Best Option?

By |2020-08-11T13:09:58+00:00November 9th, 2019|Restaurant|Comments Off on Food Truck VS Restaurant: What’s the Best Option?

For several years, I operated a food truck on the coast of a sleepy fishing village on the coast of Maine. Because that’s the dream, right? Gorgeous sun-kissed summers, abundant, fresh seafood and ingredients, making your own hours, and answering to nobody but yourself? It’s the kind of […]

5 10, 2019

7 Reasons to Consider Adding Small-Batch Retail to Your Restaurant

By |2019-10-01T14:06:27+00:00October 5th, 2019|Restaurant|Comments Off on 7 Reasons to Consider Adding Small-Batch Retail to Your Restaurant

When I first opened Ancho Honey, a small, takeout-focused restaurant in a tiny coastal fishing village in Maine, I was a little overwhelmed by the structure of the restaurant space. Located in a converted early 20th century residential farmhouse, the building wasn’t exactly crying out to be a […]

4 10, 2019

How I Converted a House into a Fully Licensed Restaurant – Part 2

By |2019-10-01T13:44:52+00:00October 4th, 2019|Restaurant|Comments Off on How I Converted a House into a Fully Licensed Restaurant – Part 2

Note: This is part two of a post detailing my experiences converting a residential farmhouse into a commercial restaurant space. In part one, I described the building, secured a loan from my sister, and started renovating the space, so if you missed part one, you’ll definitely want […]

3 10, 2019

How I Converted a House into a Fully Licensed Restaurant – Part 1

By |2020-08-11T13:04:56+00:00October 3rd, 2019|Restaurant|Comments Off on How I Converted a House into a Fully Licensed Restaurant – Part 1

A little over two months ago (which is kind of bonkers, now that I think about it), an opportunity presented itself which I had to take advantage of: A house two doors down from where I live, on the corner of a major intersection* with lots of tourist […]