Category: Websites

Top Revenue-Producing Restaurants for 2009

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 3, 2009

Restaurants and Institutions magazine has released their 2009 list of the TOP 400 RESTAURANT CHAINS, in terms of revenue.

Coming in at top is no surprise: McDonalds, with over US$70 billion in sales.

Rounding out the rest of the top ten are:

KFC ($17.8b)
Burger King ($14.8b)
Starbucks ($13.5b)
Subway ($12.9b)
Pizza Hut ($10.4b)
Wendy’s ($9.2b)
Taco Bell ($6.9b)
Domino’s Pizza ($5.5b)
Dunkin’ Donuts ($5.5b)

The magazine also released their annual list of the TOP EARNING INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS FOR 2009 as well.

Just as Web Watch reported a few years ago the first time we looked at these statistics, Las Vegas-based TAO is still at the top of the list, with $68m in 2008 earnings and an average dinner check of $72. Not bad, when you have 785,000 people coming through your door.

The rest of the top 10 independent restaurants were:

Tavern on the Green
Joe’s Stone Crab
Smith & Wollensky
Tao Asian Bistro
Old Ebbitt Grill
Buddakan
Gibsons Bar Steakhouse
Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, Chicago
Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, Las Vegas

Falling just out of the top 10, at spot number 11, is our first Walt Disney World property, Fulton’s Crab House. With an average check of $45, Fulton’s made $20m in 2008. Other Disney properties that made the list include Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe at #25 ($15.7m), and the Contemporary Resort’s California Grill at #97 ($11.1m).

Tags Disney, food, restaurants, survey, Walt Disney World, website

Gambling Websites

What Are The Odds? (a different look at some statistics)

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 29, 2009

Whenever Web Watch visits Las Vegas, we like to watch people play the “carnival” games scattered across the casino.

You know the games – high visibility on the gaming floor, but not a lot of chance that the people playing will actually walk away a winner. An example: we once watched someone blow through about $1000 in 10 minutes playing Casino War. Yes, the children’s card game WAR as played in a casino. He didn’t stand a chance (he should have moved to craps or blackjack, where the odds were much more in his favor).

Knowing what the odds are in any scenario, whether it be a game of chance or a life-altering event, is important.

But odds need to be put into perspective. One could tell you that you have a 1-in-6 chance of taking the unshaken beer out of the 6-pack carrier during a game of Russian Beer Roulette, or they could just bet whether you can roll a six on a die. They’re the same odds, but sometimes you need these things pointed out to you.

Tags Gambling, statistics

Funny Gadgets Websites

Texts From Last Night

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 27, 2009

Web Watch enjoys having a drink with friends, and on occasion there is a need to send a Twitter message out about the current festivities.

Web Watch has covered such drunk twittering (“dwittering”) in previous posts, but we have not covered the more dangerous, come-back-to-haunt-you act of drunk texting.

Tags Blog, gadget, website

food TV TV Reviews Websites

Problems with Food Network Recipes: Jerk Chicken and Zarela’s Creamy Rice Casserole

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 19, 2009

Oaxaca Traditional Recipes Cookbook by Zalera Martinez

Web Watch enjoys watching Food Network, and one of the limited-run series that Food Network has been airing for the past few weeks is entitled THE BEST THING I EVER ATE.

Each episode has various Food Network stars (Guy Fieri, Duff Goldman, Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis, etc) raving about the Best Things They’ve Ever Eaten in different categories. If you’re a foodie, these are the places around the country that you should stick your head into to see what’s up.

One episode, entitled “Obsessions”, covered foods from Miami to San Francisco. Finally, an episode that featured three(!) restaurants that Web Watch has already visited. So far, so good.

Tags food, Food Network, reality tv, recipe, TV, website

How To shopping Travel Websites

Need an Instant Alibi? Try One of These Services

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 16, 2009

Ever find yourself in need to a really good, airtight alibi?

We’re not talking for any nefarious purposes, of course, but sometimes you need to tell a little fib to cover a story.

Maybe all you need is a replacement or additional credit card receipt to show that you really were at the fancy restaurant you claimed you took the client to. Or maybe you botched the expense report by not keeping the receipts like you were supposed to?

Tags How To, Travel

Websites

Like Blind Item Celebrity Gossip? So Do We!

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 13, 2009

CELEBRITY BLIND ITEMS are those little teases you might see in US or People magazines, or the tabloid section of your favorite local newspaper (such as Page 6 for you New Yorkers).

While they won’t tell you exactly who the gossip is about, the blind item usually gives enough information for the reader to figure out on their own who the gossip-worthy celebrity is.

Tags Blog, Celebrity, Gossip, Party Talk, Walt Disney World, website

Websites

Going Bald? Cover it up with a Head Tattoo!

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 24, 2009

You’ve tried Rogaine and all those other hair-growth products, but let’s face it – your head is still bald, bald, bald. Bald as a ping-pong ball.

Maybe you have the monk look going, with an ever-expanding crown poking out of the middle of your skill.

Or maybe you shave your head everyday to keep the receeding hairline at bay, but you’ve decided that you just don’t have a good looking bald head. Hey, it happens.

So what do you do?

Tags medical, tattoos, website

10 Things Funny Websites

10 Things Your Tattoo Says About You

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 17, 2009

Are you tattooed or considering getting a tattoo?

If so, you may want to read about WHAT YOUR TATTOO SAYS ABOUT YOU.

First, you need to take into account WHERE on your body you have decided to get the tattoo.

Tags 10 Things, Blog, Party Talk, tattoos, website