A Refreshing Retort

Catching up on my reading last weekend, I stumbled upon a great interview in the St. Petersburg Times with Tampa Bay area restaurateur Maryann Ferenc, who was recently named to the U.S. Travel & Tourism Advisory Board.

Beyond connecting the dots that so few restaurateurs seem to be able, or willing, to do (she knows that her business is up as much as 30% in a good convention year...and her restaurant is not exactly within walking distance of the convention center for most), she simply nails the final question:

When the reporter asked if it was intimidating to be on the U.S. Travel & Tourism Advisory Board with the leaders who run Delta Air Lines, Visa, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Hyatt Hotels, Maryann shot back:

"I absolutely belong at the same table. In travel and tourism, Mise en Place is the kind of business that creates a destination and makes it distinctive."

Absolutely, indeed.

Comments

[Amir Eylon]

Outstanding!

[Lee]

Absolutely she does is right!