The best part of our job is getting to know our customers, restaurants, cafes, beauticians, mechanics and so on. We learn more and more about their business’ every time we chat to them on the phone or see them in store. I had the pleasure of having a chat to owner of Cochin, Jason recently, and was interested to find out more about his new restaurant.

Jason’s new restaurant Cochin, formally known as Grandma Funks is inspired by the Southern Vietnamese region of Cochin which was that was settled by the French Colonists. This influence makes for a delicious Vietnamese cuisine with a French twist.  Jason has been in the hospitality game since he was just 8 years old and although sometimes he thinks he might be insane he loves the human contact, food and wine. Situated in Richmond Cochin has moody sultry lighting, dark timbers and flavoursome, healthy food and a all round great atmosphere.

If you are ever in Richmond, be sure to pop in and see Jason and the team at Cochin, make sure you try the The Chateaubriand (Jason supplied the recipe for it, so its a personal fave!) So what does Cochin have to offer, Where do I start…? After a major face lift Cochin have created a smashing wine bar with a delicious dining experience that is not to be missed.

Check it out HERE.

Most people have a whole drawer full of crinkled, outdated restaurant menus in there house somewhere. Ordering over the phone becomes a tricky task when you don’t have the correct prices, products or even restaurant number! Thankfully technology is here to yet again make our lives that little bit easier.

Recent studies have shown that when it comes to ordering take away from their local
restaurants, customers are much more likely to order from those with online apps, as they have easy access to the menu, prices and can check out at the touch of a button. By offering App ordering you can boost your sales and save time on answering take away calls. It is a win win.

Having an App makes it easier to update your menu, post about specials, offer promotions, loyalty rewards and much more. It will also reduce customer complaints as you can include meal descriptions and images. There are many Apps that you can register your restaurant with for online ordering, such as Menu Log, Delivery Hero, Eat Now and many more. Or you can start from scratch and create your own App.

So what are you waiting for, join the Restaurant App revolution!!

Ever had coffee so good you want to kiss it?… Well now you can do just that. With kissable coffee cup lids making their way into the market, PDA with you cup will soon become the norm. This quirky spin on a regular take away lid will have everyone talking..

“Bob you look like you have seen a ghost whats wrong?”

“I think I just saw someone making out with their coffee…”

For cafe owners this is a great way to get your name out there, I mean who wouldn’t remember the shop with the kissable lids. “I had this great coffee the other day from the shop with the kissable lids”. I mean you pretty much can kiss your cafe’s name goodbye… you are now the cafe with the kissable lids.

Coffee lovers, you now have an excuse to kiss your coffee… need I say more.

If you would like to see something like this available for purchase at the Gloveman, let us know!

In the mean time here’s our range of take away coffee lids that you can kiss, but you will just look like a creep http://1300gloveman.com.au/products/coffee/26_53.html

Melbourne is known for its lattes and sport among other things, but where did it all start before the sky rises, before the tourism, before it all. This weekend Melbourne turns 180 years old and there are plenty of ways to celebrate, including tours, concerts, markets, food events and more. On Sunday the 30th of August the CBD will be hustling and bustling with crowds of Melbournians and tourists joining in on the festivities ! It will be a fun day out and a great way to learn more about this beautiful city we live in. Happy Birthday Melbourne!

Through out the day the following events
will be running:
Official flag-raising ceremony

Melbourne Day Concert 

Love letters to Melbourne

Special Sunday market

Flavour of Melbourne pie

Hidden Secrets Tours

Tall ship Enterprize

Secrets of Flagstaff Gardens tours

Melbourne Day Lecture: Our lost and found wetlands

Melbourne Our Town song

Melbournians, this ones for you! Mr. Miyagi is a popular Japanese restaurant located on Chapel Street, Windsor. It seems Mr. Miyagi is branching out, he has a mistress. But this isn’t any Bachelor kind of stuff, it’s a little less dramatic and a little more interesting. The owners of Mr. Miyagi Kristian and Andy are opening a bar in the connecting warehouse space. With no name just yet, it is currently known as Mr. Miyagi’s mistress.

The fit out of Mr. Miyagi’s Mistress is set to be more feminine with curvy timber being a main feature. With the idea that people on the wait list for  Mr. Miyagi’s can have a place to go and have a good time while they wait. The bar will serve delicious Japanese street food style snacks as a teaser for the mains to come. But it’s not only good food they will be serving, with cocktails to be their specialty you will be sure to have a good time! Mr. Miyagi’s mistress is set to open doors in November so make sure you check it out.  http://www.mrmiyagi.com.au/