I had the distinct please of watching a demonstration between Nancy Silverton and Mario Batali this weekend. They were cooking some signature dishes from their smash restaurant Mozza in Los Angles. Now I'm a pretty "been around the block" when it comes to chefs and Food Network Quasi Chefs, but listening to Nancy and Mario talk....2 Icons in our industry, who actually are great chefs talk about food ingredients and to see the lengths that they go through to get their restaurants products is simply amazing. It was inspiring!
I had an opportunity to talk to her later and she passed along a vendor of Fresh Mozzarella that I fell in absolute love with when I first tasted it.
It was Burrata - that delicate mix of mozzarella curd and cream mixed together and fresh mozzarella is stretched over the outside to encase this looser lovely mixture of creamy goodness.
Why pray tell do I bother you with this namedrop? To illustrate the fact that quality matters, quality matters when we apply it correctly and treat it with love and reverence.
How does this apply to Bravo, we already have quality?
In the past month a lot of you have either read or heard that we were mentioned in Consumer Reports under Best Italian Restaurants. We placed a respectable second, and the first place went to another regional chain.
The top two spots went to restaurants that the guests view as better quality and a better experience! I know, I've seen many of you make that difference.
This fact is important because Quality, Value and Experience matter!
The mission of Bravo is simply to dominate the segment with Flavor and Experience.
It wasn't luck that placed us on that list, It is the unwillingness that you all express in your daily routines to be average that makes the difference.
Thanks.
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