Make Your Business Trip More Fun With Food
Sunday, 13 December 2009 08:16 | 
Written by Dorthy Weatherbush
Recently my spouse and I started a business and discovered that our travel plans increased significantly. And while I love to travel like most other people, traveling does begin to wear on you as you begin to spend more and more time away from home. Flying first class can make the trip better and so can renting a convertible car when you get to your destination. But eating some really awesome food is one of the aspects of a trip that makes me feel more comfortable, more at home, and that makes me have a better time. No matter where you live, you surely have a list of the best restaurants in town that you like to go to.
Recently my spouse and I started a business and discovered that our travel plans increased significantly. And while I love to travel like most other people, traveling does begin to wear on you as you begin to spend more and more time away from home. Flying first class can make the trip better and so can renting a convertible car when you get to your destination. But eating some really awesome food is one of the aspects of a trip that makes me feel more comfortable, more at home, and that makes me have a better time. No matter where you live, you surely have a list of the best restaurants in town that you like to go to.
To assist you in making the most of your travel experience, I have compiled a list of tips to help you in making your travel more enjoyable and memorable for you.
Keep a food journal When go to visit a place that you have never been before, you should keep a journal of the places where you have eaten. Write down the name of the restaurants, their addresses, phone numbers and what exactly you had to eat at that restaurant. If you had a great experience at the particular eatery, then make a note; if you didn't then make a note of that too. This is a great way to keep track of the places you've eaten so that when you go back to visit places you've been before, you have a reference so that you can remember where the good places are to eat.
Get a picture with the chef Hardly anyone does this, but it can be a great memento of your trip. The chef at your favorite restaurant is the one responsible for your pleasant dining experience. This is something that will not only give you something interesting to tell people when you get home, but will give the chef something exciting to talk about as well.
Talk to the locals There is nobody who knows where to eat and where not to eat better than a local. Talking to someone from the place where you are visiting could mean the difference between a horrible food experience and a great one.
Order Dessert to Go One of the best things we can do for another person is to give them something expecting nothing in return. When finishing your meal, call the waitress or waiter over and ask them to find out for you what another patron would like for dessert. Tell them to give them whatever they as for off of the dessert menu and to add it to your tab. Make sure that he doesn't tell them that it came from you.
Traveling can be a dream or it can be an excruciating nightmare. You've just learned a few tricks of the trade to make every trip a worthwhile one. Enjoy and Bon Appetit!
Recently my spouse and I started a business and discovered that our travel plans increased significantly. And while I love to travel like most other people, traveling does begin to wear on you as you begin to spend more and more time away from home. Flying first class can make the trip better and so can renting a convertible car when you get to your destination. But eating some really awesome food is one of the aspects of a trip that makes me feel more comfortable, more at home, and that makes me have a better time. No matter where you live, you surely have a list of the best restaurants in town that you like to go to.
To assist you in making the most of your travel experience, I have compiled a list of tips to help you in making your travel more enjoyable and memorable for you.
Keep a food journal When go to visit a place that you have never been before, you should keep a journal of the places where you have eaten. Write down the name of the restaurants, their addresses, phone numbers and what exactly you had to eat at that restaurant. If you had a great experience at the particular eatery, then make a note; if you didn't then make a note of that too. This is a great way to keep track of the places you've eaten so that when you go back to visit places you've been before, you have a reference so that you can remember where the good places are to eat.
Get a picture with the chef Hardly anyone does this, but it can be a great memento of your trip. The chef at your favorite restaurant is the one responsible for your pleasant dining experience. This is something that will not only give you something interesting to tell people when you get home, but will give the chef something exciting to talk about as well.
Talk to the locals There is nobody who knows where to eat and where not to eat better than a local. Talking to someone from the place where you are visiting could mean the difference between a horrible food experience and a great one.
Order Dessert to Go One of the best things we can do for another person is to give them something expecting nothing in return. When finishing your meal, call the waitress or waiter over and ask them to find out for you what another patron would like for dessert. Tell them to give them whatever they as for off of the dessert menu and to add it to your tab. Make sure that he doesn't tell them that it came from you.
Traveling can be a dream or it can be an excruciating nightmare. You've just learned a few tricks of the trade to make every trip a worthwhile one. Enjoy and Bon Appetit!
About the Author:
Dorthy Weatherbush has to do a lot of traveling for business. That's why when she travels, she tries to make her hotel stay feel like home with products from Collections Etc. You can find all kinds of little treats for your business trip from Collections Etc that will make your trip more enjoyable.