Welcome to The UrbanBacon Bar
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My name is Phil Novara, owner of UrbanBacon. Consider this our internet handshake:)
I originally wanted to jump into social media and restaurants, but decided against it. A background story is more appropriate for our first post:
Who am I?
Imagine a small boy with dreams of becoming a famous chef. That’s me. Helping my mother create home-style dishes everyday, constantly wanting to help.
At 15 I started washing dishes. Late hours scrubbing and scrubbing for maybe $5.15/hr. Not the most glamorous job, but I was in the kitchen.
From there I’ve rocked fine dining, wineries, and even pizza delivery. Hell, I even slummed it at Ruby Tuesday (nothing wrong with that:)!
After deciding against pursuing a professional chef career, I found a new love. People and marketing. I was college bound working waiter jobs for money.
At 23 I graduated Mizzou and left the restaurant world to pursue a “career.” That’s what every college graduate does, right?
One problem: I find myself daydreaming of going back to the food industry. Could you sit chained to a desk all day crunching numbers?
Along Came UrbanBacon
So here I sit. At a desk. Crunching numbers…
For 8 years I have worked in the food industry, helped my mother open 2 successful restaurants, and had developed a love for marketing/media.
I started thinking: “How can I get back to what I love? How can I find the best happy hours, local foods, and live bands in my city? How can I help restaurants with marketing?”
UrbanBacon is born!
Ultimately, I want to help you guys win. I want to put every local restaurant on the map. It’s my way of getting in the industry from a different perspective.
What is this Blog About?
I am not hiding anything, UrbanBacon is a pay service for restaurants. But I want this blog to function separately from that. This is a home for people involved in the food industry.
This blog is a place to discuss trends, social media, and how technology can help your restaurant. Feel free to praise or disagree=)
What to do NOW!
Start looking around. Leave comments and start the discussion. I am excited to hear from everyone involved in the restaurant industry:)
Thanks,
Phil Novara
P.S. —If you guys have any questions, hit me up:
Phil Novara
Email: phil@urbanbacon.com
Twitter: @UrbanBacon
Tags: first post, introduction, restaurant, urbanbacon
Glad to see you’re finally up and running!
Thanks! I am excited to start rocking it out and helping some local restaurants/bars.
I am also not opposed to doing a marketing writeup for dive bars…sometimes a good dive needs to accept what they are and flaunt it:) Would you partake?