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Rise and Shine! Time for a Business Breakfast

Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by Craig Peters in Uncategorized

One of my readers, Gray, asked if people are doing more business over breakfast. Yes, Gray, they are.

Why? Because it costs less. In yesterday’s post, I quoted a New York Times article, which said “the number of customers at breakfast — which is about 40 percent cheaper than lunch — has increased 20 percent.”

Here’s a bit from a Boston Globe article from last month:

The economic crash has exacerbated a generational shift away from power lunches and those mythical three-martini chasers, O’Neill said. Real business is now done early, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., over made-to-order omelets and mixed berry pancakes at upscale breakfast spots such as Meritage at the Boston Harbor Hotel.

“That’s where you see things happening,” O’Neill said. “Where business is being done.”

One of my favorite places for a business breakfast is at Bob’s Steak and Chop House at the Omni Hotel in San Francisco. Great staff. Great food. More importantly, they have these little mini-rooms where you can sit with your guests in relative privacy (and great coffee).

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