When East meets West

Over the years several Chinese restaurants have evolved from the way they present their restaurants. Nowadays the Chinese are targeting higher
end customers with their fancier outlook. One of the direct representations of these strategic segmentations is Café East. Café East, located right off I-10 service road is hidden within a neighborhood setting. With its vibrant lights and exuberant two story
building Café East definitely wow’s its customers with its magnificent presentation. As human beings our general conception is don’t judge a book by its cover, but everyone does indirectly, one way or the other. Judging by the outlook of the building, both
the interior and exterior of Café East triggers its customers to immediately relate presentation to food quality. Overall the atmosphere of Café East deserves its accreditation for being one of the few Chinese restaurants to have such an improvement of providing
a romantic setting. Nonetheless, Café East hides its flaws of cooking within the intricate entrees. Having gone to Café East several times, I have noticed that the taste of their food has become bland and lost some of its authenticity. The reasoning behind
the different taste may have something to do with a change in management. Although I have stated mostly the negatives there are some positive aspects of the restaurant. One of these is that the restaurant is highly suitable for business meetings and dating.
It also provides complimentary chips along with four different sauces of which have different degrees of spiciness. Café East is also slightly more Americanized compared to other Chinese restaurants in that their food has lost some of its cultural background.
Even though Café East isn’t my preferred restaurant, I suggest that you visit it if you favor some of the positives aspects.

Jamba Juice enters the New Orleans market

New Orleans distinguishes itself from several places in the United States due to its tight knit community, food, customs, people, and architecture. Its unique differentiation marks it as the place to visit if you’re looking to stray away from the uniform franchises which can be found in every new development. As our community is seeing several franchises force their way into our city, it may or may not be a good sign. Their high interest in New Orleans does, however, signify that we’re fairing better than other states. Instead of having businesses close in our city, we have seen several open during this tough economic downturn.

Jamba Juice will make its first entrance into the New Orleans market this January with its first store opening in 930 Poydras Condominiums. The Jamba Juice brand based in California strives to provide healthy, fresh smoothies. Competition between Jamba Juice and Smoothie King, our local provider, will be tough as both offer equally remarkable smoothies. Will this new addition to our community be a threat like the giant retailer Wal-Mart, or will it encourage Smoothie King to strengthen its title as the real smoothie king? There is no evidence which franchise will fair better at this point in time, so only time can tell.