New England Culinary Group

03/30/2026

Email marketing works! Why?
- It’s permission-based. Your audience chose to hear from you. You have their attention. Few channels offer a moment where customers opt in to engage with your content on their own time.
- Call-To-Action is effortless. One click to Make a Reservation, View the Menu, or Purchase Now...
- It delivers real ROI. Cost-effective, easy to manage, and fully measurable—so you know exactly what’s working. Simple. Direct. Effective.

NECG has worked with every email marketing platform out there.
We highly recommend using Constant Contact. Cost accessible. Intuitive to use. Great reporting tools. And fun to use! The sign-up link is in our profile. Contact us for free set-up assistance. [email protected]

03/24/2026

Sysco’s Market Corner is a weekly report covering key commodity outlooks to keep you informed and support you in managing your business. Reports are produced every Friday.
Sysco is the world’s global foodservice leader. www.sysco.com
Contact NECG expert Carlos Bridge for more information: [email protected]

03/24/2026

Traditionally a reliable revenue stream for restaurants, alcoholic drinks are down markedly — and the bottom line is, too.
The New York Times

Traditionally a reliable revenue stream for restaurants, alcoholic drinks are down markedly — and the bottom line is, too.

03/16/2026

Love to hear this!
Let's get back to dining out being an experience. Restaurants go out of their way to create a special dining experience (food, service, and ambience), and the very least guests can do is return the effort.
Bravo, Ruth's Chris Steak House!

The reminder comes after the chain joined restaurant giant Darden Restaurants in a $715 million acquisition.

03/12/2026

Opici Family Distributing CT celebrates the many women winemakers, women-founded & owned brands, and women distillers in their CT portfolio. Discover the contributions from these incredibly talented women!
Full Catalogue:
https://bit.ly/OpiciCTWomenMakers

03/07/2026

Restaurateurs, check out this informative interview from We Fixed It, You're Welcome featuring New England Culinary Group member Mark Moeller of The Recipe of Success. "The Tipflation Trap – Who Eats the Cost?" does a deep dive into the growing cultural frustration around “tipflation” and why it’s becoming an increasing pressure point for all involved. Who really bears the cost in today’s hospitality economy? This interview examines this issue from all sides.
https://bit.ly/TipflationNECG

02/26/2026

Linda Kavanagh of in the pages of Greenwich Girl - The Woman Behind Connecticut's Most Successful Restaurants. " She understands the pulse of a restaurant because she has worked the line, poured the wine, and managed the chaos."
https://thegreenwichgirl.com/the-woman-behind-connecticuts-most-successful-restaurants/

02/20/2026

In all, there are 396 hotels in the state of CT, with about 36,000 rooms and 20,000 jobs, generating an economic impact of $5.8 billion. The restaurant industry represents about $15.2 billion a year!

“Restaurants and lodging are not separate silos. We are single integrated economic ecosystem,” said Scott Dolch, president and CEO of the association.

12/26/2025

Norwalk Chef returns to his homeland to compete in a culinary competition and wins! Chef Andrea Williams of MaaMa by Cheese & Bread shows his culinary prowess in 12 episodes of Chef League in the European country of Georgia.

A Norwalk chef is bringing a major international cooking victory home to Connecticut.Chef Andrea Williams, owner of MaaMa By Cheese & Bread in Norwalk, won “Chef League,” a televised cooking competition filmed in the country of Georgia…

12/23/2025

Truly, the end of an era. Thank you, Noel and Selma, for putting vegetarian cuisine on the map in Fairfield County. will forever be remembered for its bold food, warmth and hospitality, and the women who embraced the feminist/lesbian community and all who walked through their door.
Selma passed away in February 2025.
Learn more about this pioneering team in the documentary film A Culinary Uprising.

08/20/2025

The shift is real!

A new survey released by Gallup shows that alcohol use is dropping across all demographics, and hitting the lowest levels it has ever recorded.