In recent years, a trend to be more kind to the environment has emerged big time in the hospitality industry, and that’s pretty awesome.

Sustainable eating isn’t just for hippies and herbivores either. In fact, in a 2010 survey, more than half of consumers said they’d visit a sustainable restaurant more often than other restaurants and bars.

If you follow Upside on Instagram, you may have seen some interesting pictures of our team on set shooting a little video. At Upside, we film stuff all the time, but this one was a bit special.

We have some exciting changes coming up, and we wanted to give everyone a look at what we do, so we decided to produce a video for our home page. I was assigned the role of behind-the-scenes lurker. I took photos and footage of our crew and kept general tabs on what was going on, so that I could give you a sneak peak at what happened during the shoot. 

Restaurants are environments where wine tends to flow. And if you're a wine server, you'll know that wine is a perfect menu item to upsell. That's why it pays to have some basic knowledge about it to increase your tips.

Being knowledgeable about wine has become far more popular amongst the cool kids in recent years. People no longer view the industry as a snobby one (thank goodness).

As a result, a lot of new people have come forward to educate people about wine. There are plenty of websites, blogs, videos and other resources that can transform any wine-newbie into an expert.

How often do you breeze through your day without being pulled away from your work by something demanding your attention? Chances are it's not very often.  

Interruptions are so common, we've pretty much accepted them as a part of life for hoteliers. And that's a shame, because there are so many other things you could be doing. You could be taking some extra time to delight your guests, up your marketing efforts, or even – gasp – go home early. 

Whether you're an established restaurant owner, or you're dreaming of opening your ideal restaurant, it's nice to look at what others are doing in the industry. It can inspire us when making our own business decisions. 

Plus it's kinda fun. There are some really creative menu ideas to be found on the web!