Give me crepes to cook, steaks to sear and large parties to seat. But tweet? Tweet what?
Whether you are a Restaurateur, Chef, Pastry Chef, Sommelier or Front of the House Restaurant Manager, twitter presents a valuable opportunity to connect and engage with your fans and customers. And your restaurant and kitchen is choke full of tasty tweetable moments and content.
To get you started ~ Here are 40 Things for Restaurants to Tweet About:
- Menu item prep photos
- Photos of ingredients
- Cooking on the stove “action” photos
- Photos of plated salads, entrees and dishes
- Photos of family meals
- Photos of desserts being plated
- New menu items
- Seasonal specials
- Daily specials
- Weekend specials
- Lunch specials
- Dinner specials
- Hours of operation
- Links to your restaurant’s website
- Links to your restaurant’s blog
- Links to your restaurant’s other social media accounts
- Live music schedule
- Special event information
- Private party space information
- Restaurant week info
- Share news, festival, parade info from your town or city
- Share news and stories from other local businesses
- Dessert photos
- New craft beers on tap
- Beer specials
- Drink specials
- Links to breweries featured at your bar
- Wine list
- Wine list specials
- Wine pairing suggestions
- Links to wineries featured on your wine list
- Special wine event info
- Milestones
- Holiday observances
- Links to great reviews of your restaurant
- Links to ads or event flyers
- National food holidays
- Seasonal recipes
- Seasonal wine and beer pairings
- Shout-outs to customers and fans
Remember, treat a tweet from a customer just like you would treat a comment from a customer in person. Respond. Be human. Take care of complaints. And most importantly? Show your personality and have fun.
Happy tweeting!
Cheers,
Kimberly
Need help getting your twitter wings off the ground? Contact me at info@kimberlygraziano.com to chat twitter and social media strategy for your restaurant, catering company or culinary brand.