Seminole Hard Rock Life August/September 2014 | Page 6

HARD ROCK CAFE TAMPA TURNS UP THE VOLUME Lanse Bishop New General Manager The Hard Rock Cafe is turning up the volume on hospitality by hiring General Manager Lanse Bishop. Lanse, a sixth-generation Floridian from Lake Butler, has been in the food and beverage industry for almost 21 years and he’s ready to embrace the Hard Rock culture. Most recently, Lanse held multiple positions as a multi-purpose manager at LongHorn Steakhouse, a Darden restaurant, where he was a staffing and training manager, culinary manager and a service manager. Now serving as the General Manager of the Hard Rock Cafe Tampa, Lanse’s two main goals are to serve the best quality food to our guests and to ensure all guest’s leave happy. In addition to his guest service initiatives, Lanse is determined to bring additional rock n’ roll terms to the staff that they can use throughout their shifts. Most notably, Lanse will have employees shout out loud “rock n’ roll” when food is ready to be delivered to a guest. This is a non-traditional dining experience that is found throughout Hard Rock Cafe’s nationwide. Lanse has already participated in the creation of the new Hard Rock Cafe menu that was launched in April 2014. We asked him what his all time favorite dish was from the menu and without hesitation he said the Jumbo Combo is the best. He goes on to explain how the size and variety are two factors that make it his favorite. In case you’re wondering what a Jumbo Combo is, it’s one of the newly revamped menu items that is a collection of our most popular appetizers: Signature Wings, Onion Rings, Tupelo Chicken Tenders, Spinach Artichoke Dip with Parmesan Flatbread and Bruschetta all on one plate. New Menu Offerings JUMBO COMBO Tango Burger One of the newly revamped menu items that is a collection of our most popular appetizers: Signature Wings, Onion Rings, Tupelo Chicken Tenders, Spinach Artichoke Dip with Parmesan flatbread and bruschetta. It’s served with honey mustard, hickory barbecue and blue cheese dressing. Includes two single premium patties layered with slow-cooked Sloppy-Joe, American and Jack cheeses, tangy barbeque sauce and finished with blue cheese and horseradish mayonnaise. Red Berry Press Air Mexico Hard Rock’s unique, sweet fruit cocktail made with fresh hulled and sliced strawberries, fresh raspberries, lemonade, lemon-lime soda and Clementin