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Commercial Refrigeration Maintenance: Summer Tuneups Prevent Meltdowns

May 21, 2015 by Michael C. Rosone | Last Modified: June 17, 2025

If you’re a food service manager in charge of commercial refrigeration maintenance for your restaurant, chances are you’re having this recurring nightmare:

Your commercial kitchen is bustling, yet you have this feeling of impending doom. You look around for the source of the problem, but everything looks normal.

Then you suddenly realize… your refrigerated display case was making funny noises yesterday. You head over there at a run. The light is out. There’s no more funny noise; now it’s deathly quiet.

And your buttercream is drooping and melting like an ice cream cone on a hot day. NOOOOOOO!

Air Conditioning in NYC: Lessons from Seinfeld

May 19, 2015 by Michael C. Rosone | Last Modified: June 17, 2025

Did you realize you’re doing something educational when you binge-watch old Seinfeld episodes? You can learn a couple of important lessons about air conditioning in NYC from Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer.

SPOILER ALERT: Some plot details of Seinfeld episodes are revealed below, but we’re betting that you’ve already seen them anyway!

Rising Electricity Rates in NYC: How to Protect Your Budget

June 3, 2025 by Michael C. Rosone | Last Modified: May 20, 2025

It probably won’t surprise you that electricity rates in NYC are already about 60 percent higher than the national average, yet ConEd wants to raise the rates by at least 11%.

What can you do to protect your budget from the impact of higher electricity rates? Reduce your electricity usage. Here are some tips to help you do that.

Summer Humidity Is Scarier Than You Think

August 13, 2020 by Michael C. Rosone | Last Modified: May 20, 2025

HVAC humidity control is critical in summer

This time of year, it feels like summer humidity is the enemy:

Your clothes are stuck to your body.
Summer humidity and hair just don’t get along.
Right after you get out of the shower, you feel like you need another one.

Plus, there are much scarier facts you should know about summer humidity and how it can affect your health. Luckily there are easy solutions for HVAC humidity control.

5 Ways to Stop Negative Reviews of Your Restaurant

December 10, 2015 by Michael C. Rosone | Last Modified: May 8, 2025

Negative reviews of your restaurant can be a frustrating problem. Especially when you have a great chef and you know the food is good. Yet there are still people writing negative reviews and giving you only a couple of stars on Yelp.

What’s going on? And how can you put a stop to it?

Many restaurant owners are very conscientious about the quality of the food (and rightly so), yet don’t pay as much attention to the dining atmosphere. This is a mistake, especially in New York City, where there is so much competition. It doesn’t take much for an unhappy customer to choose the restaurant around the corner next time.

A great dining experience is not only about the food. There are many additional factors that can make or break a customer’s experience. If you want to put a stop to negative reviews, it pays to fix these issues once and for all.

Will We Get Wildfire Smoke in NYC? Protect Your Home & Health

May 1, 2025 by Michael C. Rosone | Last Modified: April 28, 2025

Wildfire season is happening already. Will we get wildfire smoke in NYC this year? It seems likely given the windy and dry conditions. There were fires very close to NYC last year, and smoke can travel here from the west coast and Canada thousands of miles away.

Wildfire smoke is smelly, messy and downright dangerous: the EPA states that even short term exposure can cause headaches, eye and sinus irritation, respiratory problems, cardiovascular problems, and even premature death.

Here’s how to protect your family, your health, and your home from wildfire smoke.

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