Tuesday, 8 September 2015

The Garlic Tree celebrates Summer

Now that we're into September, it is with a heavy heart that I say that Summer is just about over. So I thought I'd serve up a bonus post in which I give a brief glimpse of the scene I adopted for my restaurant, The Garlic Tree, over the hot months.

Last year I used three different surroundings for my outdoor section. The riverside, beach and park all featured, but this time around I opted to apply a different strategy. Instead of regularly freshening up throughout June, July and August, I opted to apply just one theme and invest heavily to make it as impressive as possible.

That theme was, inevitably, the beach!

Beach section of The Garlic Tree

Saturday, 5 September 2015

Path to portions

All information accurate at time of publishing.

Slightly later than billed, this is the concluding instalment of my series of posts looking at how to maximise your gains in the game. Our final focus is on the subject of portions and how to stack up your counters with enough food to last a lifetime (or near enough!)

Now for many players this post is largely irrelevant. I'm speaking here of those who already have a feast on their counters and no risk of selling out anytime soon. With my massive heaps of Biscuits and Gravy and Kiwi & Cake, I'm very much in that category, but it's still worth looking into how to once again build up some big stacks in a short time.

Before getting going, I should point out that throughout this post I'll be assuming that your diner is capable of selling somewhere in the region of 40,000-45,000 plates per day. That's the figure most players manage (even if they're not aware of it!) with the only difference really being inflicted by having a very inefficient layout (too few tables, very long walks for the bots etc.)

Wednesday, 2 September 2015

Game update: 02/09/15

Into September we go, and our latest destination is in the Far East!

This update takes us to China, with a small selection of themed items. Let's waste no time in getting to it, with a full list of the additions, all of which unlock at level 26:

Wall decorations:
  • Wall Fan - 8,720 coins
Floor decorations:
  • Waving Cat - 6 gems
  • Panda Pen - 22 gems
  • Lucky Bamboo - 4,300 coins