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Patricia Cobe

Senior Editor

Articles by
Patricia Cobe

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Food

Restaurant menus warm up with winter specials

Taste Tracker: Carrabba’s Italian spin on comfort; hearty Mexican fare at Abuelo’s and Taco John’s; Smashburger partners with Rick Bayless; and holiday-ready sweet treats.

Food

Going local may help untangle meat supply chain kinks

Sourcing beef and pork from smaller local producers will alleviate some supply chain headaches. And it’s not necessarily more expensive.

Food

Festive drinks, holiday foods and global flavors fill post-Thanksgiving menus

Taste Tracker: TGI Fridays’ seasonal cocktails; Chopt goes to Mexico and Del Taco does tamales; Smashburger and Main Event shake things up; plants, burgers, chicken and pizza continue to trend.

Operations

Inside the new Starbucks/Amazon Go hybrid in NYC

The store offers a high-tech, contactless experience in what Starbucks bills as a comfortable “third place” environment. But does it deliver on both?

Beverage

Sober-curious customers are pushing bars to elevate the mocktail—and even change its name

To meet demand, skilled bartenders are tapping a wealth of new low- and zero-proof spirits and mixers to create complex, well-balanced drinks with less or no alcohol.

Food

Why Technomic is calling 2022 ‘the year of the climb’

Director of Menu Research and Insights Lizzy Freier reveals how the firm pinpoints the most relevant trends and why operators should pay attention to its forecast.

Food

To-go packaging, streamlined menus remain big in 2022

Those are among the top 10 trends highlighted by the annual “What’s Hot” survey, which was released Tuesday by the National Restaurant Association.

Food

Operators target families with holiday bundles and healthier kids’ menus

Taste Tracker: Panda Express upgrades kids’ meals; pizza deals at CiCi’s and Pasqually’s; holiday specials at Chicken Salad Chick, Peet’s, Cinnaholic, Portillo’s and Logan’s; Arby’s does vodka; and more news.

Food

Consumers rate chains’ most craveable sauces

These 10 restaurant brands serve consumers’ favorite dips, drizzles, spreads and condiments.

Operations

Inside the great catering comeback of 2021

As workers return to their offices and the holiday season gets underway, restaurants in every segment are ramping up catering programs to feed increased demand.

Food

Menus take on holiday spirit and core items get an update

Taste Tracker: Thanksgiving specials at Lazy Dog, Bob Evans, La Madeleine and Baskin-Robbins; El Pollo Loco, Dutch Bros, Dunkin’ and Scooter’s jump ahead to Christmas; bowls roll out at Friendly’s and Vitality Bowls; bacon trends at Church’s and Smokey Bones gets meaty.

Operations

Danny Meyer’s Union Square Events unveils its massive new headquarters in Brooklyn’s Industry City

The 70,000-square-foot space houses a huge commissary, R&D kitchen, tasting rooms, a bistro-style dining area for “family meal," offices and more.

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