Patricia Cobe

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Patricia Cobe

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Food

Restaurants get ready for chilly weather with menu warmups

Winter is in the air in some parts of the country and restaurants are already gearing up with hot, meaty sandwiches, comforting soups, seasonal cocktails and other items to beat the chill.

Food

How will the FDA’s new sodium recommendation impact the menu?

The government’s guideline to reduce sodium is voluntary and relatively modest.

A dip that originated in the Middle East has gone mainstream on fast-casual and school-lunch menus. Now new variations are coming out of those roots.

Nate Weir’s obsession with sourcing, sustainability, clean-label ingredients and scratch-made meals provides an accessible gateway to healthier eating.

Taste Tracker: Domino’s does dips while Mod Pizza dips into cake; Fleming’s focuses on filets; fajitas and tacos mash up at Fuzzy’s; fresh takes on burgers, sandwiches, smoothies, mac and cheese, nuggets and more.

The QSR partnered with Impossible Foods to menu the patty for a limited time.

The lineup of seven cheesy sandwiches is targeted to the lunch, dinner and late-night crowd as well as off-premise customers.

The celebrated chef also renovated his NYC flagship, Restaurant Daniel, and has more projects in the pipeline.

Customers coming into restaurants again combined with takeout business gained during the pandemic is creating logjams at some operations.

Beef supply challenges and high demand have pushed brisket prices up to levels not seen before, forcing some operators to re-strategize.

Global flavors trend at Firehouse, Ledo Pizza and Cava; Newk’s, Sweetgreen and Dog Haus play up plants; Toasted Yolk and Eggs Up Grill go big on breakfast; and Krispy Kreme and Eureka get spooky.

Three globally flavored bowls join the fast casual’s salad and sandwich lineup, all boasting the “Mendo twist” and primed to build dinner business.

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