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The Future 50 2009

Restaurant Business Magazine's annual ranking of the fastest growing small chains in America.

Sustainability, Local Sourcing and Nutrition Top List of Hottest Menu Trends for 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 2, 2009)—The National Restaurant Association’s annual survey of more than 1,800 professional chefs – members of the American...

Unlike many beverages, tea has been less affected by the recent recession. Indeed, as the economic picture brightens, sales of tea products are rising. In 2010, tea imports were up 10 percent over the previous year, to a record 274 million pounds, according to estimates by the Tea Association of the U.S.A.

At the Center for Foods of the Americas at the CIA San Antonio, our job is to capture and document the culinary traditions and ingredients that define Latin America’s diverse foodways. Not surprisingly, going to the source is an essential part of this process.

When fusion was the trend of the moment, some chefs tried too hard to globalize menus. In too many kitchens, the result was confusion—on the plate and the palate.

A 48-hour eating spree in Atlanta reveals a diverse culinary scene.

Until recently, I never thought about portion size in any other context than food cost controls, but a recent dinner at the home of friends changed that.

Tea, in one form or another, is a high-margin restaurant mainstay. Only about 15 percent of it is sold hot, the rest iced. Black tea is the most widely consumed type of tea in the Western world.

Foodservice suppliers provide a look at products designed to make an operator’s job easier.

From its heyday as an American vacation and retirement mecca to its growth as an international community, Miami has seen dramatic changes. Nowhere is this more evident than South Beach—an enclave that rapidly morphed from wealthy to seedy to hip.

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