Food Price Inflation, Economy Take Toll On Restaurant Industry
While the beginning of 2010 brought optimism to the restaurant industry, the middle of the year is replacing that optimism with uncertainty for many operators, and rising food costs are partly to blame.
Food
Regional American specialty recipes
The trend toward local sourcing of ingredients is prompting chefs in different parts of the country to revisit local dishes. Each of these recipes has a story to tell.
Greg Atkinson was buying and promoting local foods long before it became the routine thing to do for top chefs. The former chef of Seattle’s Canlis then took time off from cooking in restaurants to teach culinary arts and write about food. Now Atkinson is back at the stove in his newly opened Marché on Bainbridge Island in Winslow, Wash., where he’s again preparing the most indigenous ingredients he can get his hands on.