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Make It Easy to Sell Wine

The easier you make it for people to buy wine, the more wine you’re going to sell.It sounds childlike in simplicity—because it is. I have found that...

Menu design that makes dollars add up

While tablet menus may be hot, a good old-fashioned fill-in-the-blank paper menu, just like the ones you’ll find at sushi restaurants, can be a good way to drive up the check if you offer charcuterie, says RB’s Token Millennial.

The nutritious, versatile sweet potato fits seamlessly into many cuisines, from Spanish, to Japanese and African. Also a key ingredient in several American comfort foods and vegetarian dishes, this colorful root vegetable is reminding diners everywhere that sometimes the words “healthy” and “sweet” make a perfect pair.

Regional barbecue is moving into the national arena, with fast casuals leading the way.

Trendy mixologists needn’t look any further than the herb garden when preparing summer drinks. Fresh herbs are emerging as a star ingredient at the bar, with the likes of rosemary, thyme, tarragon and basil being muddled, mixed and infused into spirits, taking their aromatic flavors from the ground to the glass.

The emphasis is on seafood, and lobster in particular.

October is Vegetarian Awareness Month—a perfect time for restaurants across the country to show off their vegetarian options. These menus have a head start.

Here are the dishes that were chosen by RB’s in-house foodservice professionals as the best they’ve eaten all year.

There’s no better cure for the common cold than a steaming bowl of chicken soup. In addition to offering the classic chicken noodle and matzoh ball versions to cure our ills and soothe our souls, restaurants are menuing a number of tasty chicken soup variations.

After testing two burgers as LTOs in two stores, Bruegger’s now is rolling them out systemwide (along with other grilled lunch sandwiches) over the first quarter of 2015.

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