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December 2011 Ideas Index

Ideas from December 2011

Technology

Today's restaurant tech may need some catch-up

Imagine if the course of food trends was reversed and home kitchens suddenly became the source of the best and most interesting culinary ideas. In that alternate reality, restaurants would be the followers, not the innovators, hoping to catch up with customers who were routinely more inventive and advanced.

When cooking for customers who have food allergies or are gluten-sensitive, you need to be especially aware of how you store ingredients and the prep techniques you use.

Years from now, the industry may look back at this moment as the point where restaurant service shifted to science fiction.

While “millennial” was one of the top buzzwords of the Restaurant Leadership Conference last week, much of the conversation revolved around how this demographic interacts with brands—which means technology.

Sysco Food Services of New Orleans, LLC, located in Harahan, LA, which has been closed since Aug. 30, is primarily focusing on emergency relief shipments to...

Marketing on the road and in-house. J. Kings Food Service ProfessionalsHoltsville, NYID ranking: 35th largest distributor in the U.S.Accounts: 1,700 in...

Mobile food trucks have attained a permanent place in the culinary landscape. The August 2010 American Express MarketBriefing reports that more and more consumers are hitting the streets to buy meals on wheels from these chef-driven vehicles.

By January, fresh, local produce is a distant memory in most parts of the country. Even warmer growing regions are not supplying much variety to fill the salad bowl. But that isn’t stopping Corey Shoemaker from creating colorful, healthy tosses of winter greens and other vegetables.

A few of our Clean Plate Award winners took a minute to explain their dishes, what drives them to cook and how it feels to have a “plate cleaning” dish nominated by this tough panel of their peers.

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