Asparagus Growing In Popularity Among Diners
(April 30, 2012 - The Packer)—Asparagus is the new green bean on restaurant menus.“Every restaurant serves some sort of asparagus dish,” said Bruce...
Food
The steaks get higher
It’s going to be a tough year for steak lovers. Operators are seeing higher beef costs—and menu prices are inching up as a result. Several factors are contributing to this trend, according to research by the Beef Checkoff.
Chef Cory Bahr passed his crown and the title of “King of Louisiana Seafood” to Chef Keith Frentz of LOLA in Covington, La. at the 5th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off. The cook-off, held by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, was part of the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, an annual five-day festival.
What will I do if a huge, highly successful restaurant from a national chain moves nearby? In many cities across the nation, restaurants have had to close their doors simply because they could not compete with the new neighborhood Goliath. The following are exciting promotional tactics that operators can use to instantly boost business. These strategies are designed for smaller businesses to continually outmaneuver their larger competitors.