sustainability

The importance of purpose

Why are you here? In this industry. Running a restaurant. If your only answer is because you like food or, even worse, to make money, you’re setting yourself up for failure.

Pudding on the ritz

A quintessential comfort dessert gets dressed to dazzle.

Behind the scenes, suppliers scrambled, recipes were tweaked, servers got a crash course on alternative greens.

While many chefs choose specialty cheeses that tie into their restaurant’s cuisine, some get a little edgier. These dishes highlight a few top choices.

Picked for the plateAt the first hint of autumn, your customers are probably ready to say good-bye to summer peaches and zucchini and eager to enjoy...

Energy saving may not be “an overly sexy conversation to have at eight in the morning,” acknowledged OSI Restaurant Partners’ vice president of procurement, Kristin Brooks. But a standing-room-only audience showed up at that hour during the Restaurant Leadership Conference to hear the Outback Steakhouse parent’s experiences in cutting utility costs.

OMAHA, NE (November 7, 2011)—The Omaha-based Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition hopes to smooth the path between interested schools with farm-fresh food...

LOS ANGELES (April 20, 2012)—Is that the snapper you were looking for? Doubtful, according to a DNA survey conducted in Los Angeles and Orange counties in...

Finding a trusted seafood supplier takes time, research and money, but certification programs hope to make the process a little simpler for the sustainably conscious buyer.

CHICAGO (July 2, 2013)—Testa Produce, which added two all-electric trucks to its delivery fleet earlier this year, is now adding 10 new trucks that run on...

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