Food

Food trends and recipes to keep menus fresh

Food

El Pollo Loco may finally jump into the chicken sandwich wars

The fast-casual grilled, bone-in chicken chain hasn't had a chicken sandwich for years, even when everyone else launched one. But it's testing one now.

Food

Trends in coffee and ranch dressing, plus Wingstop's multicultural new sauce

Menu Talk: Pat and Bret share the latest food and beverage news, plus an interview with chef Yara Herrera of Hellbender in New York City

Taste Tracker: Poppers as toppers at &pizza and Your Pie; Krispy Kreme loves Pop Tarts; things get saucy for Cracker Barrel, Jimmy John’s and Walk-Ons; bagel time at Panera; and beverage news from Sonic, HTeaO and Ziggi’s.

The sweet-heat sauce, launching Monday, is inspired by Thai, Chinese and Singaporean cuisines.

To kick off the new year, the fast casual introduced four limited-time items with health and sustainability messages.

Taste tracker: Dunkin’ shakes up espresso while Dutch Bros spoons up cereal milk; IHOP’s Pancake of the Month continues; dragon fruit comes to Del Taco; and more menu news of the week.

Price-conscious consumers are swapping restaurant desserts for less expensive homemade or store-bought treats.

The 2024 rankings vary widely depending on who is compiling them, but there are some common threads, says Senior Menu Editor Patricia Cobe.

New items and limited-time offers flooded restaurant menus in 2024, but these winners surged to the top in more ways than one.

Taste Tracker: Sweet heat at Taco Cabana; winter comes to Honeygrow; last-minute holiday specials for Denny’s, Black Angus and Cinnaholic; and more menu news of the week.

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