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Booze is driving casual-dining visits

 Sep. 24, 2013

The drinks side of the menu—especially the beer list—is becoming as important as the food in attracting and retaining restaurant customers, according to CNBC's Tom Rotunno.

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Delighting in dynamic duos

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 02, 2013

Given the array of Japanese whiskies and cocktails available at TanakaSan, a Seattle-based Asian-American concept, it’s no wonder that customers are brainstorming new food and beverage tandems. Interspersed among groups of eclectic dishes like Chilled Fish and Noodles are clusters of drinks like Sake Slushies and Shochu, inviting guests to enjoy food and beverage together.

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Filling the snack gap

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 20, 2014

Snacking is on the rise, with 51 percent of consumers saying they snack at least twice a day, according to Technomic’s Snacking Occasion Consumer Trend Report. That’s up from 48 percent in 2012. Yet restaurants are not taking full advantage of this trend. Technomic reports that 80 percent of snacks are sourced from retail stores, while only 20 percent are purchased from restaurants.

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A smokin’ hot sandwich

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 15, 2014

A smoked brisket sandwich struts its authenticity, thanks to new smokers installed at all Hard Rock Cafes.

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RB staff’s favorite dishes of the year

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 18, 2014

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

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Trends from The Future 50

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 17, 2015

A number of food trends were apparent to Restaurant Business Magazine editors when compiling the 10th anniversary edition of The Future 50.

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Quick service develops a falafel fetish

By Alaina Lancaster on Jan. 25, 2016

The chickpea fritters are suddenly the rage among fast casuals and smaller QSRS.

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Q&A: How fine dining is interpreted for fast casual

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 27, 2016

Chefs are powering the next wave of fast casuals, a trend that was reinforced by four leaders of the segment during a panel at the CIA’s 2016 Worlds of Flavor conference.

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Treating produce like meat

By Joan M. Lang on Jul. 19, 2016

As consumers become increasingly interested in veg-centric dishes, chefs are coaxing more flavor out of produce with techniques typically applied to meat.

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4 flavors having a menu moment

By Lizzy Freier on Oct. 25, 2016

Four new flavors dethrone Sriracha to become the fastest-growing menu flavors.

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