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Sweet translations

 Sponsored content from our partner Sweet Street Desserts on Jul. 20, 2015

For successful global-dessert translations, pastry chefs can go fully authentic, mostly authentic with familiar touches, or they can add ethnic extras to otherwise all-American desserts.

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Starters become stars

 Sponsored content from our partner Kerry Foodservice on May 21, 2015

By menuing creative, flavorful starters, operators can boost checks and provide a way for consumers to build their own meals—a trend that’s growing in importance.

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Chefs dish on the rise of Houston's culinary scene

Jun. 02, 2014

Take a melting-pot population, add chefs who’ve trained and cooked elsewhere before coming back to the area, and you have the ingredients for a trend-setting restaurant city rife with ideas.

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Dishing up 2014

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 06, 2014

Flighty may best describe the 2014 restaurant customer. End-of-year trend predictions revealed that he or she may be seeking adventurous flavors on one visit, value on another.

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Apples Take Two

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 19, 2012

Whether you source them from a local orchard, farmers market or your produce supplier, apples are a clutch ingredient for fall and winter menus. These restaurants are showing off the fruit in everything from classic apple pie to not-so-classic pizza pie.

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More than three quarters of consumers enjoy spicy foods

Sponsored content from our partner Tyson Foods, Inc. on Jun. 24, 0019

For operators who want to get more acquainted with spicy foods, understanding the Scoville scale is a good start.

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Scallops

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 23, 2011

Shrimp still lead in shellfish menu mentions, but scallops are having a good run. These sweet, tender mollusks are versatile enough to pair with many flavors and ingredients.

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Consumers unlikely to give restaurants credit for healthier moves

By Kelly Killian on Mar. 16, 2016

The results of a new study suggest that customers hold all the cards when it comes to driving health on menus, but restaurants could win big by telling a better story.

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New fast casuals can’t live on ‘healthy’ alone

By Darren Tristano on Mar. 23, 2016

Consumers say they care about healthy food, but that doesn’t always translate to real-life purchases. A new crop of fast-casual restaurants is aiming to promote health while satisfying other consumer demands.

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Fries show growth on appetizer menus

By Lizzy Freier on Oct. 31, 2016

Within the appetizer mealpart, all product categories have dropped in year-over-year mentions except one: fries.

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