Patricia Cobe
Senior Editor
Contact PatriciaPat plans and executes menu, food and drink stories for Restaurant Business, covering food and beverage trends, Menu R&D, profiles of chefs and restaurateurs and Technomic research. She edits the weekly On the Menu newsletter and writes the regular Behind the Menu and Taste Tracker features. Pat hosts a weekly podcast called Menu Talk in collaboration with Bret Thorn of Nation's Restaurant News, covering a wide range of menu topics through interviews with chefs and operators.
Pat came to Informa Connect from Hearst, where she was an executive editor. She is the co-author of the Mompreneurs series of books as well as two cookbooks. She graduated from Cornell University and earned a Masters in Journalism from Boston University. She is active in several professional organizations, including Les Dames d’Escoffier and the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC), and serves as a judge for the James Beard Media Awards.
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Patricia Cobe
Page 1California Fish Grill packs protein and sustainability into 5 new bowls
Behind the Menu: Sustainable seafood and global flavors are the focus of the fast-casual’s newest items, with salmon, shrimp, beans and more providing up to 56 grams protein in each.
Shifts in drinking habits bring big changes at the bar
Moderation, functional beverages and alcohol alternatives are driving the trends, but cocktail culture is still going strong. It just looks a little different.