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Patricia Cobe

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Patricia Cobe

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10 notions from the NRA Show that could remake menus

More than 2,000 exhibits and dozens of education systems provided early glimmers of what might be the next big food trends.

What’s happening across the pond?

Brits like to sit. That was my big takeaway when I met with Peter Backman this week during the National Restaurant Association Show, which ended Tuesday.

Food

5 takeaways from the Chicago dining scene

A tour of the city’s newest hotspots provided a dine-around group of 100 operators with ideas about what’s in style.

Emerging Brands

Chicago Concepts to Scout: Where to go to steal ideas

This special iteration of Concepts to Scout—our second annual roundup—singles out the destinations restaurateurs visiting Chicago for the National Restaurant Association Show in May should scope out.

Are bars having an identity crisis, or are they just getting smarter?

The bar scene has gotten as competitive as the restaurant business, thanks to today’s cocktail culture, craft beer explosion, extensive wine-by-the-glass programs and upgrades in ambience, food and service.

Food

6 previews of the future from James Beard nominees

Among the trends they foresee is eliminating the disparity in pay between front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house employees.

Behind the scenes at the James Beard Awards: How one chef cooks for the crowd

. On Monday afternoon, I got to see the process up-close-and-personal, as I observed Chef David Posey, representing the Waldorf Astoria, prep for the 25th annual James Beard Foundation Awards festivities taking place that night at Chicago’s Lyric Opera House.

Workforce

Learning to assess people

“The biggest mistakes I’ve made are people mistakes,” Brolick told Dawn Sweeney, president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association in front of a packed audience at the Restaurant Leadership Conference.

Playing with fire

Plano, Texas-based Romacorp, parent to Tony Roma’s, is taking the millennial courtship a step further with an entirely new sister concept—TR Fire Grill—tailored to the in-demand group.

Great plates

As menus have evolved in step with culinary trends, so have the plates on which restaurant food is served.

The GMO effect

According to a recent survey by research company The NPD Group, over half of consumers are concerned about GMOs, but when asked to define them, many are unclear.

New rules in the waiting game, but don’t discard all the old ones

A restaurant’s no-reservations policy can turn the most amiable hostess into a tyrant and the most laid-back guest into a monster—fueled by hunger and impatience. What's to blame?

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