Patricia Cobe

Senior Editor

Articles by
Patricia Cobe

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Food

Top menu trends of 2017

These eight food and drink forces shaped menus this year.

Food

5 comfort food recipes

These five recipes deliver on the craving for simpler, comforting foods after indulging—or simply overindulging—in fancier fare over the holidays.

Here are five food and drink predictions from Senior Editor Pat Cobe.

OpenTable diners reveal which restaurants won them over this year.

These six quick recipes for festive sweets, snacks and drinks come to the rescue with Christmas and New Year’s around the corner.

Operators are appealing to consumers' time constraints with sweet endings for off-premise celebrations.

The appeal of limited-time offers—an opportunity to get new customers in the door and increase visits from regulars, as well as the accompanying bump in checks and sales—is clear.

Rushed, unpredictable schedules, as well as the latest menu trends, call for snacks that satisfy at any time of day. These recipes are a must-try at the holidays.

Here are five make-ahead recipes to add to your repertoire. Soups, stews, baked pastas and other one-pot meals not only ease operations during the hectic holiday season, but they also have wide customer appeal.

These six recipes fit the bill for big catered events to seasonal lunches or dinners to holiday meals that call for festive desserts.

A blended option at Burgh'ers now brings in 10-15% of weekly revenue.

Full-service operators move sweets beyond the after-dinner niche to capture sales.

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