Patricia Cobe

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Patricia Cobe

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Food

Spicy dish recipes

To perk up customers’ palates and inspire a kitchen staff bored with winter ingredients, add a spicy dish or two to the lineup.

Food

Recipes: Seafood dishes for Lent

The demand for seafood skyrockets during Lent. These seafood recipes can easily be added to the rotation now, but may prove popular enough to stay on the menu.

Seasonal promotions for fish and shellfish dishes are accelerating at chains.

The under-the-radar ingredients emerging on menus this year.

Quinoa has become restaurants’ go-to grain. So much so that it’s putting a strain on production, supply and price. A search for a sustainable alternative led to sorghum.

Celebrations surrounding Mardi Gras end on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday—a day that goes by several names, including Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Tuesday.

Operators are coming up with menus and service styles that take the boring out of breakfast.

Color the menu red for Valentine’s Day with sweets and savories that broadcast the holiday’s signature hue.

Eight operators are betting on extended holiday promotions to get couples and even friends and families in the door.

Chains are doubling up on new dollar menus and value meals to spark sales during this slower time of year.

While many operators are gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday next month, others might want to jumpstart the weekend by celebrating National Homemade Soup Day on Feb. 4.

The recipes here include new takes on two favorites—guacamole and chicken wings—along with a few surprises that are sure to win points with hungry fans.

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