Oftentimes, when diners get to the end of their meal, they don’t really want to be thrilled or challenged with exotic flavors. They want something sweet, something familiar. But, of course, they still want to be surprised and delighted. Here are three desserts that offer a unique experience while delivering comforting familiarity that seals the deal.
Hispanic-style cheeses from California tap into the continuing popularity of Latin cuisine on menus today. Chefs are showcasing creativity by leveraging Hispanic ingredients in craveable, delicious dishes.
Chefs are featuring pasta in unexpected, flavor-forward ways—and their guests are loving it.
Popular flavor systems can be re-tooled in ways that capture interest and deliver the promise of their original builds. Here are three great examples of creative play around road-tested flavor systems.
Chefs are discovering mole's potential, leveraging its earthy, rich blend of nuts, warm spices, chiles and more
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Magazine
This collection of 125 “best flavor builds” is brimming with flavor-forward wins that showcase not only culinary skill and passion, but also the heightened expectations of the marketplace. Consider this a playbook of menu trends and ideas, as a whole, summarizing the continued momentum of flavor-driven innovation.
The themes that bubble to the surface throughout this collection demonstrate the flavor and menu trends leading innovation across the industry.
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The themes that bubble to the surface throughout this collection demonstrate the flavor and menu trends leading innovation across the industry.
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Videos
Chef Jamie, Executive Chef at The Culinary Vegetable Institute at The Chef’s Garden, brings new life to fresh potatoes with these eye catching, scrumptious dishes
Watch Chef Daniel Asher of River & Woods craft an innovative twist on the classic caprese sandwich.
Ingredients
The array of moles, served on a wooden platter with rice, demonstrates the menu potential of this craveable sauce.
Leverage butter’s magical ability to enrich and lengthen flavor experience while carrying trending flavors flawlessly
Desserts
Ousia offers its Donut Pikilia: Housemade sampler of Halva Mousse with hazelnut chocolate, Mastiha Yogurt Mousse with pistachio glaze, and Spiced Apple
We profile four desserts all of which convey the constant tinkering with desserts that results in a “best” flavor build
Beverages
Innovation in the cocktail space continues to thrill the thirsty and the adventurous, wowing with intriguing flavor combinations and head-turning presentations
Strategy
The General Public offers Shakshuka with crushed tomato, cayenne, toasted cumin, smoked paprika, soft poached eggs and buttered baguette
Burlock Coast offers a Challah Brioche French Toast Sandwich: Challah with rum milk, rum cream, rum butter, fruit jam and pecans
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