Inspiration
INSPIRATION | STREET-LEVEL TRENDS
Trend Tracking at the Source: Part 2
BY GERRY LUDWIG | SEPT 1, 2016
Visits to the country’s newest restaurants provide a street-level perspective on emerging menu opportunities.
Extend the flavor stories behind some of the most craveable and successful profiles today.
Sandwiches invite creativity, from riffs on such classics as club sandwiches and BLTs to new ingredient stars like lamb and braised short rib.
CHEF’S NOTES
Chef's Notes | Front Page | Ingredients
1.Flavor Playlist: Luca Brunelle
Luca Brunelle, executive chef for The Gideon Putnam in Saratoga Springs, shares his five flavors that inspire culinary creativity.
Chef's Notes | Front Page | Ingredients
2.Flavor Trifecta: John State
John State, culinary director at Disneyland Resort, shares the trifecta of flavors that inspires him.
DOZEN WAYS
Dozen Ways | Front Page | Produce
1.12 Ways to Mix Up Salads
12 inroads into signature salads, all offering opportunity to create a memorable, come-back-again flavor experience.
Dozen Ways | Front Page | Seafood
2.12 Ways with Seafood
12 seafood categories where opportunities abound, helping answer the call for new and exciting while satisfying a desire for wholesome protein choices
STREET-LEVEL TRENDS
Concept Trends | Street-level Trends
1.Eyeing The Future
The twentieth Worlds of Flavor Conference provided the opportunity to reflect on the exciting changes and innovation that have moved foodservice forward over the past two decades, and contemplate the changes to come. As global cuisines continue to exert their influence on American menus, whether highly authentic or playfully mashed-up, that world becomes just a bit smaller with each passing year.
Daypart Trends | Street-level Trends
2.2018 Trends Tour - part 1
Gerry Ludwig and his culinary team’s annual street-level trends tour visits 113 restaurants and tastes 1107 dishes to bring you actionable insights into current food trends
10 FLAVOR UPGRADES
10 Flavor Upgrades | Ingredients
1.Flavored Butter Applications
The potential flavor combinations and ingredients that work in compound butters are virtually endless
10 Flavor Upgrades | Protein
2.10 Flavor Upgrades: But First, Cheese
A cheese-centric approach leads to small-plate success
INFOGRAPHICS
Flavor According To | Insights
1.What Flavor Means to Me
It's an art where all five senses take place as one
RECIPES
GALLERY
English Muffins
Love & Salt, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Photo: Andrea Bricco
English muffins are the artisan darling of the bread world. Love & Salt’s housemade muffins come with a cube of rosemary-sea salt cultured butter.
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