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
1.Flavor Trifecta: Sheamus Feeley
A blend of powdered dashi, black truffle and cashews offers flavor inspiration.
Chef's Notes | Ingredients
2.Flavor Trifecta: John Baez
John Baez is executive chef of the Rainforest Cafe, a family-oriented themed concept that is part of Landry’s, Inc
DOZEN WAYS
Dozen Ways
1.12 Ways With Sauce
Sauces and condiments from around the world inspire new applications
Dozen Ways
2.A Dozen Ways: Cheese on Top
Twelve ways to leverage cheese in unexpected flavor combinations
STREET-LEVEL TRENDS
Menu Trends | Street-level Trends
1.Flavor Expedition 2020: Part 2
A cross-country tasting tour leads to new pathways of menu innovation
Street-level Trends
2.Flavor Expedition 2020: part 1
Street-level trend tracking reveals emerging menu opportunities
10 FLAVOR UPGRADES
10 Flavor Upgrades | Ingredients | Seafood
1.10 Flavor Builders: Seafood
Ideal for takeout, handhelds reel in the growing demand for seafood
10 Flavor Upgrades | Global | Ingredients
2.10 Flavor Upgrades: Far Out Flavors
Exploring ahead-of-the-curve flavor opportunities to sustain perpetual menu relevancy
INFOGRAPHICS
Chefs | Ingredients | Insights
1.Flavor Trifecta: Loay Alhindi
Garlic, pomegranate molasses and eggplant - three Mediterranean ingredients not often used together in the same dish
Chefs | Ingredients | Insights
2.Flavor Trifecta: John J. O’Leary
The three ingredients O’Leary chose—angelica, burdock root and Seminole pumpkin—each carry intrigue
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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