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: Andy Little
Andy Little of Josephine in Nashville talks about his flavor trifecta
Chef's Notes
2.Flavor Playlist: Will Eudy
Will Eudy shares his go-to ingredients that help build a great flavor story
DOZEN WAYS
Dozen Ways | Seafood
1.12 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
Daypart Trends | Street-level Trends
1.2018 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
Street-level Trends
2.Three Menu Standouts
Frico and French onion dip are among some of the menu standouts from Chef Gerry Ludwig’s 2018 trends tour. See how they’re creating buzz on menus.
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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