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 Trifecta: Timothy Griffin
Timothy Griffin is the director of culinary innovation at Kona Grill, an upscale casual grill based in Scottsdale, Arizona. We asked him to share a flavor trifecta that demonstrates creative, unexpected flavor play.
Chef's Notes | Front Page | Ingredients
2.Flavor Playlist: Jonathan Rohland
Jonathan Rohland is the culinary director of Bartaco, a “beach-culture inspired” restaurant brand based in Norwalk, Conn., with 15 locations mostly on the East Coast. He shares five flavors that inspire his culinary creativity.
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
Front Page | Street-level Trends
1.2018 Trends Tour - Part 2
Gerry Ludwig and his team visited 113 restaurants and tasted 1,107 dishes on their annual street-level trends tour, finding actionable insights that can translate onto today's menus. Here's part two in our series, delivering even more on-trend takeaways.
Front Page | Street-level Trends
2.Clever and Creative Menu Finds from the Trends Tour
While researching the Trends Tour of 2018 part 2, a few dishes stood out - the frico taco, onion dip, and the breakthrough of Sea Buckthorn.
10 FLAVOR UPGRADES
10 Flavor Upgrades | Beef | Front Page | Pork | Protein
1.10 Flavor Builders: Meaty Matters
Meat remains center stage, but flavor innovation can really drive menu differentiation. We cover the what, where and why for innovating with meat.
10 Flavor Upgrades | Ingredients
2.Flavored Butter Applications
The potential flavor combinations and ingredients that work in compound butters are virtually endless
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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