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High-impact flavor techniques leveraging the power of blueberries

Potatoes anchor trends with all-important familiarity

Steak is premium, but the experience doesn’t have to be formal, as stand-up steak concept Ikinari Steak demonstrates

With consumers showing hummus so much love, there’s an opportunity for menu differentiation through creative play in flavor combinations—both in the hummus and atop. Jorge Cespedes brings you five creative ways to top plant-based purées, lending flavor, texture and menu differentiation.

For Spokane, Washington–based chef Adam Hegsted, beef means profits across his restaurant group, from the pure craveability of a Teres major steak, cooked sous vide then grilled, to Spaghetti-Stuffed Meatballs that turn a beloved classic literally inside out.

Vibrant color dinnerware options from Libbey® help your one-of-a-kind plating ideas take flight, creating new looks to complement your venue’s unique character. Serve up an experience that is funky, eclectic or adventurous – and always memorable.

Amid the real concern of rising prices in an ever-changing landscape of labor, transportation, food costs and tariffs, flavor should remain every restaurant operator’s top priority.

Garner Foods donated $20,000 to hunger charities during the Texas Pete® Kitchen Hero Cook-Off.

Bowl builds are a powerhouse on menus today, and play well in a number of dayparts. Here are three ways to bean up your bowls, using plant-based ingredients to carry big flavors, satisfy hunger and provide nutrient-rich foods.

Rob Corliss, culinary consultant, translates five sustaining trends that will continue to influence dining behavior, and that require thoughtful attention when it comes to modern menu strategy.

Jorge Cespedes is consulting corporate chef for Bush’s Beans. He suggests cutting edge ways to serve beans for breakfast, has delicious ideas for seasonings for crispy garbanzo beans, and challenges chefs to see how far hummus can go.

Haliburton provides a pathway into plant-forward success through the use of scratch-made sauces.

CMAB recently unveiled a new campaign spotlighting “REAL Makers”—innovative chefs from throughout the country using California dairy in an interesting way.

How Haliburton creates create classic-technique reduction sauces ready to use.

A select group of chefs with ethnic expertise discuss BBQ

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.

Fresh purées can wow even the most discerning palates. Fruit purées, zests and blends help chefs add precisely the right flavor to a curried ginger peach sauce, instantly transforming Moroccan chicken brochettes into a menu best-seller.

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

Five trends Katie Sutton is watching at the National Restaurant Association conference in 2018