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The flavors customers crave

 Aug. 19, 2011

We keep hearing about Americans’ increasingly sophisticated palates, but how adventurous are today’s restaurant customers? While some are eager to experiment with new flavors and cuisines, there’s a counter-trend toward back-to-roots comfort foods, reports Technomic’s American Express MarketingBriefing. And according to Mintel’s Innovation on the Menu: Flavor Trends, some familiar flavors are leading the pack.

A Utah ski town sets a long table in the off-season

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 10, 2012

The Park City Area Restaurant Association (PCARA) held its fifth annual Savor the Summit—one of the world’s longest dinner parties—on Saturday, June 23.

Taking it from the street

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 18, 2013

From Turkish kabobs and Greek gyros to Mexican tacos and Indian flatbreads, street vendors the world over have forever been selling hearty snacks-to-go. Now...

Food

Next gen chicken and waffles

By Sara Rush Wirth on Apr. 28, 2014

Chicken and waffles is now trending on mainstream menus. Here are some unique takes on this classic Southern duo.

Cover story part 1: Opportunity knocks

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 01, 2003

Bad economy got you down? Core business just ain't what it used to be? Then get some ideas from these operators, who've developed some profitable sidelines.

The rice market

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 15, 2005

While rice is the staple crop of Asia, most of the rice served in Asian restaurants in the United States is homegrown.

Financing

The Mediterranean menu

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 11, 2007

What to look for when purchasing olives and olive oil—two Mediterranean staples.

Emerging Cuisines: Singapore/Malaysia

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 01, 2008

Where Asian cultures merge and mix.Pan-Asian is a term batted around loosely in restaurant circles these days, but the cuisine has long existed in its truest...

Street Food Renaissance To Influence Consumer Eating Habits for Years

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 29, 2010

NEW YORK (April 28, 2010)—Americanstreet food is big news. In the last two years, street food in the U.S. has been reinvented and reinterpreted to reflect...

Financing

Pears: Ripe and ready for fall

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 01, 2011

With over 3,000 varieties of pears grown worldwide, there is fruit available in almost every month of the year.

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