recipes

Turkey porcupine sliders

Last September, First Lady Michelle Obama and the USDA challenged chefs, school nutrition professionals, students and community members to create an imaginative, nutritious, kid-approved recipe that schools could easily incorporate into the National School Lunch Program.

Kick the salt, but keep the flavor

Boston Market’s late-August announcement that it would cut sodium levels an average of 20 percent throughout its menu—a decision symbolized by the chain...

Chef and creator of the Cronut, Dominique Ansel, didn’t set out to concoct a best-seller. “There was no magic formula or marketing strategy behind this croissant-doughnut hybrid,” he writes in his book “Dominique Ansel: The Secret Recipes.” He was simply trying to make a doughnut, for which he had no recipe.

Kick off this year’s Super Bowl, the celebration that has turned into as much a food event as a championship football game, with five new recipes.

An ongoing peek into the pages of chef-authored cookbooks.

There are basically three purchasing options when it comes to buying bar mixers: generic mixes (the cheapest); high-quality branded products (moderate); and house-made versions using fresh ingredients (most expensive).

Four entrepreneurs who already made it big once talk about building another success story after the first act is over.

Menu development is a process aimed at crafting a menu that satisfies the guest as well as producing a profit for the operator. It is the responsibility of the chef to consider all aspects of the buffet, including the overall theme, the price range and the guest's expectations.

Fresh, accessible takes on Asian ingredients and cooking techniques. Inviting, contemporary décor. Friendly, English-speaking service. Westernized trappings like wine and beer, specialty cocktails and desserts that aren’t made of red beans.

The fast-casual industry buzz is all about how the “Chipotle effect” has propelled this segment into super growth mode. But few have felt the effect as keenly as Chipotle’s own culinary manager Nate Appleman and director of concept development Tim Wildin.

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