Aremark from Dennis Pierce’s daughter, a University of Connecticut student, helped spark development of the campus Dining Services’ line of Spa Foods.“She’s one of my better sources of input,” says Pierce, who is...
Paul Carr, senior director of culinary for Aramark, exerts a strong influence over the approximately 15 million meals served daily by the Philadelphia-based contract services giant. Carr manages the...
The development of Burger King’s Homestyle Melt Sandwiches limited-time offering was a team effort that grew from a love of toast. “[It] really was a good example of a bunch of departments working together...
For Edward Brown, who opened eighty one on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in February, the plan for his restaurant was complex in its simplicity. “I wanted to make a restaurant that I wanted to dine in...
It’s not that maps lie, exactly, it’s just that cartography can’t convey the cultural connections that exist between places on either side of a carefully drawn line. Although modern maps precisely divide Austria from...
After the frenzy of party-packed December, January can be pretty quiet in some parts of the restaurant world. “Kind of a characteristic of Boston restaurants in January is that for the first three weeks, it...
Some of the words may be written in English, but the menu is thoroughly French at Comme Ça, chef David Myers’ new restaurant in Los Angeles.Comme Ça seeks to recreate the experience of dining in a classic French...
Start with an idea for a flavor, then just add water. That’s the philosophy behind a new wave of still and carbonated beverages appearing on restaurant menus.As many operations begin to move away from bottled waters...
Start with an idea for a flavor, then just add water. That’s the philosophy behind a new wave of still and carbonated beverages appearing on restaurant menus.As many operations begin to move away from bottled waters...
Like a parent who loves each of his children equally, chef Gray Kunz won’t tell what he likes best on the menu at Grayz, his new venue on West 54th Street in New York City.But he is vocal about his enthusiasm for the...
