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Kruse/Thorn: Why restaurant operators are putting the focus on employees

Dec 30, 2016

In a monthly series, menu trend analyst Nancy Kruse and NRN senior food editor Bret Thorn debate current trends in the restaurant industry. For this installment, they discuss restaurant operators’ priority of putting...

Sweet, boozy and premium touches spruce up menus

Nov 30, 2016

Chefs flex their creativity muscles with new items

Kruse/Thorn: National food days get out of hand

Oct 18, 2016

In a monthly series, menu trend analyst Nancy Kruse and NRN senior food editor Bret Thorn debate current trends in the restaurant industry. For this installment, they discuss national food days.

Restaurants ratchet up creativity at breakfast

Oct 05, 2016

All-day offerings, balancing indulgence and healthfulness, and innovation from independents are shaking up this hot daypart

Kruse/Thorn: Calling out overused restaurant jargon

Sep 20, 2016

In a monthly series, menu trend analyst Nancy Kruse and NRN senior food editor Bret Thorn debate current trends in the restaurant industry. For this installment, they discuss obnoxious restaurant jargon.

Vegetables take center stage

Sep 06, 2016

Chefs pay more attention to once-neglected ingredients

Tea proves versatile in kitchen and bar

Aug 18, 2016

Chefs make use of tea as ingredient

Kruse/Thorn: How decor trends affect food trends

Aug 09, 2016

In a monthly series, menu trend analyst Nancy Kruse and NRN senior food editor Bret Thorn debate current trends in the restaurant industry. For this installment, they discuss how decor trends affect food trends.

Kruse/Thorn: Moral valuation of food v. culinary mashups

Jul 14, 2016

In a monthly series, menu trend analyst Nancy Kruse and NRN senior food editor Bret Thorn debate current trends in the restaurant industry. For this installment, they discuss conflicting consumer interest in whole...

Chickpeas sprout on menus

Jun 30, 2016

Falafel, hummus and other variations spread to independents and chains

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