by International Associations | Mar 16, 2021 | Covid-19
We share top culinary and restaurant trends through 2021. 2021 Restaurant Industry Trends We surveyed 6,000 restaurant operators and 1,000 consumers, to find out the food and menu trends likely to endure. In this 2 page report, we share culinary and restaurant trends...
by hlalley@technomic.com (Heather Lalley) | Mar 15, 2021 | Covid-19
The 25-year-old Tex-Mex chain had “never had a real tech package,” the brand’s vice president of development said. By Heather Lalley on Jan. 20, 2021 Photo courtesy of Tijuana Flats Fast-casual Tex-Mex chain Tijuana Flats is debuting a new prototype. But it’s not...
by hlalley@technomic.com (Heather Lalley) | Mar 12, 2021 | Covid-19
Chicago’s Village Tap is handing out $10 gift cards with proof of vaccination.By Heather Lalley on Jan. 15, 2021 Photo courtesy Village Tap Jeff Hoffman, owner of Chicago’s Village Tap tavern is well aware of how the coronavirus has become politicized—especially among...
by Yankee Magazine | Mar 11, 2021 | Recipe
A 1939 issue of Yankee offered up advice for hosting a neighborhood sugaring-off party at the end of the run of sap. Along with recipes for maple butternut fudge and “maple sauce for ice cream,” we included instructions for making maple syrup on snow candy,...
by International Associations | Mar 10, 2021 | Covid-19
From stay-at-home orders that forced many to exclusively off-premise offerings to indoor dining restrictions that made restaurants scramble for ways to continue to serve customers, 2020 was a year that most operators would likely love to forget. But it was also a year...