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The Cuisipro Pocket Grater: Work Spouse
The Cuisipro Pocket Grater Twenty years ago, if you wanted to turn food into teensy even pieces you could chop it with a knife, shred it with a grater, pulverize it in a mortar or a food processor,...
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Clear Some Shelf Space for the Tastiest “Vaccine” Ever
Allergy study finds a peanut, eats it anyway It took a while to locate Bamba at the local Walmart. No surprise there. A peanut-flavored snack for infants and toddlers? That would be in the “As If”...
View ArticleMarch 4, 2015: Healthy Coffee and Good-for-You Grease
Katom’s Weekly Foodservice News Roundup Remember January? That chilly month right after Christmas with the cheap gas? January is when Chipotle famously stopped serving pork carnitas in about a third of...
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Jogasaki Sushi Burrito
Food Fusion with Jogasaki Sushi Burrito It’s sushi! It’s a burrito! No, it’s a sushi burrito (occasionally called a Sushirrito, although that term is actually trademarked by a company using the name)....
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Hungry History
Food Trends of the Past, Present, and Future While restaurateurs often focus on the future, trying to anticipate the next trend that will capture their customers’ attention, it can sometimes be fun to...
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Creepy Crawly Consumables
From Pest to Protein: The Incredible Edible Bug Chapulines, a crunchy snack popular in the Oaxaca region of Mexico, are a little sour and salty and sometimes spicy. They are added to eggs, mixed into...
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Chewing on Charcoal
Activated Charcoal: Healthy or Harmful? Activated charcoal is a form of carbon that, on a molecular level, works a lot like a tiny sponge, drawing everything around it into its microscopic pores. It’s...
View ArticleChicago’s Casual Caviar
Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar Since overfishing began driving up prices of the most prized types of caviar – that is, roe sourced specifically from a few select sturgeon species – several...
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The American Poutine Co.
Traditional Poutine with an American Twist For years, Canadians have politely criticized America’s attempts at recreating one of their country’s most iconic dishes: poutine. Our northern neighbors have...
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Sushi’s Modern Style
The Art of Conveyor Belt Sushi Eaten by millions of people around the world, sushi has become a popular dining option. It can be found almost anywhere, from grocery stores to high-end restaurants, and...
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5 Vegetarian Concepts We Love
Get Inspired by These Vegetarian Concepts Vegetarian diets aren’t a new concept, and restaurant trend prediction lists have included menu items such as “plant-based protein” and “vegetable-centric...
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Gourmet Games
Turning Sports Fans into Foodies With sports stadiums being replaced at a faster rate than ever, the new stadiums are being made to generate revenue far beyond ticket sales. With entertainment options...
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Creative Caffeine
Creative Caffeine It can improve your energy, lift your mood, decrease your chances of contracting several diseases, and even help you lose weight. Sounds like a miracle drug, right? Then it might...
View ArticleNashville Hot Chicken on Tour
Nashville Hot Chicken Makes its National Debut The ubiquity of the Philly cheese steak sandwich and the fact that a Key Lime pie is as easy to procure in most grocery stores as a carton of eggs is...
View ArticleHow Organic Is Your Organic?
What Does Organic Mean? If you’re like me, you’ve perused produce aisles in a hurry and grabbed organic and conventional produce without much preference, but for more discerning shoppers, buying...
View ArticleFish Fakes and Other Food Frauds
Menu Fabrications From wine sweetened with lead in ancient Rome to swill milk produced in 1800s New York, the history of fraudulent food is littered with substandard products that swindled customers...
View ArticleSpoil Your Dinner
Appetizers and Small Plates: Eating Before You Eat Do it at home and it’s called “spoiling your dinner,” but having a snack before your meal at a restaurant is simply enjoying an appetizer. Most meals...
View ArticleFood Preservation with Jeff Ross of Blackberry Farm
Jeff Ross on the Culture of Food Preservation From kimchi and sauerkraut to pickles and kombucha, preserved and fermented foods are having their day in the national food scene. To explore this trend in...
View ArticleThe Guacpocalypse
Labor Strikes and Drought Threaten Our Avocado Supply Avocado fans know that the guac costs extra, but it may soon cost a whole lot extra. A global avocado shortage has sent the fruit’s prices soaring...
View ArticleDry Aged Beef
Delicious Decomposition Aging edibles in order to draw out more complex flavors is not a foreign concept to most people; wine, cheese, and many spirits are well-known to improve with time, especially...
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