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Meal coupons help share the love

 Jun. 17, 2017

Cook Children’s Medical Center started a paid guest tray meal service a couple of years ago. Parents can purchase meal coupons and have the meal delivered.

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Guests reserve display-cooking seats

 Jun. 17, 2017

A ventless hibachi grill in the community serves multiple purposes. In the evening, up to eight residents can reserve the grill and enjoy a multiple-course dinner.

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Take outdoor dining beyond the barbecue

By Lisa Arnett on Jun. 15, 2017

Tapas stations, fire pits and crawfish boils are all on the table. 

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Squeezing profits from water

By Jill Failla on Jun. 15, 2017

About three in 10 consumers are increasingly drinking water at restaurants for health reasons, shows Technomic’s Beverage Consumer Trend Report.

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Eureka! Searching for an aha moment

By Dana Moran on Jun. 15, 2017

Since California’s state motto is “Eureka!” it seems fitting that a recent conversation with the director of hospitality at San Diego’s Palomar Health led to the biggest aha moment I’ve had in a long time.

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4 ways to cater to late-night diners

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 02, 2017

Win night owls—and revenue—with these dining ideas. 

Design

Tour Chartwells' new mobile teaching kitchen for kids

By Lisa Arnett on May 15, 2017

The foodservice vendor is taking cooking demonstrations on the road.

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18 restaurants to scout in 2017

By Heather Lalley on May 15, 2017

Steal ideas from these hot spots when visiting Chicago for the National Restaurant Association Show—or at any time throughout the year.

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Chartwells constructs a mobile curriculum

By Lisa Arnett on May 15, 2017

The vendor has a number of lessons in store via its new traveling teaching kitchens aimed at young students.

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A twist on the French press

May 15, 2017

While a French press isn’t a tool found in most noncommercial kitchens, operators might want to think twice about multiple uses for this fancy coffee maker.

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