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FSD Culinary Council

Culinary Council helps identify on-trend menu ideas and operational strategies.
FSD Culinary Council

How to handle custom menu challenges

 By FSD Staff on Jan. 15, 2016

Question:How are you handling your biggest challenges with customizable menu items?Answers from FSD's Culinary CouncilCustomizable menus provide our guests with flexibility and a sense of pampering, b...

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FSD's Culinary Council: Winter produce ordering

 By FSD Staff on Dec. 15, 2015

Question:How are you adjusting your produce order for the winter?Answers from FSD's Culinary CouncilOur guests remember the days when you could not get a berry in December, but society and global comm...

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Culinary Council: Shaping the menu

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 23, 2015

Expect three megatrends to hang around for another year according to respondents: healthier comfort foods, plant-based dishes and more customization.

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Culinary Council: What's hot at breakfast?

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 23, 2015

High egg prices, a result of the avian-flu epidemic, continue to worry noncommercial chefs. Some are taking preemptive measures by redirecting the menu.

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What is FSD’s Culinary Council?

By FSD Staff on Nov. 23, 2015

FSD’s Culinary Council is a cross-section of chefs from the K-12, college and university, senior living, health care, and business and industry segments. On a rotating basis, our industry experts answer questions about food trends and ideas.

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Culinary Council: Snacks from scratch

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 23, 2015

Anytime eating with all-day menus is the model that seems to be evolving in college dining, senior living and health care, according to our respondents.

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Culinary Council: Trends that will be shaping menus in 2016

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 23, 2015

FoodService Director surveyed our 50 Culinary Council members to see what items customers are demanding and what will be on their menus in the coming year.

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Chefs' Council: How to slip in healthier ingredients

By FSD Staff on Nov. 23, 2015

Esteemed members of the Chefs' council Nicola Torres, Carrie Anderson and Jose M. Martinez answer the question, how are you slipping in healthy ingredients?

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Chefs' Council: What is the biggest menu challenge of 2016?

By FSD Staff on Nov. 23, 2015

Members of Foodservice Director's Chefs Council detail what they foresee as being the biggest menuing challenges they expect to face in 2016.

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Culinary Council: Flavors in demand

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 23, 2015

FSD's Culinary Council members agree big, bold flavors will continue to be in high-demand and will explore ingredients, cuisines and recipes embracing them.

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