What’s the Deal With Upscale Ramen?
At the most basic level, ramen is a simple dish of noodles in a warm broth. As part of Japanese culinary history for centuries, and a part of the college student's diet the world over, ramen rarely made it onto the menu of an upscale restaurant. Today, however, a range of upscale eateries offer luxurious versions of ramen featuring specialty ingredients and beautiful presentation. What's the deal with the rising popularity of upscale ramen? [...Read More]
2015 Culinary Trends: Tech in Restaurants
The culinary landscape can change quickly, with ingredients, flavor combinations and chefs coming in and out of fashion at rapid speeds. Like the rest of the world, restaurants are also beginning to utilize technology and change the way that diners book tables, order food and even pay for their meals. [...Read More]
2015 Culinary Trends: Expanding the Palate
A diner serving up classic dishes like pork roast and grilled cheese sandwiches might have a niche market among those hungry for traditional comfort food, but it is a far cry from new, modern restaurants embracing the hottest culinary trends of 2015. [...Read More]
Generation Y Comes of Age Making a Potent Mark on the Food Industry
With every generation, the food industry tends to change slightly. Without question, there are some big changes ahead in dining, culinary trends and the kind of products featured on grocery store shelves thanks to the generation known as the millennials. [...Read More]
What are GMOs and Why Should We Avoid Them?
One of the most commonly used buzzwords in the food industry today is GMO. It's hard to walk through a farmer's market or a grocery store without seeing countless signs and labels declaring foods free from GMOs, but many shoppers and diners are still a little unclear about what GMO means and why it is so bad in the first place. [...Read More]
How Current Culinary Trends Can Affect Your Culinary Career Path
Good food never goes out of style, but there are unquestionably trends that come in and out of fashion in the culinary world. These trends might be around for just a year or two, or they might spark a whole new way of food preparation and consumption that lasts for years. Gluten-free food, for example, is a trend that emerged from a health concern but expanded rapidly to include healthy individuals who just prefer that way of eating. [...Read More]