Friday, February 27

 
2004 Food Trends via R&I

Looks like it's going to be a combination of frou-frou and updated homestyle comfort foods, according to Restaurants & Institutions magazine. Here's the lede:

"Something for everyone will be a dominant theme throughout foodservice. As diets go head to head with a continuing demand for indulgence, restaurants have been challenged to address both with equal aplomb. Kitchens accustomed to preparing foods with nary a thought to nutrition must now school chefs in the nuances of Atkins, organic foods and calorie counting, all with the aim of keeping customers happy— whatever their diet regimes."



posted by Unknown 11:52 AM

Thursday, February 26

 
Newspaper 's Stupid House Ad Outs Its Restaurant Critic

Oh, this story will resonate with anyone who has to contend with a dopey publisher. The Nashville Scene, a weekly in Music City, published a house ad showing a bashed-in paper box and four possible culprits below it. One of the culprits was the newspaper's own restaurant critic. Another was a cartoon of a Mafioso, in bad taste on so many levels, but especially because the critic had just recently ripped an Italian restaurant whose name was a play on the word "Mafioso."

The Mafia is not known for its sense of humor, but then neither are restaurant critics who guard their identities and probably don't think it's funny when their own paper exposes them. D'oh!
posted by Unknown 2:00 PM