Spicing It Up in the Kitchen

Properly seasoned food is the key to good taste.  When your guest comments on how great the food tastes you can be certain that the food was seasoned to perfection.  But how do you season to excellent taste?  The simple answer is that practice makes perfect, but having a starting point to guide you will…

Raising the Bar at the Bar

It seems that America has small batch, artisan, and culinary fever.  From food to wine, beer to coffee, the trend is rampant in 2015.  So why stop there?  Bring on the cocktails! Culinary influences from the kitchen are trickling into cocktail bars, especially inside fine dining.  In 2015 look for more infused spirits.  And not…

Restaurant Trend #6: It’s Better Bitter

Often toxic or poisonous items have a bitter taste, and evolution has taught us to spit out the flavor as a defense mechanism against illness or possibly even death. Babies, especially, have this natural tendency, and it is thought that this is because only a small amount of toxins can be harmful to them. But…