“He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.” ~Jonathon Swift In 17th century New York the island of Manhattan was covered with oyster beds and the salty shellfish was enjoyed by rich and poor alike, and by the 19th century oysters could be enjoyed from the street carts of the city, in saloons,…
Once thought to be an anomaly relegated to roam the earth in the form of a “roach coach,” food trucks are now the next culinary trend, suddenly everywhere: decorating the coastal regions of the eastern seaboard, dotting the landscape of the central plains and mountains, and coloring the beach towns along the west coast. Young…
2015 is gearing up to be a crazy, erratic year of trends in food, drink, and in the industry overall. The Millennial generation has made them more about “I want what I want, when I want it,” and this leaves restaurant operators perplexed as to which direction to go. Combine this with a growing number…
Since its inception, wine has been a dietary staple and has even been “accidentally” paired with foods. For example, heavy red wines of Greece were often served with lamb dishes that were a staple of the region. In Britain there is some evidence of a more purposeful matching of wines. Wine merchants were known to…
In 1926 Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained historian, conceived of and announced Negro History Week, carefully chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass—an escaped slave and leader of the abolitionist movement—and Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States of America responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation which made freeing the slaves an explicit…
Food halls are the latest culinary movement spreading across the United States. In a sense, food halls take us back to a time before there were supermarkets, before there were convenience stores and drive-thrus, back to a time when locally sourced, artisanally crafted was the prime way to buy and consume. So what, you may…
Did you know that Super Bowl Sunday is the second largest food consumption day of the year? True fact! The infamous sporting event is second only to Thanksgiving. And now that we know that the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will be facing off in Super Bowl XLIX, on February 1st, many of us…
For many, eating locally is a necessity—underdeveloped countries simply don’t have the means to eat any other way. But North Americans have grown accustomed to globally sourcing such foods as oranges or raspberries, lettuce, and even oysters, eating them year round because modern farming techniques and transportation allow for it. In recent years, though, diners…
Can you eat it? Can you take a picture of it? If you answered “yes” to both these questions, then you are right on track with the first trend in 2015 foodservice. I read an article a while back about turnover time in restaurants nowadays. Although the speed of service has increased in order to…
Mundial began creating quality cutlery long before their trademark was established in 1931. For nearly 100 years they have been perfecting their craft, all the while keeping up with the latest trends in modern technology. The resulting knives are unmatched in strength, durability, beauty, comfort, and value. Houston’s is pleased to announce a new partnership…