50 Local farms in the Meatpacking District this weekend
Event: 2nd Annual Good Food Fest in the Meatpacking District on Sunday, October 9th
Time: 11am – 4pm
Free to attend. Purchase tickets to sample food from 50 local family farms and New York City chefs
Fall Trends On The Menu: Apples, Pumpkin, Kale, Farro, Sweet Potato, Chestnuts and more…
National Restaurant News highlights some menu ideas for the upcoming season
Consumers want to know the environmental steps taken to process their food before eating
A push for carbon footprint labeling on menu items might be next…
More FCRs such as McDonald’s Restaurants (Canada), Subway, Max Burger and beverage company PepsiCo. have started to implement eco-friendly marketing strategies to their brand to raise awareness about good-will and increase consumer loyalty”
Event: Murray’s Cave Aged: Cave Tour and Tasting
Time: Various dates throughout the month of October
Take a tour of The Cave at Murray’s where you can learn about affinage which is the aging process of cheese
Teas, Spices and more on the Upper West Side
Opening: Spices and Tease opens in the Upper West Side.
An assortment of whole and blended spices as well as teas for purchase
Brooklyn Gets A Coffee Map
The map, which was illustrated by Charrow, highlights notable coffee spots in Brooklyn and two in Queens
Off the Grid, a company which helps start-up food truck entrepreneurs, has revolutionized how they are getting their mobile business off the ground in San Francisco.
Realizing that the city wasn’t prepared to handle the needs for small business food truck owners, Matt Cohen, owner of Off The Grid, started the company a little over a year ago to help with finding locations, social media, truck aesthetics and more
https://paigepapers.com/2011/10/03/offthegridhelpsfoodtrucks/
FDA revisions to Model Food Code
New FDA Safety Guidelines are now in effect but not mandatory!
Last week the FDA made several revisions its Model Food Code to clearly outline the food safety responsibilities and guidelines to correcting violations of Food Code provisions
Grilled cheese done differently
Slightly tweaking traditional comfort foods in an unconventional way, via the ingredients used or the process, can be a great menu add-on and boost to your business
QSR Magazine highlights The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen in San Francisco which takes a traditional sandwich and pairs it with ingredients to heighten the taste
https://paigepapers.com/2011/10/03/americangrilledcheesekitchen/
More tainted produce in the U.S
First the cantaloupes, now the lettuce!
California producer, True Leaf Farms, recalls 2,498 cartons of chopped and shredded lettuce for fears of listeria contamination. The Use-by-date is “9/29/11” with a bag/box code reading “B256-46438-8”
paigepapers.com