Trending Now: Burrata and Fruits

Trending Now: More fruits items are now on the menu.
Fast casual restuarants are seeing and responding to the increased demand for fresher and healthier food items

Trending Now: Burrata, a new type of cheese that consists of a punch of mozzarella surrounding cream and mozzarella shreds. This is just one of the types of cheese fillings fromagers are incorporating into their cheese-making strategy.
The New York Times highlights fromagers such as Maplebrook Fine Cheese in Vermont who are testing out new ways of making cheese to intensify the flavor

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/29/trendingnowburrataandfruits/

Trending Now: Using coffee as a friendly way of lending a helping hand

Global Trending: “Fliegender Kaffee”
Fliegender kaffee means “Flying coffee” which is a code for the free coffee trend that is popping up in Europe in efforts to help local patrons of coffeshops who may need a free cup every now and then

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/29/globalcoffeegiveback/

New dayparts with interesting names

Dayparts for menu items get a major revamp.
Welcome Linner, Brinner, and Slunch to the daypart family. More restaurateurs are changing up their menu items to focus on unconventional dayparts to accomodate new consumer eating habits

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/29/newdayparts_brinner/

Organic meat shop opens in Brooklyn

Fleisher’s Grass-Fed and Organic Meats opens in Park Slope.
The new Brooklyn butcher shop coming from Kingston, New York will feature 14 kinds of sausage, poultry, and veal along with prepared food items on 192 Fifth Ave (at Sackett St)

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/29/fleishersnowopen/

Schnipper’s Quality Kitchen opens across from Madison Square Park

Schnipper’s Quality Kitchen opens up in The Flatiron District this past Thursday, September 22nd
The fast casual restaurant will be open from 10am – 10pm selling salads and sandwiches as well as burgers and shakes

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/29/schnippers_flatiron/

Ivy Bakery is now open!

Ivy Bakery opens in Greenwich Village with a rotating menu of 500 pastry varieties.
The open early, close late bakery is located on 138 W. Houston (at MacDougal St)

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/29/ivybakerynowopen/

Sifton takes a new seat

Famed New York Times Food Critic, Sam Sifton, is now New York Times National Editor. Who will be next to take the honorary seat?
Grub Street New York captures the reactions from notable chefs to the news

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/29/siftontakesanewseat/

Mile End expands production

Mile End will move production facility to Red Hook.
The old Gowanus space which Mile End shared with Brooklyn Brine in quest for a larger space to maximize production

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/29/mileendproductionexpands/

Last year’s “Next Big Small Brand” winner heads to Brooklyn Flea Market

Sweet Loren’s, who was the grand prize winner at last year’s “The Next Big Small Brand” for her signature cookie dough mix, will be at Brooklyn Flea Market this weekend.
A year after the big award, Sweet Loren’s will be engaging Brooklyn Flea patrons with the signature dough and cookies

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/23/sweetlorensatbrooklynflea/

The Bean isn’t going away that easy

The Bean Coffee and Tea Food Truck

The Bean Coffee and Tea Food Truck. Photo credit by EV Grieve

Closing Update: The Bean (Coffee and Tea) now has a food truck which debut today.
The food truck to brick-and-mortar trend has been reversed as the coffeehouse operation will now operate
on wheels

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/20/thebeanlaunchesfoodtruck/