Foodservice operators were largely looking for convenient, affordable ways to respond to shifting consumer demands during the National Restaurant Show. Many of those solutions had to do with health and bolder flavors, but new technology — from denser potatoes to miniature coffee roasters — also were allowing for new solutions in other areas as well.
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Mouth, with “The Best Food You’ve Never Heard Of, ” spent a year focusing on mostly local products. They announced today that “it became clear that “indie” is not about a place, it’s about passion, entrepreneurship, craft and, taste,” and dropped the “New York” from their original name (New York Mouth).
Sweetgreen launched their mobile payment app a couple of months ago, and it has been embraced by their customers. The app, created in partnership with LevelUp, has already eclipsed MasterCard and American Express as a form of payment.
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After walking by the uber-rustic-chic Tres Carnes corner of Chelsea for the past couple of weeks, we finally had a chance to dine “in” yesterday, and see what the lines are about. Serious Eats gave them a first look, and we’re glad we did. In a neighborhood saturated with fast casual outlets, it seems they are poised to take on the storm.
There’s a verified pit master, Chipolte-level efficiency of service, and what seem to be many happy meat eaters in the midst.
Since they frequently get the questions from their members as to how letter grade inspection cycles work, the NYC Alliance sent out a quick explanatory memo this afternoon:
The following is how the inspection cycle works:
The Alliance suggests not to hesitate to contact them if you have any questions about food safety and the Letter Grade inspection system.
In a short video via Talent Management, Jessica Saperstein of ADP helps navigate health care reform with some practical advice and great strategies.
Big news for specialty coffee in Gotham: Stumptown Coffee Roasters will open its first stand-alone Manhattan cafe this week, on 8th Street, and Intelligentsia Coffee will open in the High Line Hotel in Chelsea. This will be Stumptown’s most ambitious cafe to date — a $1 Million buildout, and Intelligentsia’s first cafe in New York.
Van Leeuwen is going to be filling some holes in the dearth of vegan retail ice creams with the close of Stogo’s and temporary hiatus of Lulu’s, reports Grub Street. We’ll be lining up for the Michel Cluizel Chocolate cone at the Flatiron Truck this afternoon!
Some Food Truck fodder for your weekend, a great article in the NY Times this week on why gray dogs still rule the New York City Streets.
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