As MOFAD Searches for a Home, Roving Event Saturday 8/17 in Foley Square

August 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Party goers and chefs celebrated the first exhibit of The Museum of Food and Drink: “BOOM! The Puffing Gun and the Rise of Breakfast Cereal,” last night in Carroll Gardens.

The exhibit displayed a cereal puffing gun — essentially a canon that applies high pressure to grains of rice and shoots them out as a piece of cereal. It will be on display again on Foley Square this Saturday, August 17th, from 7 am to 1pm, as part of the Summer Streets Festival.

You can read more about MOFAD, which says that it is searching for a permanent home in Brooklyn, here.

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Cold Facts About Ice Machines

August 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment

In the heat of summer, you really appreciate your ice machine. It’s also a top target for health department inspections.

Restaurant Hospitality’s Dan Belman has written extensively on the subject here and here.

As he writes, if you choose the right ice maker for your restaurant, then do a few things to take care of it, this key piece of equipment should last easily 10 years.

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Plumfare is Acquired By Groupon

August 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Groupon has been increasing its interest in hospitality since its purchase of  Breadcrumb last year. Now Plumfare, the food sharing application, has been acquired by Groupon.

Plumfare prompts people to take pictures of their food and share them with friends. You’re able to gift those items to your network via SMS, email, or Facebook, only paying if your friend redeems the item.

Read the full story here.

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Great Things Come in Small Packages: Smallbox Retail

August 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Bigger isn’t always better. Would 200 square feet work for your business? Smallbox retail could be the answer. Many retailers seek out diminutive spaces, food courts, fairs, and the like to launch their product or brand.

Crain’s has in interesting take on the trend, which focuses on Baked By Melissa, Simply Sliders, Bisous Ciao Macarons, Meatball Obsession, Screme, and Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls. All based in New York, several cite Smorgasburg as making small seem possible.

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More “European” Stateside Eats to Keep You Buying “Local”

August 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment

In a follow-up to the Prosciutto-born Iowa story, we couldn’t help but drool over this list of USA-made eats hailing from European origin. Locavores can proudly buy close to home from this list of edibles of Spanish, Italian, and French origin from Grub Street.

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Expansion: Calexico Signs Franchise Deal

August 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment

There’s a continued growth spurt underway for Calexico, the NYC-based Mexican fast casual. With the popularity of their trucks, standalone shops, and concessions, their success has seen them sign their third multi-unit franchise deal of 2013. The new deal is a 10-unit deal for Long Island and Queens, neighboring the brand’s home market of Manhattan.

Read the full story at FastCasual.

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Prosciutto Born and Bred in Iowa

August 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Herb and Kathy Eckhouse began producing much-lauded La Quercia Prosciutto Americano eight years ago just south of Des Moines, Iowa. They joke that some of their friends weren’t sure what prosciutto was, at the time. The meat has made its way to the menus of upscale restaurants and shops across the US, into Whole Foods Markets and Costco, but the owners are still dubious of their own product at times.

The New York Times features them and La Quercia in this week’s Dining Section. Their story has romance and practicality. They dared to dream and it became a successful reality.

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Request for Bids for Mobile Vending in Central Park

August 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment

A Request for Bids for the sale of food from mobile food units at various locations at Central Park began yesterday, and can be downloaded here. (You’ll have to register).

Hard copies of the RFB can be obtained, at no cost, through Monday, September 16, 2013 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., excluding weekends and holidays, at the Revenue Division of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, which is located at 830 Fifth Avenue, Room 407, New York, NY 10065. All bids submitted in response to this RFB must be submitted no later than Monday, September 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.

There will be a recommended bidder meeting on Monday, August 26, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. We will be meeting at The Arsenal, 830 Fifth Avenue, Gallery (third floor), New York, New York 10065. The Arsenal is located inside Central Park at Fifth Avenue and East 64th Street, Manhattan. If you are considering responding to this RFB, it is encouraged to attend this meeting.

For more information or to request a copy of the RFB, contact Glenn Kaalund, Project Manager, at (212) 360-1397 or via email at glenn.kaalund@parks.nyc.gov.

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Restaurant Hospitality Lists Top 25 Smaller Multiconcept Operators

August 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Restaurant Hospitality, with the help of Technomic and its list of the Top 200 Leading Multiconcept Operators, has examined and established a list of the smaller players in the game— 25 of them –  ones who are creating, in their opinion, the most exciting restaurant concepts that others can’t wait to copy. The “Supercool” 25.

Read the list and get a closer look at each group, here.

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The 2013 Foodservice Packaging Awards

August 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment

QSR magazine and the Foodservice Packaging Institute are sponsoring the 2013 Foodservice Packaging Awards: Winners will be featured in the November issue of QSR magazine and honored at FPI’s Fall meeting in Memphis, Tennessee – a great opportunity for brand exposure. The deadline for entry is August 16.

For more information and to enter,  visit QSR Magazine.

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