Flex-Casual: It’s all about the convenience factor

Flexibility is what 2012 is all about and flex-casual dining might be the norm if diners continue their raving support for this. Flex-casual, as known as a flexible service format, offers guests counter service by day for lunch and quick Grab-N-Go’s but can also be turned into a full service dining experience at night.
This is where casual and fine dining might finally make their blend

Fine dining restaurants see increasing growth in traffic while casual dining restaurants see little to none

Research conducted by NPD Group shows a direct correlation between the unemployment rate and the traffic levels in fast casual places such as Denny’s and Marie Callender’s.
Grub Street San Francisco reports…

https://paigepapers.com/2011/12/08/finedining_increasetraffic/

The Meatball Shop has started a circular craze.

Since the opening of The Meatball Shop in the Lower East Side and it’s second outpost that recently opened in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, people and chefs alike are engaging this childhood favorite rolled meat in full steam. You might also recall The Meatball Shop’s latest competitor, Meatball Factory which has declared that their meatballs will be better than what’s currently on the market. The Meatball Shop should be flattered by all of this fame around the infamous ball.

Meatball Meal

Meatball Meal. Photo Credited by http://www.blackbook.com

Chefs, such as Joeseph Rago of Island Mermaid, are now starting to incorporate these bite-size savories into their summer menu while others are implementing menu items in the shape of a ball.

Read more about the trending story here.

https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/09/meatballcraze/