Get Ready for a Spicy New Year

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Every year (for the last 15) the Culinary Experts at McCormick put together a list identifying top trends, insights and ingredients driving the future of flavor. Here are some of their insightful predictions for what we’ll be seeing on menus come 2015. Sour Salt, anyone? According to McCormicks, “combining coarse salt with surprising sours like pickled ginger, sour cherry, dried …

Seeing through the customer’s eyes

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One way to keep your case looking fresh and appealing is to spend a few moments every day seeing it from the customer’s standpoint. Getting out in front of your case and seeing it how a customer sees it is a great way to keep your fish and shellfish looking delectable throughout the day (especially after busy periods). Make it …

Soup’s on for the Holidays

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With the busiest month of the year underway, we have a quick suggestion for your menu (and yes, it does feature king crab legs)! We’re talking about Tracy’s King Crab Bisque – direct from Juneau, Alaska! This is a unique, handcrafted soup option that’s perfect for this busy month (and beyond). Tracy’s crew has been making their delicious King Crab Bisque for happy …

Chef Pierre Albaladejo

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Executive Chef of Park Hyatt Aviara Resort Chef Pierre Albaladejo has long felt a connection not just to food, but to the food the ocean provides us. A native of Dax, a village in Southwestern France, he spent his childhood vacations in coastal Charente-Maritime, where his uncle had an old style pastry shop and his aunt’s family was in the …