(Source: Flickr) Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed the proliferance of a particular word on restaurant menus in recent years: local. Every dish seems to come with geographic coordinates in the near vicinity: mushrooms from in-state, steak made with locally produced grass-fed beef, greens grown right on the restaurant roof.

I used to love going to chinese buffets with my husband. I would get to eat all of my favorites, and eat as much of it as I wanted. But I only ever ate my favorites like lo mein, sweet and sour chicken and stir fry. My husband, however, ate some of everything. Including musselsFIND OUT MORE |

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Photo Courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons Vegetables come in a variety of colors, flavors, and textures, so it doesn’t seem right to hear someone say they hate all vegetables. They even come in many different varieties within specific vegetables. You probably know the difference between, say, a Roma tomato, a cherry tomato, and a beefsteakFIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) Everyone knows that a restaurant must have a chef to make food. But do you know all of the other roles that go into making a restaurant kitchen maintain its steady hum of activity? While the responsibility of the kitchen will typically fall on a head chef, there are many other roles thatFIND OUT MORE |

One of my favorite foods is pizza, but you’re probably not surprised; it’s probably on almost everyone’s list of favorite meals. Like buffalo wings and nachos, it’s the perfect party food. As easy as it is to get a pizza (it is, after all, the one thing that you can probably get delivered no matterFIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) I remember my first croque monsieur experience. I was a college student backpacking in Europe, and had just arrived in France via train from England, and I was starving. I made a beeline for the first cafe I saw, right in the train station. Having remembered the term “croque monsieur” from verbal exercisesFIND OUT MORE |

So, you’ve finally decided that owning a restaurant was right for you, and now you have a lot of things to take into consideration before getting started. For example, what kind of restaurant will you even be running? There are many different types specializing in different things, providing different types of service, and you needFIND OUT MORE |

There’s a lot to do when opening a restaurant. You need to create a business plan, find a location, hire staff, and create a menu that reflects your theme. Once you’ve created some fabulous dishes that you can’t wait to cook up for your customers, the next step is to create an actual menu soFIND OUT MORE |

Check out this interesting infographic on the history of fusion cuisine in the United States!   Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below): Courtesy of: blog.chefworks.co.uk