Inspiration and Information for your Tabletop

Guacamole. Caesar salad. Baked Alaska. Brazilian meat carving. If this were a game show, we'd be talking about the category of tableside foodservice, and though these things will never go out of fashion, today's operators are much more creative with what they bring to the guest.

Perhaps it's the type of people who travel and stay in hotels, maybe it's the overall nature of the industry, or it could be a simple shift in demographic preference. The reality is, more and more consumers are demanding sustainable and eco-friendly practices in hotels, including in buffet and banquet-type services.

All across the foodservice industry, operators are looking for new ways to express their sustainability. In many cases, consumers are demanding this shift in ethos and are willing to pay more to the operations that can provide it.

Every year, a panel of judges reviews tabletops from across the country to determine the Performance in Tabletop Awards from Foodservice Equipment & Supplies. These recognitions are the result of excellence in a variety of criteria including four main factors.

People love positive experiences -- a personal touch, a one-on-one conversation, or even an added layer of hospitality.

It's been a long day at work. You head out to the pub down the street that serves all the rare and obscure seasonal beers because you heard they have a special release on tap you've been waiting to try. You sit down, order, and receive your beer. When you pick your glass up to the light to analyze the beer's color, you see...

Aside from water, more people drink tea than any other beverage in the world. Closer to home, four out of every five homes in the United States contain tea, and we drink roughly four billion gallons a year.

It goes without saying: wine glasses should look beautiful on the table. But it is critical that they also provide function. Each piece of stemware should bring out the optimal flavors and aromas of wine, focusing both the nose and palette on the taster.

What is Millennial Pink? Well, for starters, nobody really knows, or at least nobody can agree on which shade of pink is actually millennial. What we do know, though, is different hues of pink have been enormously popular over the past several years, and that trends are continuing today.