Inspiration and Information for your Tabletop

We're well beyond the craft cocktail movement. It's become so commonplace, even national, casual bar and restaurant chains are jumping on the craft cocktail bandwagon in order to court younger generations.

If you know anything about Mogogo, you're probably familiar with the famous designs. The entire Mogogo line was created to re-imagine the possibilities of buffet service by people who understand the nuances of buffet service.

German engineering and production is legendary.

As a company that is mostly comprised of German brands, BauscherHepp has always believed in the strength and quality of German-made products, but sometimes it's hard to connect with those concepts from the confines of our Raleigh showroom. Sometimes you have to go to Germany to learn more.

The current cocktail revolution has also spawned the rebirth of many classic glassware styles. Gone are the days of always serving Manhattans in a Martini glass. We're witnessing the return of the coupe glass.

Chafing dishes come in various shapes and sizes with a whole range of features and options. As a result, selecting the right chafer can be a complicated choice, but it's an important one nonetheless.

There are few articles of faith in my admittedly jaundiced worldview, precious few things that I believe to be right and true and basically unimprovable by man or God. This, however, is one of them: a properly poured beer or ale -- in my case, a hand-cranked Guinness -- in a clean pint glass of correct temperature is God's Own Beverage, a complete and nutritious food source, a thing of beauty to be admired, a force that sweeps away, for a time, all the world's troubles.

The way words twist together can tell us a lot about where we're from and how we did things in the past. This is especially true when it comes to food.

We've already talked about the love/hate relationship chefs have with the current sauce dot trend, but a recent article in Restaurant Hospitality brought up another popular plating concept - simplicity.

Who says hospital food has to be bad? In reality, for operations that take the time to pay attention to the details, hospital dining experiences can be high quality if not enjoyable.