Inspiration and Information for your Tabletop

There's no doubt Americans and Europeans do things differently. From the metric system to the fingers we use when counting, we have many idiosyncrasies that comprise our overall cultural canons. But perhaps nothing divides our cultures more than our dining habits.

The past year has been marked by successful showcases and events for BauscherHepp, each contributing to our mission of fostering excellence on the tabletop in the foodservice and hospitality industry.

For as long as humans have been eating, they’ve needed a utensil to scoop up the food. Sometimes, cupping your hands just didn’t do the trick, as it was inefficient, messy, and unhygienic. That’s why the spoon took its rightful spot on the dinner table.

Plank Seafood dinner served on Stella, Purity Pink Pearls, Nara, and Origin

Living in an increasingly globalized time means our world is becoming ever smaller. Foods that were once difficult to obtain due to geographic or seasonal limitations can now be sourced all year long from around the globe. Just a few decades ago, avocados were hard to come by. Now you’re likely to find them in nearly every grocery store.

PVD Copper flatware like the Talia Copper collection above add zest to any setting

The oft overlooked cousin of gold and silver, copper is a naturally-occurring metal and gorgeous color. We looked into this metal's ancient history and modern applications of the shade in design.

Let's start with the specifics:

Physical vapor deposition, or PVD, is a method of coating in which intense vacuum pressure is used to vaporize solid metal into a thin film.

If you don't stock flatware from WMF or HEPP, you may be in for an upsetting surprise. When you have a moment, take some time to really examine your flatware selections. Compare spoons with spoons. Put your knives down on the table -- side by side -- to see what they look like.

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.

The New Year brings both reflection and anticipation. We hear this in music recaps from the previous year. We see it on the news. And we read what's coming ahead in various articles across the web. Foodservice is certainly part of that collection of content.

So let's take a quick look at what we anticipate to be some of the hot trends in food and beverage in 2018.