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10 Simple Ways to Reduce a Recipe’s Calories – Part 1

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Last week we talked about the impending implementation of the new menu labeling law, and how restaurants that find a way to adapt and offer healthy menu options stand to thrive. So what do you do if your current recipes … Continue reading

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Success for Restaurants that Adapt to New Menu Law

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The end of this year will bring the implementation of the new menu-labeling law that will require all restaurants with more than 20 locations to post the calorie content next to every menu item. While it’s generally accepted that this … Continue reading

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How to Add Gluten-Free Offerings to Your Menu

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If you own a restaurant, chances are you’re aware of this trend: more and more people are eating gluten-free diets, whether out of necessity for their health or by choice. And they are increasingly vocal about it. You’ve probably already … Continue reading

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How Websites Affect Your Restaurant – Part 3

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The last couple of weeks we’ve been talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to online reviews of your restaurant on sites such as Yelp and Urbanspoon. The first week we talked about how good … Continue reading

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How Websites Affect Your Restaurant – Part 2

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This is a three-part series on the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to websites and their effect on your restaurant. Last week we talked about the good. The great things about sites like Yelp and Yahoo! … Continue reading

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Transparency is the Key to Successful Menu Labeling

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Last weekend started out my NRA show experience with a session on Menu Labeling first thing Saturday morning.  Unsure what I was expecting but it turned out to be a full room with panel members from all parts of the … Continue reading

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How Websites Affect Your Restaurant – Part 1

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It’s no secret that websites have tremendous power when it comes to driving traffic to – or away from – your restaurant. Whether or not your restaurant has a robust online presence, enough of your customers do to make a … Continue reading

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Popular (and Stealthy) Vegan Menu Choices

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Anyone who has ever tried to eat in a way that is different from the mainstream knows what a challenge eating out at a restaurant can be. Whether someone is just trying to watch their caloric and fat intake or is on a more obscure diet like eating macrobiotically, raw, or gluten free, restaurant menus are usually just plain unfriendly to the lesser known eating routines. Continue reading

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The Many Faces of Vegetarianism

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More and more people are making the decision to become vegetarians. There are multiple reasons for this, as well as multiple ways of being a vegetarian. For some, it is strictly a health choice. Getting protein from non-animal sources such as beans and nuts is simply healthier for your body and your arteries than eating a lot of meat, especially red meat. Others take issue with the modern factory farm and the way animals are often treated on their way to our tables. Continue reading

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Healthy Eating With Simple Ingredients

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It’s no secret that many of today’s common health problems as well as rising health care costs can be chalked up to poor diet. Many of the foods that we don’t give a second thought to eating didn’t even exist … Continue reading

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