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Thanksgiving Planning Timeline

Filed Under: Tips & Techniques

When you’re hosting the big Thanksgiving feast, the time leading up to T-Day can be overwhelming and downright crazy. Our Thanksgiving Planning Timeline takes our “Best Thanksgiving Ever” menu and plots a day-by-day schedule that will help keep you sane.

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Restaurant Matches Strike Back

Filed Under: Hot & Cool Trends from CultureWaves®, Pro

The annual national sales of matches has declined from around $200 million back in the ‘70s, to about $30 million today. But just lately, there seems to be a bit of a comeback going on, at least in the restaurant biz.

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UNCLE BEN'S Continues Its Fight vs. Childhood Hunger with Opening of 16th Kid's Cafe in Columbia, S.C.

Filed Under: Food News, Pro

UNCLE BEN’S, the number-one selling rice brand in the country, recently held an opening event at the newest UNCLE BEN’S-sponsored Kids Cafe in Columbia, S.C. It’s one of 16 that the brand has opened around the country since September 2007.

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Branding a Product One Flake at a Time

Filed Under: Hot & Cool Trends from CultureWaves®, Pro

Can you tell a Kellogg’s Corn Flake from a “fake flake”? Well, the Kellogg’s people are working on a way to make sure you can. The company has developed a laser that can burn its logo onto individual Corn Flakes.

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Social Media and the Restaurateur

Filed Under: Food News, Video, Pro

The Food Channel recently had a chance to speak with several industry leaders about what they see for the coming year. The subject of social media—and how best to use it—came up a lot.

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"Toast" Butters You Up with its Warm Design

Filed Under: Hot & Cool Trends from CultureWaves®, Pro

Once inside the new Northern California restaurant “Toast,” you’re surrounded by a lighter shade of brown particleboard that’s perforated by a multitude of random-shaped holes—kind of like homemade bread…lightly toasted. Everywhere.

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Jimmy Football and The Grooler

Filed Under: Hot & Cool Trends from CultureWaves®

If you’ve been watching TV lately—especially football games—you’ve probably seen the commercials for Bud Light featuring the irrationally exuberant Jimmy Football. What you might not realize is, you can actually buy the crazy stuff he’s hawking, online.

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Getting Your Vitamins from a Sprinkle of Spice? Sounds Pretty Nice.

Filed Under: Hot & Cool Trends from CultureWaves®, Pro

Wouldn’t it be great if we could get our daily recommended amount of vitamins from a slice of cinnamon toast…or spicy pizza?

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Charlie’s L’etoile Verte

Filed Under: Reviews, Pro

Charlie’s L’etoile Verte. The name alone, which is French for “the green star,” is evocative. But let’s talk about the food at this Hilton Head landmark. Owner Charlie Golson and his family have operated the restaurant for more than 25 years.

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Trendwire, October 2009

Filed Under: TrendWire

Research shows that an increasing number of environmentally conscious consumers today are making food purchase decisions based on sustainability.