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First-ever Canadian Chef Survey reveals top menu trends for 2010 [CNW]

TORONTO, March 4 /CNW/ – Local, sustainable and organic food choices top the list of what’s hot in Canada’s restaurant kitchens. The trends are revealed in a new survey of professional chefs conducted for the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA).
Click here for the top picks for 2010

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McDonald’s Has a Chef? [Time]

This is a very interesting excerpt from an article in Time about Daniel Coudreaut, a CIA trained Chef with Four Seasons experience, whose McDonald’s Director of Culinary Innovation & Menu Management.
“In 2004, Coudreaut arrived at McDonald’s headquarters, a sprawling, bosky campus in Oak Brook, Ill., outside Chicago. His kitchen, which is on the third floor [...]

Mind games on the menu: The psychological tricks restaurants use to part us from our money (The Independent)

William Poundstone’s new book, Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It), explains how restaurants, through ‘menu engineering’, compel us to choose certain items and spend more.
“It’s all too much to do: you’re sitting down at your restaurant table at the same time as trying to regale someone with a [...]

Baum + Whiteman has released their annual food and dining trends for 2010 – see excerpt below…

“How the downturn has altered consumer expectations and what it will take to lure diners out of their economic storm shelters. Emotional resonance and the left side of the menu. Going downscale to go upscale. Fresh = Local = Hand-Made = Safer. Why fried chicken is the new pork belly. Food additives are back, but [...]

‘PKF Forecasts More Guests in 2010 (With a Catch)’ – Hotel News Resource

PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) today announced that, according to an advance release of the September 2009 edition of Hotel Horizons(R), nine consecutive quarters of declining lodging demand will come to an end in the second quarter of 2010.   ‘With the budgeting process underway at hotels around the U.S., the recovery of lodging demand is an [...]

Top Philadelphia Restauranteurs use Silent Shoppers – Stephen Starr says that “Any owner who doesn’t [use a service] is crazy.”

In this month’s Philadelphia Magazine, Ashley Primis profiles the growing use of secret diners by Philadelphia restaurants.
Restaurants: Dining Room Confidential [Philadelphia Magazine]

New perspectives on sourcing ‘Active’ and ‘Passive’ candidates

Where The Truth Lies: The Need For Balance Between Active and Passive Recruiting
by
Jeremy Eskenazi
Aug 20, 2009, 5:53 am ET
I once heard a story that the CEO of a major executive search firm told a group of newly minted partners to never present candidates who are unemployed. When one of the new partners raised his hand and challenged the [...]

Tim Hortons in NYC

Tim Hortons Arrives in Bits and Pieces
By RON LIEBER
Published: July 14, 2009
“IN the United States, politicians woo soccer moms. In Canada, they go after “Tim Hortons voters,” the folks who steer clear of lattes and start their day with a cruller and a double double (two creams, two sugars, one coffee) from the doughnut chain [...]

Here’s why you should continue to develop your Candidate Pipeline…

5 Reasons To Continue Developing Your Candidate Pipeline
by
Pedro Silva

May 18, 2009, 5:27 am ET
Everywhere we turn we hear about how “The Economy” is causing everyone to tighten their belts and hold off on making any decisions that may seem too risky. It has quickly become the catch-all answer for almost every difficult question that the corporate world is facing.

Q: [...]