(Source: Flickr) It’s true: chickpeas are most famous as the key ingredient in hummus. But to reduce chickpeas to just hummus would be a mistake; they have a lot to offer in all sorts of savory dishes. In particular, chickpeas provide the anchor for this recipe for braised chickpeas and vegetables with coconut sauce andFIND OUT MORE |

Photo Courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons Opening a restaurant is a dream many people share. There’s something quaint, yet also glamorous about owning a restaurant; who doesn’t like the idea of serving delicious food to the masses? Of course, as any restaurant owner will tell you, there’s more to running a successful restaurant than justFIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) How healthy is your restaurant menu? By “healthy”, I’m not referring to the actual calorie content of entrees or the ratio of burgers to salads, but rather how the menu is performing. Is every item on the menu strong and selling well? Or is the menu sporting a bit of flab–dishes which seemFIND OUT MORE |

Ice cream is one of those desserts that everyone loves. Creamy, comforting, and refreshing on a hot summer day, it’s hard to say no to. Unfortunately, it’s not known for being healthy. The key components are cream and sugar, so it’s a high calorie treat that you might not indulge in as often as you’dFIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) While great food is vital to a restaurant’s success, it’s not necessarily the most important aspect of keeping the restaurant running smoothly. What keeps a restaurant humming and the customers coming, regardless of the type of restaurant, is the staff. From the dishwasher to the head chef, the staff is responsible for selling,FIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed the proliferance of a particular word on restaurant menus in recent years: local. Every dish seems to come with geographic coordinates in the near vicinity: mushrooms from in-state, steak made with locally produced grass-fed beef, greens grown right on the restaurant roof.

I used to love going to chinese buffets with my husband. I would get to eat all of my favorites, and eat as much of it as I wanted. But I only ever ate my favorites like lo mein, sweet and sour chicken and stir fry. My husband, however, ate some of everything. Including musselsFIND OUT MORE |

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Photo Courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons Vegetables come in a variety of colors, flavors, and textures, so it doesn’t seem right to hear someone say they hate all vegetables. They even come in many different varieties within specific vegetables. You probably know the difference between, say, a Roma tomato, a cherry tomato, and a beefsteakFIND OUT MORE |

(Source: Flickr) Everyone knows that a restaurant must have a chef to make food. But do you know all of the other roles that go into making a restaurant kitchen maintain its steady hum of activity? While the responsibility of the kitchen will typically fall on a head chef, there are many other roles thatFIND OUT MORE |