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FOOD FANATICS FOOD FOOD PEOPLE MONEY & SENSE PLUS Sandwiches Road Trip! Snack Time Trends Trends between the slices, Spotlight on the LA Cash in on anytime Stay ahead of the curve, page 07 dining stars, page 46 menus, page 52 page 27 CROWNED JEWELS CROWNED CROWNED JEWELS CROWNED Sharing the Love of Food—Inspiring Business Success CROWNED SUMMER/FALL 2013 SUMMER/FALL JEWELSBrussels sprouts reign on menus PAGE 16 GET CHEF EDWARD Lee’S RECIPE FOR PEACH-GINGER GLAZE AT FOODFANATICS.COM ADVERTISEMENT PAGE 112 SUMMER/FALL FOOD Meat in the Middle 07 Our love of sandwiches has chefs looking locally and beyond the borders for inspiration. Pearls of Wisdom FOOD PEOPLE 12 Get the word on oysters, from the vari- eties that will hook newbies to ones that will bring connoisseurs back for more. The Picture of Good Health 38 Diners want to eat healthier—just don’t call them out on it. 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Suite 500 Rosemont, IL 60018 (847) 720-8000 4 FOOD FANATICS | SUMMER/FALL 2013 www.usfoods.com Think you know all the hottest FOOD menu trends? Read on Spread Out Make room for the latest sandwich trends foodfanatics.com | FOOD FANATICS 7 JUST HOW IMPORTANT ARE SAND- OUSEN H WICHES? WHETHER AT BREAKFAST, AN V LUNCH, DINNER OR ANY TIME IN LICE BETWEEN, DINERS CONSUME MORE THAN 45 BILLION A YEAR. BY A Their prevailing popularity demands attention, thanks in part to the haute sandwich effect ignited by Tom Colicchio’s ‘wichcraft in New York, Graham Elliot’s grahamwich in Chicago and other celebrity chef concepts. Upscaled ingredients, blurred geographic boundaries Y and combinations influenced by what’s happening on the center of the plate are breathing new life into the sandwich world, where unusual combinations are making RDINAR a home between the slices. O “Chefs, no matter how high the toque, are always fine- tuning the sandwich,” says Joseph Brady, managing director of the Foodservice Research Institute, which reports that the frequency of sandwiches on menus increased 20 percent in cutting edge independents, 13 percent in casual independents THING BUT Y and 8 percent in casual chains from 2005 through 2009. A study conducted last year by restaurant research firm Technomic, Inc., shows the surge is continuing. When 43 percent of consumers say they eat at least four sandwiches per week and buy half of them at restaurants or other food- NS ARE AN O service locations, it pays to be sandwich savvy. But before overhauling sandwich offerings, operators should take stock of what’s going on between those slices of artisan and specialty breads, pretzel rolls, naan, bagels, pita HESE UNI HESE and even waffles. T Fill-er Up Housemade meats and cheeses, heritage pig breeds and H farm-specific, sustainable meats are standard at chef- driven sandwich shops and restaurants. At Cochon Butcher C in New Orleans, the classic muffaletta is compiled with housemade Italian meats such as salami, while the Cubano is filled with roasted pork and housemade ham ($10). Pork overload is the name of the game at Noble Pig in Austin, Texas, where the house sandwich combines pulled pork, spicy ham and bacon ($8). Proteins, such as heritage pork and local prosciutto, are ANDWI piled on grahamwich’s Cuban Press ($11), while chicken breast and cherrywood-smoked bacon hook up with cran- S berry wasabi ($5.99) at Erbert & Gerbert’s Sandwich Shop based in Eau Claire, Wis., with 50 locations nationwide. F It’s almost expected that chefs translate their center- O of-the-plate thinking into sandwiches. Fine dining Chefs Matthew Bickford and Mike Ryan offer tuna confit on focaccia with black olives, cucumber and preserved lemon ($12.50) at their casual Be’ Wiched Sandwiches and Deli in Minneapolis. Chef-owner Ryan Pera of Revival Market in VER Houston is clearly influenced by his fine dining days at the E At Flour Bakery in Boston, Chef-owner Joanne TATE Chang unites roasted chicken with arugula, roasted Four Seasons Hotel and other white tablecloth restaurants HE red peppers, caramelized onions and brie on grilled with his confit Gulf fish sandwich with remoulade, kale, T S housemade bread ($7.95).