The Road to the International Boston Seafood Show

The Road to the International Boston Sea...

  Seafood Source Magazine is highlighting the road to the International Boston Seafood Show where the newest seafood flavors, products and trends are featured.  This year, the show runs March 1 1-13, 2012 at the Boston Convention and Exhibitor Center.  Just under 1,000 exhibitors will be wowing the attendees with their latest and greatest seafood products.  The shows annual new products competition will be decided on March 11 with announcements of the best foodservice and best retail product from the top 10 finalists.  Other features of the show include the new...

Speciality Soups Review from Food Produc...

As a manufacturer of soup bases, I know the benefits of using bases in food flavoring applications.  Every once in a while, I stumble upon an article that confirms what I know, which is nice. In this months Food Product Design Magazine, there is an article on Specialty Soups that discusses, in detail, the role of soup bases in specialty soups.  The article mentions the Malliard Reaction in meat bases which “causes an enhanced meaty flavor and umami taste. The flavors have a natural meaty flavor from both proteins and/or their amino acids but, in addition, they...

Liquid Gold & the Midas Touch of So...

I read an article recently in Restaurant Management entitled Soup’s On!  The article states that not only is soup liquid gold to chefs by providing great returns but “soups are a great indicator of what is coming.  It says so much about the quality of food at any restaurant” according to Michael Anthony, executive chef at New York’s Gramercy Tavern.   The article goes on to quote Mark Alan Mollentine, who is a restaurateur, chef, and small-business owner in Kansas City, Kansas as saying “I judge a restaurant by its soup. If you can’t make a good...

Facebook Suggestions from CBS MoneyWatch

I saw an article today that I thought everyone should read.  It isn’t food related but it is important to share.  CBS MoneyWatch wrote about the 6 Things Never to Share on Facebook. (click the link to read the entire article). Based on what I read on Facebook, I think that everyone should take heed of the suggestions in their article.  Here is a brief summary, but I would highly recommend you take the time to read the article in its entirety. It may save you from identity theft, home invasion, loss of job and a host of other things you don’t want to deal...