One of the most exciting aspects of working in a restaurant headquarters are “cuttings.” Cuttings happen in our corporate test kitchen and are held whenever we are trying new conceptual menu items or making a change to a current recipe.
For example, this fall our chicken stock vendor discontinued their product, therefore we needed to source [...]
I’m Mike, the culinary manager at the corporate office for Souplantation / Sweet Tomatoes. On a daily basis I work on new and returning recipes to find the latest, greatest and tastiest way to serve our guests in the restaurant. Whether is it adding or removing a teaspoon of a certain ingredient, one small change [...]
Two of the most common questions we hear are:
Can I get the recipe for Joan’s Broccoli Madness? And Is Joan a real person?
The answer to both is YES!
A little background. My name is Joan Scharff and I am the executive director of brand and menu strategy for GFR. As part of my job (and what [...]