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Chef Timothy Baran Rethinks Lamb Moussaka as a Beef Chili

On a recent episode of In the Kitchen with Sterling Silver, Chef Pete Geoghegan spoke with Griffith Foods Executive Chef Timothy Baran about the art of seasoning when it comes to beef. While on the topic of using cinnamon as a featured flavour, Chef Timothy mentioned an idea of rethinking a lamb-based Moussaka as a beef chili.
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How Sustainable Ingredient Sourcing Can Reduce Costs and Waste

A great way to improve your restaurant’s bottom line while cutting waste is by sourcing ingredients in a sustainable manner. Obtaining your ingredients more directly—as well as upcycling excess food scraps—can bring many benefits to your restaurant.
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A Recap of Our Live Kitchen Demonstration for Plate Magazine

In May, Plate Magazine hosted three of our chefs as they gave a live demonstration of fabrication and plating techniques. Culinary Director Chef Pete Geoghegan and Senior Corporate Chef Bradley Borchardt, along with Sterling Silver® Signature Chef Sera Cuni, showed how to make value cuts enticing on any menu. Here’s a look at what they did.
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5 SIMPLE WAYS TO MARKET YOUR RESTAURANT

In any given city, there can be what seems like an endless number of places to eat. With all that competition, you want to make sure your restaurant stands out so you can bring in new guests while keeping regulars coming back. Here are 5 easy tactics that you or a staff member could do to help reach a wider audience.
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DESIGNING YOUR MENU BASED ON CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR

A well-designed menu can mean the difference between a happy customer and a frustrating experience. “The menu is your roadmap to profitability,” says Dan Salem of Salem Foodservice Solutions, “so you got to keep it fresh, you got to keep it clean.”
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Tips for Effective Menu Storytelling

When you tell a brief story to describe your dishes, your menu takes on a new personality. These types of descriptions can excite your customers and entice them to come back to try more. Here are some tips for effective menu storytelling.
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How A Menu Engineering Matrix Will Help Your Bottom Line

Creating and pricing your menu can seem pretty straightforward. But without spending time looking deeper into the costs and rate of sale, you could be losing money and even drive off traffic. That’s why operators use a menu engineering matrix: a way to analyze profitability and popularity to determine how to best menu an item.
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Wine Pairings For Beef On The Menu

It’s no wonder why tannin-centric reds are traditionally paired with beef dishes – these wines are often used in the preparation of dishes like beef Bourguignon. Sipping on heavy red wine with a great steak entrée can also enhance the natural flavours of beef cuts. Selecting a wine variety can depend on the overall preparation of a dish, how lean the cut is, cooking time, and accompaniments.
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Preparation Methods: Smoking

Barbecue, barbeque, bar-b-q, BBQ – no matter what you call it, there’s no question about the level of flavour this method delivers. To dive into the basics of smoking beef, we sat down with Sterling Silver® Premium Meats customer Tim Keegan, Executive Pitmaster of Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue.
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