Grains

Many baked goods found in gourmet markets today cater to individuals with special dietary needs, and the demand for gluten-free and/or dairy-free items is growing every year. Classic baked items can be transformed to fit niche industry needs, but it does take some trial, error and R&D to ensure final functionality.Lace cookies were given their name because of the unique ...

Remember when you first heard of wraps, back in the mid-1990s? They were spin-offs from the newly ubiquitous burrito, made with tortillas and filled with internationally inspired ingredients. World Wraps very well may have kicked off the trend, opening in San Francisco in 1995 after a year of research around multicultural healthful food. Wraps offered a nice alternative, and the ...

As the well-connected gluten-free community continues to grow, fueled by greater education, extensive press and the burgeoning gluten-free baked goods section in many supermarkets, chain restaurants will need to consider this audience. Right now, only a few notable chains, including P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Outback Steakhouse and Legal Sea Foods, have separate gluten-free menus, but nearly every day, more restaurant ...

Craig “Skip” Julius is one chef who gets around. Over the years, he’s racked up countless miles on the nation’s interstates and flyways. En route, he’s learned, among other lessons, this pearl of local lore: the best place for a quality hot dog is, in fact, the Motor City.“Even though I don’t live there anymore, whenever I connect at Detroit ...

For the better part of a century, freezing has proven a highly effective method of food preservation. Nevertheless, today’s product developers—and the ingredient processors, packaging experts and technology innovators who serve them—keep striving for greater culinary integrity, shelf life and value in the products they freeze.Compared to refrigerated foods, which hold their connection to freshness dear but have a shelf ...