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Uncle Sam Wants You…to Eat Lionfish.

Filed Under: Hot & Cool Trends from CultureWaves®

The federal government is backing plans to halt the spread of the ravenous and invasive lionfish, a species that has spread throughout the Caribbean and up and down the East Coast of the U.S. in recent years. The solution: we need to start eating it.

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Former Coldstone CEO Ducey Wins Arizona Primary Race for Treasurer

Filed Under: Pro

Former Cold Stone Creamery CEO Doug Ducey has won Arizona’s Republican primary for State Treasurer. It’s Ducey’s first foray into state politics but many Arizona political insiders think it could lay the groundwork for a subsequent run for higher office.

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Chronicling the Comeback

Filed Under: Pro

As the oil cleanup continues, restaurant operators on the Gulf Coast are girding for a fight to ensure the survival of their businesses. FoodChannel PRO, working with our sister site, The Food Channel, will be chronicling the Gulf Coast comeback.

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Snack Menus Growing Bolder

Filed Under: Pro

As Baby Boomers age the bold is beautiful mantra has taken up residence in a myriad of places, including restaurant menus across the country. Now that food trend has entered the snack daypart.

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Planet Green Helps Others Speak Out On the Gulf Oil Crisis

Filed Under: Food News , International Food Futurists

Planet Green is running a series of posts on the impact of the Gulf Oil Spill from chefs and food thinkers. We’re all for it, especially when they bring us the high level of thought demonstrated in their recent interview with Mario Batali.

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What Are You, Some Kind of a Nut? Fisher Nut Personality Quiz Helps You Find Out

Filed Under: Food News , Appetite Insights

What Kind of Nut Are You? Crunch the numbers in the Fisher Nut Personality Quiz and perhaps you may find a clue to the real you.

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Leaders with Guts: Jeff Sinelli, Part 5

Filed Under: Video , Pro

Ellen discusses mass marketing with Jeff Sinelli, creator of three successful concepts, Which Wich, Burguesa Burger and Genghis Grill. Part of FoodChannelPRO Leaders with Guts video series.

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Egg Recall: Focus Now On Two Iowa Farms

Filed Under: Food News

Twenty U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors are now focusing on the two big Iowa egg farms involved in the massive egg recall of more than 500 million eggs. The two affected farms have been identified as Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg.

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New App Lets You Pay Tab with Your Smart Phone

Filed Under: Hot & Cool Trends from CultureWaves®

For those of us who are tired of handing over our credit card to a stranger, there’s a new way to pay the tab at a restaurant or bar. The app is being hailed as a secure, cost-efficient way for consumers to ante up without letting go of that card.

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Small Plates + Bold Flavors = Big Business

Filed Under: Pro

Houlihan’s decision to take the deep dive into the bold snack arena makes the vice president of marketing, Jen Gulvik, a perfect observer of the trend that has such a foothold in foodservice today.