Culinary Review

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Culinary Review

• Whats Hot
• Whats Not
• How Did We Get Here?

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Maureen Mo Poorman

• Teaching Degree - SFASU
• 13 years with Brinker International
• 7 years with Johnny Carinos
• Papoulis Greek Grill- Fast Casual, fusion
• Fish City Grill focus on special board
• Taco Cabana
• YO Resort Hotel

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Where We Came From

• 1940s
• Recovering from Depression
• WWII was starting
• Rationing of foods
• Convenience Foods
• Victory Gardens
• Recycling

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Crazy Cake

• 1 ½ c flour 1 T vinegar
• 1 c sugar 6 T veg. oil
• 3 T cocoa 1 t vanilla
• 1 t salt 1 c cold water
• 1 t soda
• Mix dry column. Make 3 wells and add 1st three
  wet water. 25 min. _at_ 350

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1940 - 15,000 stores equipped to sell frozen
foods
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Can When you Can
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Culinary Opportunities

• CIA opens in Connecticut
• Cordon Bleu opens in New York
• 1st microwave was invented
• National School Lunch Act 1945

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Cocktail Parties

• Shrimp or Lobster Aspic
• Liquor, vegetable juice cocktails (clam)
• Canapes, Caviar sandwiches, rolled sandwiches w/
  canned meats
• Rye bread toast points or sandwiches
• Raw, chopped meat
• Spreads giblet egg, liverwurst, ham olive,
  sardine egg, crabmeat

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1940s Popular Brands

• M Ms, Tootsie Rolls, Junior Mints, Smarties,
  Cheerios, Spam, Pace picante
• Mixes pie crust, cakes, icing, hot rolls
• Reddi Whip 1st major food in aerosol cans
• Tupperware patent secured

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A New Era

• 1950s Baby Boom
• GIs returned, married settled in suburbs
• BBQs showed off back yard
• No more rationing rich foods
• Convenience Foods
• Comfort foods
• Butter, trans fat, lard

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1950s Popular Foods

• Belly filling pre-packaged meals
• Tuna Noodle casserole
• Frosted Meatloaf
• Frozen creamed vegetables
• Canned soups Mega casseroles!
• 3 bean salad
• TV Mix had to make your own
• Consommés
• Soufflés

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Ethnic Foods

• Chow Mein Egg Foo Yung
• Enchiladas
• Pizza
• BBQ Meats
• Polynesian Buffets

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More Baby Boomers

• 1960s even MORE convenience
• Clash of traditional radical change
• Complicated showy foods
• Julia Childs Jacqueline Kennedy
• Vegetarians more prevalent
• Howard Johnsons from Maine to Florida
• Fast Foods
• Weight Watchers Inc. 1963

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1960s Foods

• Soufflés beyond chocolate
• Fondue
• Salad Bars
• Steak Diane
• Beef Wellington
• Space Foods

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Wendys Opens 1969

• Fresh, not frozen
• Hot off the grill

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Diet Products
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Where are we NOW

• Food Network Launch 1993
• Competitions
• More Culinary Schools/Institutes
• Fusion Cooking
• More more food publications
• More emphasis on food safety/guidelines
• Hybrids

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Food Safety Changes

• 1977 McDs commercial shows cracked egg in
  cartons. NOW Easy Eggs
• KFC commercial shows employee breading chicken
  with manager. NOW Gloves
• Danger Zone implemented through the National
  Restaurant Assoc. Educational Foundation

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More Value!!!

• Portion sizes have steadily increased
• China, silverware, glassware all significantly
  increased
• Response to value for the money
• Food Industry lobbyists
• Obesity problem creates children with shorter
  life spans than their parents

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2010 HOT Trends

• Locally grown produce
• Locally sourced meats seafood
• Sustainability
• Bite sized / Mini desserts
• Locally produced beer wine
• Offer smaller portion for smaller price
• Farm/estate branded ingredients
• Food allergy conscious (gluten)
• Sustainable seafood

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2010 HOT Trends

• Super fruits acai, gogi berry, mangosteen
• Organic produce
• Culinary Cocktails savory, fresh ingredients
• Micro-distilled/artisan liquor
• Nutrition/health
• Simplicity back to basics
• Regional ethnic cuisine
• Non traditional fish Artic char, barramundi
• Newly fabricated cuts of meat Denver steak
• Fruit/vegetable childrens side items

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Comes Back Around

• Recession / Comfort foods
• Meatballs
• Party of the Year Vegetarian Cuisine
• Desserts Bread pudding, coconut cake,
• Brown Betty
• Macaroni Cheese
• NYC

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Another Victory Garden?
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Mos Herb Garden
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Local Meat
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Local Seafood
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Eggs back In
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Possible Careers in Culinary

• Chef restaurants / hotels FB Director
• Corporate Chef Research Development
• Purchasing Director
• Hospitals / Cafeterias
• Sales national brands, direct
• Upper Management Director above
• Restaurant Openings
• Technical Writer
• Food Stylist

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Resources

• Nations Restaurant News
• ACF
• Restaurant.org (National Restaurant Association)
• Foodtimeline.org
• The Food Chronology
• maureenpoorman_at_1859historichotels.com