{"id":5653,"date":"2022-06-01T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-gordon-food-service.pantheonsite.io\/flavor-detectives-research-tour-discoveries\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:01:11","slug":"flavor-detectives-research-tour-discoveries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.com\/es-us\/ideas\/flavor-detectives-research-tour-discoveries\/","title":{"rendered":"Flavor detectives: research tour discoveries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you tried Korean corn dogs? You will. They are among the restaurant menu innovations uncovered by the Gordon Food Service\u00ae culinary team\u2019s recent research tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For two decades, Gordon Food Service has traveled to culinary capitals\u2013New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles\u2013in search of the latest food trends. The goal: Conduct street-level research to find recipes ready to energize your operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do we do it? We understand that business moves at breakneck speed, even on calm days. It\u2019s hard enough keeping pace with trends in your local market, let alone knowing that street vendors in Manhattan are fueling a Korean corn dog craze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-experts-take-manhattan\">The experts take Manhattan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s where the Gordon Food Service culinary team comes in. Led by Corporate Consulting Chef Nicholas Gonring, culinary and industry experts scour publications and websites, looking for new restaurants driving innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNew restaurants have to compete in a very saturated market, so they come up with ideas that are most often different and can catch fire quickly,\u201d Gonring said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent tour visited NYC. There were 250 target restaurants, a list narrowed to 40 for the tour. The goal was to try 10 dishes at each, or a total of 400 in the innovation hubs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, providing a large sample to document and reimagine as kitchen-tested recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are flavor detectives. We try to determine what\u2019s relevant and evaluate whether it can work in other parts of the country,\u201d Gonring said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been able to find things that are not on people\u2019s radar, educate them about it, find sources for ingredients and build recipes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-Flavor-Detectives-NYC-Tour-Skyline-760_0-1.jpg\" alt=\"NYC Tour Skyline\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-trends-to-watch\">Three trends to watch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The New York trip reaffirmed the Mediterranean movement is hot. It also uncovered other trends, three of which offer differentiation and are approachable for consumers\u2013Korean corn dogs, jianbing and the return of bread and butter service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/es-us\/ideas\/recipe\/spicy-potato-corn-dog\/\">Korean corn dogs<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><br>These are a cousin to North American cornbread-wrapped hot dogs, but with more flavor complexity and versatility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It starts with a hot dog, then veers to Korean street food mode. Dunked in a batter of yeast-leavened rice and wheat flours, flavor gets rolled on before it goes in the fryer. Diced potatoes, rice pearls or crushed ramen are options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe batter creates a textural difference from the standard corn dog, with a chew akin to a mochi doughnut that makes it unique and interesting,\u201d Gonring said. \u201cAnd there\u2019s no right or wrong with sauces and garnishes after it comes out of the fryer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a great option for a bar and grill, perfect for portability at summertime festivals, concerts, ball games and golf courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spicy-Potato-Corn-Dog-760x400-2.jpg\" alt=\"Spicy Potato Corn Dog\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/es-us\/ideas\/recipe\/bbq-pork-jianbing\/\">Jianbing<\/a><\/strong><br>Think of it as a Chinese crepe. This version uses rice and corn flour batter. Once it sets in the pan, an egg is cracked and mixed to cover the crepe. It\u2019s flipped and filled with condiments, barbecued pork, scallions, red cabbage and fried wontons, then folded for service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of places serve it to go in little sandwich bags like the kind that hold burgers,\u201d Gonring explained. \u201cIt has fast-food portability, but it\u2019s also big for breakfast \u2026 it\u2019s seriously addicting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Jianbing-760x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jianbing\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Return of bread and butter<\/strong><br>The trends tour team noticed bread and butter making a comeback, not as a give-away, but as a shared course people are happy to pay for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One menu served <a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/es-us\/ideas\/recipe\/wagyu-tallow-candle\/\">bread with a tallow candle<\/a> on the plate. Lit at the table, the candle melts into a dipping oil for the bread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other examples include making compound butters, using molds to create unique shapes, featuring your own bread program or serving breadsticks or a pan of rolls to tear apart and share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s comforting, people love it, and you can create an experience that adds incremental sales using products you probably already have in your kitchen,\u201d Gonring said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Wagyu-Tallow-Candle-760x400-2.jpg\" alt=\"Wagyu Tallow Candle\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-Flavor-Detectives-Chef-Nick-Quote-760-US-1.jpg\" alt=\"Flavor detectives quote\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The quest for the next hot menu item comes up with some winners.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":15707,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[132,68,131,110],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-catering-small-business","category-culinary-ideas","category-hotels-hospitality","category-restaurant-bars"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flavor detectives: research tour discoveries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join the flavor detectives as they uncover the latest culinary trend research. 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