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Wednesday April 17,2013
At this year’s Culinary Spectacular, J.Kings’s customers and guests had the opportunity to discover what was on the local horizon –
from the latest technologies to the latest food trends.
This year, the J.Kings Culinary team scoured the marketplace for the hottest menu items as well as the latest technologies in menu
and POS systems and brought them all to the Hofrstra Sports and Exhibition Complex. Those who attended came out with
some great items and ideas to build their business. |
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Higher Learning
Independent University made a splash at the Culinary Spectacular this year,
talking with local independents about the new and more in-depth seminars
coming up this summer.
Want to provide your employees job specific training on want to learn how to better utilize social media as a promotional tool?
> Click Here to learn more about Independent University |
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A Baker’s Dozen of Ideas
This year’s culinary spectacular’s focus was ideas and the J.Kings marketplace
was full of them. The J.Kings Culinary Team compiled unique menu items in
different categories for all different segments of the restaurant industry
and brought them together to the Local Horizon Marketplace
Ideas at the show included:
• Beef Entrée Ideas – view complete idea listing
• Breakfast and Brunch Ideas – view complete idea listing
• Burger Ideas – view complete idea listing
• Spanish Entrée Ideas – view complete idea listing
• Seafood Entrée Ideas – view complete idea listing
• Salad Ideas – view complete idea listing
• Cheesesteak Ideas – view complete idea listing
• Chicken Entrée Ideas – view complete idea listing
• Pizza Ideas – view complete idea listing
• Soup Ideas – view complete idea listing
• Small Plate Dessert Ideas -– view complete idea listing
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#1 Club Items
At this year’s Culinary Spectacular, the vendors were challenged to choose
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he #1 must-see item at their booth. These # 1 items were designated with the
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#1 Club” logoed sign set next to them. If all visitors did was take a look
at these items, they saw all of the best and brightest at the show.
> Click here to view the list of #1 Club items
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Locally Raised Beef From Local Harvest
To keep in line with it's local focus, J.Kings has brought in a locally raised
beef line from Local Harvest. Local Harvest beef is all mid-Atlantic raised
angus breed that are humanely raised with no antibiotics or growth hormones.
> To learn more about Local Harvest's locally raised beef products, Click Here. |
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Center of the Plate Ideas from WB Stockyard
J.Kings Culinary Team members were grilling up fresh cut steaks, chicken,
pork and fresh ground burgers from WB Stockyard. They showed guests
how they could get consistent quality cuts every single time when they let
WB’s butchers do the cutting for them. They even offered customers beef
and chicken entrée ideas to help spice up their center of the plate offerings.
> Click here to view the list of WB Stockyard items shown > Click here to view beef entrée ideas. |
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Chef prepared meals from Restaurant Row Kitchens
Guests at the Culinary Showcase discovered how they could offer
their customers chef prepared wraps, salads and grab n’ go meals without the
labor by letting Restaurant Row Kitchens chefs do the work for them. Only fresh
ingredients go into each of Restaurant Row Kitchens chef prepared items,
so they’re always of the highest quality.
> Click here to view the complete line of items available from Restaurant Row Kitchens. |
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A Farmer’s Market worth of Produce
This year, the J.Kings Produce Procurement team brought a literal farmers’
market to the Culinary Spectacular. They wanted to illustrate to customers the
bountiful harvest J.Kings has to offer. The produce team also showed guests how
they could create their own Farmers’ Market at their establishment with their
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wn Farmers’ Market Turnkey kit that has everything from the tent, to the
checkered table cloths and bushel baskets. All you have to do is add produce.
> Click here to view J.Kings Turnkey Farmers’ market Kit. Additional produce items shown at the show: |
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• Arcadian Harvest Salad Blend
• Better Burger Leaves
• Cascade Salad Blend
• Christopher Ranch Black Garlic
• Christopher Ranch Cipollini Onions & Garlic
• Exotic Mushrooms
• Flora Heirloom Tomatoes
• Fresh Cut LI Produce
• Jonathan’s Organics
• Kitchen Cuts Fresh Cut Produce |
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• Koppert Cress Micro Greens
• Koppert Cress Micro Vegetables
• Koppert Cress Specialty Items
• Lollipop Kale Sprouts
• Northwest
Pears
• Red Jacket Orchards
• Steamin’ Greens
• Tasti Lee Tomatoes
• Zima Grape Tomatoes
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