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The Basics of Braising Pans

Braising pans, also called tilting skillets, are one of the most versatile pieces of equipment on the cook line and, as such, are very utilitarian. Although commonly lumped into the steamer category, these units do not cook with steam.

Breaking Bread at a Private Boarding School in California

A new dining hall opens new vistas for students, faculty and staff at The Thacher School.

A Guide to Ranges

Ranges are multipurpose pieces of cooking equipment that serve as a staple in most foodservice operations. A range top often is the most used piece of equipment in a kitchen cook line.

Purchasing Considerations for Ranges

When choosing a range type, consider how the unit will be utilized and size the range to the anticipated production need and volume.

Hospital Renovates Portion of Kitchen As It Converts to Room Service

Intermountain Medical Center (IMC) serves as the flagship hospital for Intermountain Healthcare. In October 2020, the Murray, Utah, facility made the transition to room service style of feeding for patients from a more traditional tray service approach...

School Foodservice Faces New Realities

Even in the best of times, K-12 school foodservice is a tough proposition. With ever-changing governmental regulations, fluctuating enrollment sizes and shrinking budgets, it’s always been a challenge. But as with every other segment of the industry,...

Tom & Chee Rethinks, Redesigns

After a decline in store counts, this comfort-food chain is positioning itself for renewed growth.

GRD Steam Griddles

American Griddle American Griddle’s patented Steam Shell technology brings solutions to your kitchen never before possible. The Steam Shell Griddle offers perfect uniform temperatures across the entire cooking surface. Plus, with the Steam Shell lid,...

Restaurant Reopening: 4 Challenges and Their Consulting Solutions

and ways that design and technology advancements may provide solutions to those challenges. Advertisement Advertisement The Griddle That Will Enhance College and University Foodservice The EVO EVent Ventless Griddle series is designed for front-of-house...

Nostalgic Restaurant Design Supports Comfort Food Menu

Chef Paul Adair dreamed of opening his own restaurant in the Jackson, Miss., area near where he grew up. In 2019, he found a location in a space previously occupied by a high-end restaurant in the Fondren Place neighborhood, which offers shopping,...

Renovated Hospital Cafe Alters Guests’ Food Experience

A bright, inviting environment greets staff and visitors within the Spectrum Health Lakeland Medical Center Pavilion in southwest Michigan. This project includes a new addition to the hospital and a renovation of existing space. The new addition...

A Completely Reimagined Corporate Dining Space

Ten food stations, two micromarkets and seating throughout the space create a food hall-style experience for employees.

Cornell University Expands with Full Range of New Dining Options

Cornell University’s North Campus Residential Expansion project features a 776,000-square-foot student life residential complex for first-year students and sophomores.

Purchasing Considerations for Electric and Gas Ranges

Assess the menu, anticipated production needs and volume when purchasing a range.

A Guide to Electric and Gas Ranges

The range top can be used for cooking, stir-frying, grilling, sauteing, searing, boiling and broiling. Oven bases can bake, roast, warm and broil, while cabinet bases can be used for additional storage. Ranges can also include refrigerated or freezer...

Polar King, Atlas Metal, Accurex, and AccuTemp

service — is designed to make it easy for you to succeed. Watch the Video Unmatched Performance With The Accusteam™ Griddle No other griddle can match the production, consistency, and even temperatures of the AccuSteam™, which harnesses the science of...

New Distillery Facility Focuses on Experience

Tattersall Distillery’s co-owners Jon Kreidler and Dan Oskey wanted to expand their distillation production capabilities. They also wanted to build a place for customers to come for a meal and drinks, see entertainment, host a wedding and other events,...

Equipment Insights for December 2022

smoothies, wraps and salads. To help them produce food consistently with minimal labor, they rely on RATIONAL. Learn More Griddle Ensures Temperature Consistency Foodservice operations are always seeking equipment that provides the trifecta–consistency,...

Culture-Centric College Dining

The first new dining hall on campus in 49 years, Yahentamitsi Dining Hall at the University of Maryland completed an 11-year new-build project when it opened in 2022. The nearly 68,000-square-foot all-you-care-to-eat facility can serve up to 15,000...

University Dining Hall Plays Vital Role in Integrating Campus Life

With a growing number of student admissions and a subsequent increase in on-campus housing needs, the University of California San Diego created a new community to meet demand.

B&I Goes Coastal

Dining has become a defining feature at what is set to transition into the West Coast’s largest community of life science companies and research institutions.

Equipment Insights for August 2023

ice contamination is a result of poor ice machine cleaning and maintenance. Learn More The Powerful, Consistent AccuSteam Griddle Is it more important to be powerful, fast, or efficient? Don’t compromise when you can excel at all three. AccuSteam by...

Flexible, Efficient Dining in B&I Space

The design team’s objective was an ambitious one: to create a dynamic and multifaceted dining experience very different from an old building’s outdated foodservice.

Equipment Insights for September 2023

ice contamination is a result of poor ice machine cleaning and maintenance. Learn More The Powerful, Consistent AccuSteam Griddle Is it more important to be powerful, fast, or efficient? Don’t compromise when you can excel at all three. AccuSteam by...

Deepening Roots Through Dining

The design of Banyan Dining Hall at Brigham Young University–Hawaii in Laie, Hawaii, combines the history of the campus, Hawaiian culture and modern design.

Preserving Tradition While Modernizing a 20th Century Hotel

British Colonial Nassau dates back more than a century.

Rx for Healthcare Foodservice

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital (LGH) in Pennsylvania, part of the Penn Medicine health system, radically transformed its foodservice.

Designing for Food Bank Expansion

Through a renovation and expansion of the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, the nonprofit’s leadership team set out to expand its efforts to fight hunger in 24 counties in Oklahoma. One in six Oklahomans is food insecure, according to the food bank. The...

Ambitious Menus Executed in a Small Footprint

Nestled in downtown Aspen, Colo., the 68-room luxury boutique hotel MOLLIE Aspen offers guests a chic, yet comfortable, experience in this mountain town.

Dialing For The Dish — Room Service Equipment