Flavor Trends, Strategies and Solutions for Menu Development

 

Share on Facebook  Share on X (Twitter)  Share on Pinterest  Share on LinkedIn  Share thru Email  

Fresh herbs and petite greens bring healthful energy to an array of applications, while diverse leaf varieties—whether served whole, chopped, fried or as sprigs—add a mesmerizing botanical touch. Menu developers can lean into a wide range of flavors that are as diverse as the herbs themselves: refreshing and cool mint, earthy yet citrusy coriander, smoky flash-charred rosemary, licorice-like fennel fronds. Each amplifies flavor in its own way.

Try This

Savory: Fall Harvest Salad, comprising shredded kale with creamy cider dressing, shaved apples, toasted walnuts, popped sorghum, white cheddar crumbles and finished with a ring of maple leaf-shaped Haight Ashbury hibiscus

Sweet: Honey-Glazed Peaches, topped with dollops of whipped ricotta and lemon verbena chiffonade

Sippable: Thai Collins, featuring gin, lime juice, club soda, ginger syrup and a cucumber ribbon, topped with a long sprig of Thai basil

« BACK NEXT »

About The Author

mm

Rob Corliss is a three-time James Beard House guest chef with more than 30 years of experience that includes running world-class hotels, launching new concepts, working in top marketing agencies and owning the culinary consultancy ATE (All Things Epicurean) since 2009. Based in Nixa, Mo., ATE has an energizing passion focused on flavor innovation and is dedicated to connecting people to their food, environment and wellness. Rob is also a regular contributor to Flavor & The Menu.