Gelato World Championship

Gelato World Championship

  Congratulations to IL Gelato owner Dirk Koeppenkastrop Ph.D. and the entire Gelato Team USA for competing in the Gelato World Championship, in Italy. Koeppenkastrop was Team Captain and Gelato Maker for Team USA. His team scored 1st place in the Ice Carving...
Food & Menu Trends To Watch In 2016

Food & Menu Trends To Watch In 2016

The National Restaurant Association’s annual What’s Hot culinary forecast predicts food and menu trends for the coming year. For 2016, the NRA surveyed nearly 1,600 professional chefs – members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) to find out what the hottest...
Things You Need To Know Before Signing Your Restaurant Lease

Things You Need To Know Before Signing Your Restaurant Lease

  Jo McGarry has been writing about food, wine and whisky in Honolulu for more than 18 years. She hosts a weekly radio show Radio MoJo, and is the founder of a restaurant specialty company, MoJo, The Business of Food. There are many reasons restaurants fail. For...
How can a new year bring about new opportunity.

How can a new year bring about new opportunity.

The days are flying by and before you know it, another month will have gone by. When do we get the time to stop and really take a look at what we need to do to grow our business? The answer is…..NEVER. So it’s more important now than ever to look towards our...