Culinary icon, Graham Kerr, will take the stage Sunday, April 18, at the Northwest Foodservice Show along with other hot chefs to show restaurateurs how to bring healthful cooking techniques into their restaurants. The focus is “make it healthy and tasty” and you will keep your customers coming back for more. Ranging from gluten-free cooking to spicing things up and reducing sodium, the Sysco Demo Stage will be an eruption of culinary techniques to inspire the creative chef and present profit-minded restaurateurs with options to improve their menus.

Monday, April 19,  is dedicated to a series of throw downs loaded with practical ideas that you can take back and implement within your restaurant. Bring some excitement and profit to your  happy hour menu, breakfast offerings and check out gastropub fair.

Check out the segment times on the Sysco Demo Stage and register for the show today!

Gov. Gregoire presented her latest budget proposal on Wednesday. The proposal has three critical components that would impact restaurants:

• Repeal of the pop syrup credit
• Tax on carbonated beverages @ $.05 per 12 ounces at wholesale
• Tax on bottled water sales @$.01 per ounce at wholesale

We issued a news release yesterday expressing concern. Read the full news release and let us know your thoughts on the matter with a blog comment.

March 6, 2010

South Seattle Community College

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• National ProStart Invitational
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Join the Washington Restaurant Association in applauding members and culinary students making a difference in our industry.

2010 Toasting the Finest Industry Awards

March 6, 2010
South Seattle Community College
6000 16 Avenue S.W.
Seattle, WA 98106

5:30 p.m.
Reception & Silent Auction

Enjoy an array of complimentary wine and beer as well as hors d’oeuvres prepared by students in the South Seattle Community College culinary program

7:00 p.m.
Industry Awards

$30 admission. Get Your Tickets Here!

Toasting the Finest celebrates the achievements of leaders in the hospitality industry and of the students participating in the ProStart Invitational.

The industry awards will honor:

• Quick Service Operator of the Year
• Full Service Operator of the Year
• Allied Member of the Year
• Devere Jerry Burtenshaw Lifetime Achievement Award

Enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks while perusing the silent auction items!

Vendors from around the state donated items to support the longevity of the ProStart program.

ProStart is a nationally accredited career-building program for high school students interested in culinary arts and foodservice management. ProStart students experience classroom study, mentored work experiences, as well as local and national competitions.

Seattle SoundBite is a City of Music event, unique in that only Seattle musical groups with at least one member working in the foodservice industry are eligible to perform. This annual pairing of great music and street-style bites is now in its third year. Net proceeds from Seattle SoundBite will be donated to ProStart and The Vera Project.