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New Asian Fast Casual In The Works

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Mark was one of the co-founding partners of Pei Wei Asian Diner before branching out and creating Bengal Coast, a south Asian fusion restaurant featuring both full service and fast-casual service in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas.

Al and his Chalak Group were original franchisees of Genghis Grill before purchasing the company in 2004 and growing it to the current level of 41 restaurants. Both companies are based in Dallas.

“This is a very exciting time for all of us, and we are very grateful to Al and his team for their optimism and interest in what we have created,” Brezinski says. “I believe that my own team has worked very hard at proving the viability of this cuisine in what has been a very challenging time in a highly competitive market. We are poised to apply the lessons we have learned these past few years, and I am very comfortable developing Bistro BabuSan in the fast casual segment, a segment I have been in for over ten years.”

“We are extremely enthusiastic to begin this venture with Mark, and believe that our combined strengths make us a very formidable team,” Bhakta says. “To participate in this new venture and welcome Mark and his group in this fashion presents us all with some very exciting opportunities. Our mutual goal is to open this first restaurant together and assess how best to co-determine its future. Our shared opinion is that there is a great future in this segment and that a broader Asian cuisine gives us a real advantage in the fast-casual niche.”

The first Bistro BabuSan is scheduled to open in spring 2010 in The Village at Fairview, a northern suburb of Dallas in a 1.1 million square-foot mixed retail complex developed by the MG Herring Group. The name BabuSan is a blend of Asian terms for endearment or respect for others.

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Coffee Roasting: How it Works

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

During coffee roasting, green coffee beans are roasted so that they may be grinded and used to make coffee. Coffee wouldn’t taste the same were it not for this roasting process, which changes the taste, color, smell, and density of the bean. Most coffee is roasted en masse by companies, but some coffee drinkers prefer to roast the beans themselves, for a fresher taste.

The coffee roasting process has a few steps: sorting, roasting, cooling, and packaging. In factories, green coffee beans are opened by hand or machine, and then poured into a hopper to help remove debris. After this, the beans are weighed and moved along a conveyer belt to storage hoppers. Next, they are conveyed to the roaster, which cooks the beans at temperatures between 188 and 282 °C. The roasting can take as little as three minutes, or as long as thirty.

After roasting, the beans are cooled, and then stabilized (a process known as degassing). Afterward, they are packaged. Most often, the roasted coffee beans are packaged in foil-lined bags which have one-way valves, which allow gasses to escape without letting anything, like oxygen or moisture, in. The coffee beans will remain fresh for one month. Once ground, however, they should be used right away.

There are multiple ways in which coffee can be roasted, and each way brings out a unique flavor. As the bean roasts, its color changes from green, to yellow, to varying shades of brown. Once brown, the beans can become one of many coffee types, depending on when they are pulled out of the roaster.

Light roasts, sometimes referred to as Cinnamon or New England roasts, are pulled out of the oven as soon as the beans expand in size. This expansion is signified when the beans make a popping noise. This is a very popular roast. The surface of light beans is a dry one. The taste is lighter-bodied and has high acidity.

Medium roasts are sometimes referred to as American or breakfast roasts. Other times, it is simply called the regular roast. For a medium roast, the beans are left in the oven for a few more minutes. The beans come out a bit darker, but still with a dry surface. The taste of a medium roast is sweeter, however, and is more balanced and complex, as well.

The full roast, very commonly referred to as the Italian roast, is pulled from the oven when a second round of popping occurs. This time, the surface is a bit shiny. Oils from within the bean have risen to the surface. The taste of Italian roast coffee is a bit spicy and also heavy. At this stage, roast flavors can also be clearly detected.

And lastly, there is the double roast, the French roast. A few more minutes in the oven and the beans begin to smoke. The sugar in the bean begins to carbonize, and the surface becomes very oily. The taste becomes smokey-sweet. French roast coffee is lighter-bodied, but it’s very intense.

If you haven’t already, try all of the different roasting types. There aren’t too many, and each has a loyal fan base. Find out which roast is for you.

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Understanding How The Food Processor Works

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Have you ever wondered how a food processor does what it does?  It’s really quite simple when you think of the overall process and in order to understand that process you need to understand the steps that are involved when you processor your fruits, vegetables, nuts, or whatever it is that you are processing.  This article will describe the steps that are taken to reach the end results that we are all looking for when we use the food processor.

Before we can begin to explain the process that takes place when you use the food processor, we must describe the basic components that are found on the food processor.  The main component that holds it all together is called the base.  This is where the controls are located that power the other components of the processor and where the bowl sits that holds the vegetables, fruits, nuts, or whatever it is you are processing.  The bowl, usually clear plastic, is where the food is placed and where it remains through the entire process.  The size of the bowl depends on the type of processor you are buy.  Bowls can typically hold 4 to 5 cups of food and may hold as little as 1 cup and up to 10 cups or more.  During the process, food can be fed into the working bowl through a feed tube which is located on the cap of the bowl.  Inside the bowl you will find blades that make the whole food processing task possible.  There are in most cases many types of blades that can be used for slicing, shredding, and chopping.

The food processing takes place when the food is fed through the feeding tube into the working bowl while the processor is running.  The blades are turned by the motor which in the case of a manual process is you, and in the case of an electric processor is the motor found within the base.  As the blades rotate, the food contents are shredded, sliced, or chopped and pressed down.  When you feed more food into the processor, the cycle is repeated and more food is shredded, sliced, or chopped.  In the end you have consistently shredded, sliced, or chopped food.

The rate at which the food processing takes place and the volume of processed food that is produced depends on the type of processor that you have.  If you have a manual processor, then you will not be able to process as much food than if you have an electric processor.  Because the electric processor rotates the blades at higher RPMs, it is able to process much more food when compared to a manual processor which runs at much lower RPMs.  

The food processor is a wonderful tool to have in your kitchen and now that you understand a little bit about how the food processor works, you’ll be able to use that knowledge when purchasing your own for your home.  In the end, you’ll enjoy the benefits provided by this simple process that occurs when you run your food processor.

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