Bubble Bar @bubblebarlakeland/instagram This wacky colorful bar has everything you could ask for, and some things you never thought of. Want boba tea? Sure thing, enjoy a galaxy colored tea served in a lightbulb. Can’t decide on breakfast or desert? No problem, because Bubble Bar has a waffle topped with ice cream, fruity pebbles and… Read More

Back around a couple months ago, a few of us from the Frog got to experience an incredible way to honor our military veterans: By attending an Honor Flight welcoming ceremony. What is an Honor Flight? It’s a nationwide organization which spans 131 hubs (airports) in 45 states which helps mostly WWII, Korean War, and… Read More

For a couple years now, we covered what might be in the future of food trucks. And as technology is usually the constant of what drives us forward, it’s time to take a look at what might be in the corner in the world of food trucks and food trailers. Solar-powered food trucks might no… Read More

For a long time, the front-of-the-house of a restaurant hasn’t changed much. There’s the front waiter, there’s a server seating you, there’s a separate server serving you, so on and so forth. While that may be the established way to seat patrons, it’s time to change how we take a look at the logistics of… Read More

For people who are running or already opened a restaurant, it’s easy to think that you have enough knowledge of food safety to run a clean and efficient foodservice operation. But just by looking at this, you can see that changes to what constitutes what is “safe” in foodservice changes constantly. Here are a few… Read More

It used to be that Facebook and Twitter were the titans of the social media industry. It was pretty much understood that you couldn’t really run a business without a presence on Facebook and Twitter. But now that Instagram has a monumental 700 million user base (which by the way, is more-than-double Twitter’s), that may… Read More

Giving patrons exactly what they want is crucial for your restaurant’s success. After all, why bother operating your restaurant if you don’t get what they want? But actually, the reality of the situation is different because you have to consider that a simpler experience, not an a-la-carte experience, will overall improve your restaurant experience. Don’t… Read More

In what is probably the finishing move to distinguish itself from the crane company of the same name, Manitowoc Foodservice, the company that’s known for Manitowoc (the ice machines), Delfield, Frymaster, Convotherm, and more, is now called Welbilt Inc. ever since the company split off from the same-named crane company last March. And even though… Read More

For most people, this week is just a gap week until the unbelievable business that is called New Year’s Eve (and to some extent, New Year’s Day). But what happens afterwards is perhaps the most important of all. Do you have a plan set in motion? Do you have anything at all set for next… Read More

Let’s be clear about this. 2016 has been a pretty wild year in the world of restaurants. For example had the whole Chipotle controversy, the new overtime rule going in effect and later judge putting it on hold, the revised Starbucks rewards policy, and Uber delivering food. Since people are already over 2016, what’s going… Read More

These days, there’s an almost insatiable desire to quantify everything. Whether it’s chronological baby name trends, the most common three word combinations Pitbull uses in his songs, and everything you could possible know about the name “John Smith.” But how about your restaurant? While looking at your online reviews is one thing, nothing can be… Read More

It’s very possible that some of the words that are associated with “soda tax” are something like “progressive” and “groundbreaking.” But while Denmark implemented a similar tax as far back as the 1930s (although it’s been recently repealed), it’s arguably the biggest hot topic discussion in the world of commercial food ever since the Chipotle’s… Read More

The holiday season is fast approaching, and that means hastily getting affordable plane tickets, finding hotel rooms, buying gifts, and looking for a place to eat. Whether your restaurant gets a lot of holiday traffic or not, start taking steps to make sure your place is ready. The “holiday season” is SIGNIFICANTLY longer than you… Read More

In most cases, restaurant owners and/or head chefs agonize, almost to perfection, on every single item on their menu…at least that’s how it’s supposed to go. But no matter how hard or how long you work on your restaurant’s recipes, how you like it doesn’t translate to how your patrons like it. Here are some… Read More

November is almost coming. A lot of people hold November in high regard for whatever reason, whether it’s Election Day, Veterans Day, or Thanksgiving (and so on and so forth). But what is perhaps most important about the 11th month of the year is that it’s a bridge month. It’s not exactly a full-on holiday… Read More

Right until recently, “delivery” has been about as close to a bad word as it got in the restaurant industry. essentially locked in to some fast-food restaurants and pizza places. But what started with a partnership between Chipotle and Postmates over a year ago, has become what is possibly the fastest-growing part of the restaurant… Read More