{"id":25383,"date":"2022-09-27T13:09:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T17:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gordon-food-service-canada.pantheonsite.io\/ideas\/bread-butter-and-beyond\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:35:04","slug":"bread-butter-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/bread-butter-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Bread, butter and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This staple of the restaurant menu is a versatile customer favourite.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Good news: Consumers on a tight holiday budget still want to treat themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Better news: Elevated bread service is a popular trend that lets guests indulge without overextending your restaurant menu or production capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple breads used multiple ways add tempting menu offerings. Appetizers, shareables, salads, handhelds, entr\u00e9es and desserts can have a bread component with smart menu planning and workmanship, according to Gordon Food Service Corporate Consulting Chef Nicholas Gonring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBread can take up a lot of freezer space, so you have to be thoughtful about how it\u2019s used throughout the menu,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breads \u2026 and butters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bread comes in many varieties \u2013 whole loaves, sliced, baguettes, rolls, croissants, buns, etc. To satisfy bread-loving consumers, Gonring has two table bread suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Sourdoughs. <\/strong>\u201cPeople appreciate the complexity in the fermentation process and the character it adds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Parker House rolls<\/strong>. \u201cWhat\u2019s old is new again. Chefs have been using them in a cluster of  six, cutting them apart like one big bun and building little smashburger sliders people can pull apart and share.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both breads are ideal for dipping and bread-and-butter service. They\u2019re simple to create and raise cheque averages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne way to make it more interesting is with compound butters (see sidebar),\u201d Gonring explained. \u201cThere are lots of flavour combinations and they are easy to make.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To build sales, describe it on the menu as Wisconsin butter, cave-aged butter or grass-fed butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bread handhelds and beyond<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bread fits the entire menu. On a recent trend-spotting tour in Los Angeles, Gonring saw growth and evolution of two menu items trending before the pandemic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Katsu sandos<\/a>. <\/strong>\u201cThere are a lot of people using thick-cut or ultra soft white milk bread in both crustless and crust-on sandwiches as a carrier for panko-crusted proteins and plant-based options.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Croiffles. <\/strong>\u201cPeople have continued to evolve and adapt this from when we first saw this at a chocolate shop in 2019. Take an already-baked croissant, slice it as a carrier, fill it with ingredients you would serve at breakfast, lunch or on the dessert menu, then smash it on a waffle iron.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both show the value of bread as a handheld carrier. In addition, Gonring notes buns are an insurance policy, resistant to getting soggy like some breads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlmost every menu has a bun somewhere,\u201d he said. \u201cA Sienna Bakery\u00ae brioche bun elevates burgers, plus it works for other hot sandwiches that can get soggy wrapped in foil for takeout.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bread also shows up on the appetizer menu as crostinis, and it enhances salads as housemade croutons or tuiles \u2013 shaved slices of frozen bread baked and elegantly curled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leftover bread? No problem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of salads, panzanella salads<\/a> make great use of leftover bread. Cubed bread pieces soak up flavours from the vinaigrette or dressing. \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s a season when you can\u2019t make a panzanella salad,\u201d Gonring said. \u201cIt\u2019s colourful, recognizable and delicious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leftover bread also joins the brunch menu as strata or becomes a dinner entr\u00e9e as meatloaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTake crustless white bread after it\u2019s left out to dry. It will soak up your eggs and you won\u2019t see it when you make the strata, but it helps stretch out your eggs and adds texture to the dish,\u201d Gonring said. \u201cBread also helps you stretch out the beef used in meatloaf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leftover croissants create a more luxurious bread pudding. \u201cIt expands the croissant beyond just a carrier for a chicken salad sandwich,\u201d Gonring said. \u201cThey’re buttery and way more flavourful than old, stale bread.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This staple of the restaurant menu is a versatile customer favourite. Good news: Consumers on a tight holiday budget still want to treat themselves. Better news: Elevated bread service is a popular trend that lets guests indulge without overextending your restaurant menu or production capabilities. Simple breads used multiple ways add tempting menu offerings. 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