Lent and the Restaurant Operator

We are now in the season of Lent. For those who observe this season, it is a time to prepare for Easter Sunday which this year falls on April 4, 2010. As with any tradition there are usually food traditions that follow. This wholesale food distributor has you covered when it comes to food trends.

Some of the traditions of Lent include fasting as well as forgoing certain types of foods such as meats. There are everything from French, Spanish, Greek and other types of Lent recipes out there and depending how you observe lent, you’ll take a different approach to your menu.

As a restaurant operator, you’ll want to take a close look at what you are offering during this season. If you offer items that are typically served during lent, you’re more apt to keep customers coming in and keep them happy as they’ll have various options to choose from.

This is also a good time to bring up the many uses of our Nautifish line of seafood. There are many options an operator or chef can implement during this season. In the coming weeks you’ll see many recipes from our own Chef Jeff Merry for the Lent season. He’ll be blogging about these recipes on a regular basis. In the meantime, take a look at my interview with Chef Merry about the various types of seafood options there are out there and what we’ve produced to help operators with ideas through this season.