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OCTOBER 2015 • FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES • 1 contents VO L U M E 6 8 • N O 1 0 • O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5 FEATURES 22 The Need for Speed Restaurant patrons these days seem to play a never- ending game of "Beat the Clock." In today's constantly connected, always on-the-go world, there's less and less time for people to sit down and enjoy what used to be termed a "relaxed" meal. As a result restaurants continue to reexamine their workfows and prepara- tion methods with an eye toward speeding things up. By Tom O'Brien, Contributing Editor 30 Anything Goes As menus become more creative yet streamlined, the tabletops foodservice operators use to show- case culinary creations continue to follow suit. From bare tabletops to egg cups to rustic dinnerware to classy cocktail glasses, the list of items operators use to create their tabletops is bound only by their imagination. By Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor 38 FE&S;' 2015 Best in Class Awards Our subscribing foodservice operators, dealers and consultants make their selections for the best of the best among foodservice equipment and supplies manufacturers. By The Editors COLUMNS 6 Publisher's Perspective You Get What You Need Fulflling our promise to readers includes highlighting the best of the best — be it case studies, opinions or our Best in Class awards, writes FE&S; Publisher Maureen Slocum. 8 Editor's Perspective The Diference Is in the Details Most companies in today's foodservice industry operate on razor-thin margins, and the diference between winning and losing means managing the details, writes Joe Carbonara. 18 Chef's Corner Kurt Fleischfresser, Director of Operations, Vast; Owner, The Coach House; and Co-Founder, Western Concepts in Oklahoma City 92 Parting Shot A Caring Culture Keith Richards of Taziki's Mediterranean Café describes how a chance encounter continues to shape his company and the communities it serves for the better. ON THE COVER Mountainside Café at Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services Building in Salt Lake City, Utah Photo courtesy of Intermountain Healthcare; photography by Sandra Orton, Intermountain Healthcare 61