Restaurant Imitation Recipes Who What Where and Why

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Restaurant imitation recipes is simply a phrase that describes recipes that imitate those of a certain restaurant or restaurants. The word, imitation, defines anything that may resemble or copy that of an original or genuine article.

To copy or imitate an original source is a testament to the credibility of this source for the quality it provides. If it had been not of high quality, no-one would even make the effort to imitate or copy it. It has also been said that the imitation of anything is a form of flattery, but not every imitation is exactly flattering.

Food is kind of boring in that the basic forms are the same. There might be certain varieties to some degree and some times highly advertised as an edge to market it, however, chicken is chicken, beef is beef, broccoli is broccoli etc right? How these get prepared and come up with to be served though, is what truly makes the difference.

Recipes for these foods have been passed down through the generations utilizing the basic forms of preparation from the skillet, ovens and grills, to boiling pots and now microwaves.

Keen thought and purpose to introduce new combinations of spices, sauces and marinades to these basic methods help enhance the flavors of the basic foods. That is, has and will continue to be goal of several people and certainly with restaurants to help set their style and food aside from others.

This may be a silly reflection, but highlights the points mentioned above. When I was growing up, I could not stand the taste of cauliflower. I saw no purpose for this food. To me, it was a useless vegetable that used space on our planet. I'm not joking! Later, when I actually worked in a supper club, one of many appetizers we served was deep fried cauliflower with a side of cheese sauce.

Ever since then, cauliflower is becoming one of the best foods and in all the traditional ways, from raw to steamed and I still love the deep fried method aswell. If it were not for that deep fried recipe, I might never have had the pleasure of enjoying this healthy and now tasty food.

I think it is important to recognize Restaurants themselves, if they be a junk food, independent, mom and pop, big chain type as well as 5 star, all bring in millions of people every day across our nation. Their business is merely to serve and sell us as much items from their drink and food menus within an atmosphere where we can relax and enjoy.

It is true though that many of these restaurants have worked hard to develop their own signature recipes, techniques and themes to set themselves apart. They spend millions on advertising their uniqueness to keep bringing customers back for more. The restaurant business is really a huge business and incredibly competitive.

The length of the restaurant industry in the U.S.?

In line with the National Restaurant Association, it is estimated the industry to reach $604 billion dollars in sales for 2011. That is $1.7 billion on an average day. You can find 960,000 locations nationwide that employee approximately 12.8 million people and get this, of the dollars spent on food in the U.S., 49% is distributed to the restaurant industry.

I don't know about you, but that's some serious cabbage. It is also would go to show why restaurants are certainly a credible authority and just why someone may go out of their way to imitate or copy a recipe or two.

If you were to choose any one of your favorite restaurants or even one which may just be starting up, this same basic description will apply. This restaurant will make a discovery of a fresh method or mix of sauces or seasonings for a fresh food recipe.

I should say, they just work at making the discovery, investing in time and effort initially, which means this new recipe could be tried and tested over and over until finally achieving the menu. The restaurant may advertise the new release to allow public know it includes a great new recipe ahead in and try out. Ideally it becomes a success and a featured item on the menu.

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Contrary to popular belief, restaurants themselves can be viewed as one of the biggest copy cat artists out there but in a way it doesn't try to make an exact copy, They will proceed in a way that may use the same name of the dish, but pride themselves to create theirs stand out differently with the addition of their own signature touch and because of what else may be contained in addition to the entree to greatly help set it apart from others.

With the exception of serve your self style of service, restaurants basically copy one another on the overall operating format of how the customers are served and taken care of because of including "similar" items being listed on the menus.

Each of them keep a watchful eye on each other to see what's working well and could change a menu, method of service, cost or whatever the case may be to support current customers and coax new paying customers to spend money in their establishments. It is just a constant see saw battle.

Irrespective of these restaurants copying and competing with one another for our dollars, they clearly are the bar to which we compare the taste of our favorite foods to. They continue push one another in developing recipes, techniques and signature menus that keep us returning for more.

We all have well known menu items and while one individual may prefer one restaurant over another for a specific entree or appetizer, the fact is, they all are an authentic article and clearly worth your time and effort to imitate.

Just a note, in regards to businesses (especially non-restaurant) some need to do something and go further and get patents or licenses on the discoveries to help protect them from being copied. With restaurants, this can be a little tougher as getting patents and licensing on food is much more difficult and not quite the same as building up a new technological advance as an I-pad.

Restaurants may need to have some legal assistance and agreements arranged making use of their employees to not quit any tips for their signature ways in effort to keep their secrets in-house should an employee decide to leave.

There were some court cases where a cook or chef leaves and starts a new restaurant utilizing the same signature methods but calling it something else and well... more money spent to get it straightened out.

Over time, there have been many others that have tried to imitate a restaurant recipe from grocery store food suppliers, right down to good ole Mom. Ask them all and most would agree that the task may not be so easy to recreate. There are those that develop recipes that are similar generally yet lack that signature flavor of a particular restaurant.

Have you ever tried to make something just like your preferred restaurant and while it proved ok, it just didn't quite taste exactly like what TGIF or Olive Garden serves? I know I have and it appeared like all of the effort was fine, however the result, on a scale of 1 1 to 10, was perhaps a 6 at best. To have a 9 or 10 just seems impossible and you also are better off quitting and just visit the restaurant instead.

Well, guess what? As there is with anything worth while, there are those few individuals who do make an effort to imitate these restaurant recipes to the Nth degree. You can almost refer to them as recipe hackers. They can be moms, dads or professionals no matter who, these folks have a goal and will put in the effort and time to break a recipe down.

They want to find out the details of this signature flavor and replicate it in a fashion that truly does imitate the original flavor. Focus, dedication and the will to achieve success is a must for many of these individuals.

There are also those who are simply great cooks and through their experience and intuitive nature can easily hone in on the original restaurant recipe. I've some experience cooking and can follow a recipe, but, I certainly am not a restaurant recipe hacker.