Wallin Foodservice Resources

There are so many reasons to go out for breakfast or brunch, especially now…catching up with a friend, birthdays, meetings, wedding showers, after church, or just because. Breakfast basics like bacon, eggs, pancakes, and toast are all important menu foundations, but what does it take to be the breakfast spot that everyone is talking about? Here are a few ideas to differentiate your menu with specialties most customers can’t make at home and will love showing off on social media. Serve the Unexpected Waffles are so wonderful. A rich and fluffy inside surrounded by crispy, golden brown valleys flowing with delicious butter, syrup, or warm fruit compote can tempt even the savory breakfast crowd.  Topped with decadent nuts, berries, whipped cream, and powdered sugar, they’re a sweet breakfast lover’s dream. Why not treat your waffle aficionados to an unexpected and whimsical waffle experience with bubble waffles? The Hatco/Krampouz KWM18-BU Electric Bubble Waffle Maker is ...

Bringing Back the Breakfast Buffet I recently took a 4,000-mile road trip back-and-forth across the American West to help my son move. The 8-day, 7-night adventure was filled with unexpected events such as wildfires, dust storms, mid-September snow, and a variety of novel approaches to the pandemic-era, limited service-hotel breakfast buffet. The latter may not be exciting to the average person, but on a long road trip, the drive-through gets old fast. And as a 15-year professional in the foodservice equipment and supply business, I am always eager to share great ideas that protect the health of the foodservice and hospitality industry and those we serve. Many travelers choose a specific hotel because the cost of a night’s lodging includes a hot breakfast. Since the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a temporary shutdown of hotel buffet-style operations around the globe, hoteliers have been taxed to find ways to safely serve their guests a satisfying meal to start their day or resume their t...

Merrychef e1s = High Speed Service + Top-notch Quality If you serve panini, pizza, wraps, toasted sandwiches, or flatbreads and are looking to speed service and increase throughput without sacrificing quality, this one’s for you. The new eikon e1s high speed oven from Merrychef is a stylish countertop appliance with an MVP skillset well-suited to restaurants, hotels, convenience stores, and delivery operations alike. Here’s what we love about the eikon e1s. Not only is it sleek, quiet, and compact enough to proudly use front of house, it cooks 10-12x faster than a conventional oven with mouth-watering results. Ventless operation, thanks to a built-in catalytic converter, means that you can use it anywhere without an extraction hood. This translates to a single appliance that gives you the freedom to bake, brown, roast, broil, cook “au gratin” and regenerate crisp-textured menu items virtually anywhere you have access to 220V electricity. How does it work? The Merrychef e1s combines eq...