Spirited Cooking. How to Blend Beautifully.


Being successful in cooking with spirits means using your senses like eyes as well as your taste buds when choosing pairings.

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Sea & Smoke


Sea & Smoke pairs five incredible Scotches with five exceptional Oysters. Each have unique characteristics from the regions where they were born, and all pair beautifully with these Oyster choices.

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The Hidden Psychology of Menu Design – An Art to the Nudge


Menu designers use the lessons of behavioral economics to persuade consumers into ordering what the brand wants. Certain real estate on a menu is strategically used to protect profit while other sections are used to encourage impulse buying.

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The Good, The Bad, and The Legal


Kim and Celia wrangle beverage legalities during the Tool Box Session at Hospitality Executive Exchange East.

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Let Ignite be your go-to guru for all things training and operations.


Although extremely important to the success of your operations, training your staff can be time consuming and costly. Thanks to Ignite, it doesn’t have to be. Our in-house training and operations experts can set your team up for success using a surplus of tools customized to fit every budget.

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Removing the “Shun” from Menu Evaluation


Menu engineering & analysis are quite the hot topics these days and ICS is here to help.

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