Restaurant Coffee Cups

• Wash, store and safely transport stemware & tumblers.
• Open inside compartments ensure thorough cleaning.
• Closed external walls keep fingers and contaminants out.
• Smooth sides and rounded corners reduce risk of injury.
• Easy-to-grip, rounded handles on all four sides provide comfortable handling.
• Smooth top rim ensures quick, stable stacking.
• Add a Camdolly® and Cover for completely-enclosed, sanitary storage between use.
• Durable, long-lasting polypropylene will withstand chemicals and high temperatures up to 200°F (93,3°C).
• Full size racks are standard size 19 3/4" x 19 3/4" (50 x 50 cm).
• Half size racks are standard size 19 3/4" x 10" (50 x 25,4 cm).
• Inter-stacks with all other competitive racks.
• Fits through any commercial dishwasher.
• 10 base colors and 2 extender colors equals 20 color-coding options for full size racks.

• For plates, bowls, trays and plate covers.
• Choose the 9X9 row peg rack for standard plates.
• The 5X9 row peg rack holds standard plates in one directon and deep plates, bowls and plate covers in the other direction.
• The open end tray rack holds cafeteria trays or full-size sheet pans.
• Durable polypropylene will withstand chemicals and high temperatures up to 200°F (93,3°C).
• Smooth top rim ensures quick, stable stacking.
• Inter-stacks with all other racks.
• Fits through any commercial dishwasher

Superior Products Restaurant Equipment and Supplies offers two exclusive brands of products. Our Superior private label can be found on large kitchen equipment such as refrigeration, and cooking and bar equipment. Our Next Day Gourmet private line of smallwares includes kitchen utensils, scales, china, flatware, and many other foodservice supplies.

Our Superior line includes reach-in refrigerators, slicers, commercial ranges, and industrial dishwashers. Back bar coolers and direct draw dispensers also can be found in the Superior family of equipment. Our Superior private label items are manufactured by such industry giants as True, APW Wyott, Star, Bakers Pride, and Jackson.

There are over 1500 Next Day Gourmet exclusive brand products on www.SuperProd.com. China patterns include Amsterdam, Cancun, Duchess, Jive, Newport, White White, and many more. Our selection of flatware patterns includes Baguette, Dominion, Palm, Pebbles, Marissa, Radianz, and Union Square, as well as many others. Choose from cutlery, coffee cups, ramekins, soup service products, salad bowls, aprons, thermometers and tongs. These are just a small selection of smallwares products we offer under the Next Day Gourmet brand name.

In addition to our private labeled exclusive brand products, we have close to 12,000 total products available on our website. Many of these are in stock and ready to ship within one business day from our 4 national distribution centers. We pride ourselves on having a great product selection, great prices, and great customer service. In business for over 75 years, we are recognized as an industry leader in the foodservice equipment and supplies business.

Ever wonder how restaurants got started? Humans have to eat to sustain their lives, so the idea of serving up food in a centralized location came about many moons ago. Superior Products Restaurant Equipment and Supplies begins a three part series today on restaurants, their history and evolution. You can follow eating establishments from their very earliest days to today’s cornucopia of places to eat.

Today’s post will focus on the early history of restaurants worldwide, while our second installation will review early American dining places. The third and final post of our series will take a look at modern day restaurants, diners, cafeterias, bistros, and other eateries we have available as dining options today. Most of the information contained in this article came from Wikipedia.com and their attributed sources.

So, way back when…

Restaurants are believed to have originated in ancient day Pompeii, Rome. Many small restaurant/bars sprung up and served as a social outlet for the citizens. Many homes were without kitchens, and these thermopolia usually had L-shaped buffet type setups, offering hot and cold prepared food to those who might have trouble finding it otherwise. 158 such thermopolia have been found throughout ancient Pompeii, many of them located in busy public areas.

During China’s Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD), the hospitality and catering industry took off in Kaifeng, the northern capital of China in the 11^th century. The industry expanded from the taverns and teahouses that had been set up for individuals travelling through an area to new restaurants catering to the local community. Kaifeng had paper currency and had a population in excess of 1 million people. In addition to locals, visitors from other parts of China also visited these new “restaurants”.

Individual restaurants offered specialized menus to its patrons based on different types of cuisine, and socio-economic and religious considerations. Many of the families who ran restaurants in Kaifeng moved to Hangzhou, the capital city during the 12^th and 13^th centuries, after the Jurchen invasion.

Cafes began in Constantinople during the 16^th century when the first coffee house was born. They were popular gathering spots where the educated class would gather for hours sharing ideas, and indulging in drinks and snacks. The concept spread to Europe in the 17^th century, when the first modern-day café was opened in 1696, the Café Procope. This café in France offered wine, brandy, and liqueurs, as well as coffee.

During the 18^th century, the French government oversaw highly regulated establishments that served food for the purpose of restoring one’s strength or to help the sick and ailing recover. The French word restaurer means “to restore” and this is the origin of the word restaurant. The French Revolution was when restaurants as we think of them today were born. Laws were lifted on restricted foods that now allowed anyone who could afford the food to buy it. Many chefs capitalized and created menus with cooked-to-order food for the public to enjoy.

Can you imagine cornering the foodservice equipment and supplies market early on? Being a supplier of wholesale coffee cups and restaurant glasses could have quite the lucrative business back then. Today, you need look no further than Superior Products to find all of the equipment and supply needs for your foodservice establishment.

Stay with us this week as we continue our “History of Restaurants” series. Remember as you retrace the origins of restaurants, cafes, and catering establishments, that if you are in the foodservice business now, you need look no further than our website for quality kitchen cooking equipment, catering supplies, bar equipment and much, much more!

• 1/2 pound unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

• 6 extra large eggs. room temperature
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest (4 to 6 lemons)
• 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 cup sifted flour
• Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until light.
• Combine flour and salt in small bowl.
• Add mixture to butter, and mix on low speed until just mixed.
• Dump the dough onto well floured board and form ball.
• Flatten dough with floured hands and press into 9" x 13" by 2" baking sheet.
• Build dough 1/2" up on all sides.
• Chill dough for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Place dough in oven and cook crust for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

• Mix together eggs, granulated sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and flour in small bowl with wire whisk.
• Pour mixture over crust in pan and let settle so filling is distributed evenly across crust.
• Place in oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until filling is set.
• Remove and cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Dust with powdered sugar.
• Cut into 20 squares and serve.

• Wire Whisk
• Commercial Mixer
• Cooling Rack
• Lemon Zester
• Pie Knife

Brewing and serving coffee are important elements when it comes to foodservice dining and beverage applications. Superior Products Restaurant Equipment and Supplies carries everything from teaspoons for stirring coffee to commercial multi-gallon stainless steel coffee urns. Here is a list of products to consider for your coffee service:
 

• Coffee Cups

• Hot Beverage Servers

• Coffee Brewers

• To-Go and Self-Service Accessories

• Restaurant Tabletop Accessories

• Coffee and Tea Carafes
• Pitchers           
• Creamer Set