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21 ways to wow with bowls

From a Thai Buddha bowl to a low-waste bowl, a za’atar chicken bowl, a drunken shrimp bowl and many more, you’ll want to get bowled over by these one-bowl wonders.

Tara Fitzpatrick, Senior Editor

July 6, 2021

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Bright and beautiful, bowls certainly look pretty in an Instagram photo. But the pandemic has taught us there’s more to life than eating for the ‘gram. Feeling nourished and comforted by the food we choose has started to feel far more on-trend. Luckily, one-bowl meals are a menu trend that has substance behind its style.

Today’s best bowls let you offer convenience and more: serving nourishing, gorgeous food in a perfectly transportable, easy-to-customize format. They’re also a great way to highlight different local veggies and products with the seasons.

Onsite chefs are working on bowl concepts, plant-based recipes and global takes on comfort food from around the world, all coming together in the bowl. And it’s not just about throwing some ingredients in a bowl. The very best bowls—the ones that sell out—show that the chef has carefully considered flavors, textures and nutritional components.

Take a look at a hearty helping of some of the best bowls from the chefs of HHS, Aramark, Harvest Table and Cura.

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About the Author

Tara Fitzpatrick

Senior Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group

Tara Fitzpatrick is Food Management’s senior editor and a contributor to Restaurant Hospitality and Nation’s Restaurant News, creating editorial content for digital, print and events. Tara holds a bachelor of science degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kent State University. Before joining Food Management in 2008, Tara was associate editor at National Association of College Stores in Oberlin, Ohio. Prior to that, Tara worked as a newspaper reporter in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, where she lives now. Tara is a fan of food history, legends, lore, ghost stories, urban farming and old cookbooks. 

Tara Fitzpatrick’s areas of expertise include the onsite foodservice industry (K-12 schools, colleges and universities, healthcare and B&I), menu trends, sustainability in foodservice, senior dining, farm-to-table and innovation.

Tara Fitzpatrick is a frequent webinar and podcast host and has served on the board of directors for IFEC (International Food Editors Consortium).

Tara Fitzpatrick’s experience:

Senior Editor, Food Management (Feb 2008-present)

Associate Editor, National Association of College Stores (2005-2008)

Reporter, The Morning Journal (2002-2005)

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