Metz shakes up the menu with new pop-up series

Metz Culinary Management has launched a new pop-up series for its higher ed, corporate and healthcare dining partners.

Named Innovation Table, the pop-up is intended to keep the menu exciting for guests and provide a way for Metz chefs to test out new dishes.

“We wanted to inspire our chefs to go above and beyond in creating a pop-up dining experience,” Adam Carlson, division chef for K12 and B&I dining at Metz, said in a statement. “Innovation Table has become a perfect opportunity to introduce new dishes, including our global recipes, get feedback from our guests and create buzz around them.”

As part of the pop-up, a new recipe is offered each month that is not available on the regular menu cycle.

Some dishes previously featured as part of the program include a honey ginger salmon bowl and a BBQ slider bar.

“Our guests absolutely loved the pop-up concept as a break from the norm, and when we offered BBQ sliders, we sold 156 sliders in 90 minutes,” Phil Hudak, Metz chef and general manager at Westfield Insurance, said in a statement. “A number of guests come back later that day and the following day to tell us the brisket was the best they have ever had and the other sliders were delicious.”

The foodservice provider plans to continue serving new recipes as part of the pop-up series throughout 2024.