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Article: Smash hits: mashed potatoes absorb creativity to raise value of mains and sides.(Contemporary Classics)
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- Restaurants & Institutions
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- November 15, 2003
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Mashed potatoes can be an operator's secret weapon, a buffer against rising food and labor costs and a surefire way to please customers. With smart handling and creative presentation, they add value to almost any center-of-the-plate protein.
For Michael Hendrickson, the starchy side is an infallible resource. Sous-chef at Mountain Room Restaurant at California's Yosemite National Park (a Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts account), he calls on diverse flavorings to enhance potato's profile. Cheeses, herbs, wasabi and caramelized onions are among the ingredients that can be used to tailor a basic recipe or speed scratch product. "With the high price of red ...