Fortunately, that doesn't happen very often, since batches can be made from scratch in less than 30 minutes. The restaurant offers bacon, too. Driven by an increasing demand for quality and new tastes, food manufacturers around the country have introduced a variety of additions and alternatives. To show off the new bacon choices, it has become popular for restaurants to list brand names and varieties on menus. Applewood imparts a mild, slightly sweet, fruity taste.
Maple is sweet but less smoky.
And that's barely scratching the surface. A Chicago manufacturer specializing in chicken sausage worked with local chefs to come up with many of its best-selling flavors. The 50-seat cafe operates out of the University Inn, a small boutique hotel in the University Park area, so breakfast counts for a significant portion of its business. In Washington state, where apples are ingrained in the culture, the apple-pork sausage seems perfectly at home. Plus, it makes a statement that lets us be a little bit different, but not too far out there.