New to the site, I am a Culinary Instructor. Every year, we create a new restaurant with the group of students. It is only open for 8 weeks. We have 48 class meeting hours to plan, with a talented group of students. I like to introduce them to the much larger "food world" that is out there and encourage them to venture into it. We are located in the Midwest of the USA, so the dining options are limited and very rural. The closest food destination is St. Louis, Mo. and that is about 2 hours away. We do explore as much as we can in our classes and I bring in foods from international stores during our "Pro 3" class. We cover 16 countries in 16 weeks that are non-regional. I also cook many items at home that are considered non-traditional in our area. I am "old school" and do not take pictures but am interested in suggestions for our menu this year. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and will be presented to the students for ideas. Thanks!