It’s that time of year when pumpkins are entirely inescapable: pumpkin ale, pumpkin donuts, Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes. The list goes on and on. Last year more than 60 pumpkin-related dishes appeared on the menus of America’s top 250 chain restaurants. According to restaurant industry analyst Dataessential, 2012 is on track to break last year’s records. So why […]