In 1895, George Selden set in motion the means for all future traffic jams when he received the first U.S. patent for an automobile. In honor of this occurrence, offer discounts on grab-and-go items.
Today is Book Lovers Day. Hold a book sale in the cafeteria, by inviting customers to bring in their unwanted books and selling them for $1, with all proceeds donated to a charity of your choosing.
Today is National Nachos Day. Develop a menu around these tasty chips, give them away free with every purchase of $5 or more, or set your own special.
Local Lunch
Kristy Obbink
Director of Nutrition Services
Portland Public Schools
Portland, Ore.
Once a month we serve a meal that is made entirely from local products from Oregon, Washington and California counties north of San Francisco. We are working toward the day when every lunch includes food from our region, so we’re redesigning the menu one meal at a time. One example is oven roasted glazed chicken featuring chicken from a local farm.
In this break from the traditional recipe, Jack cheese, smoked turkey and thinly sliced chorizo is combined with red onion, roasted red pepper and sour pickles before toasting in a garlic buttered roll.
Five Questions for: Cindy Hogenson and Janet Paul Rice
Interest in the nutritional content of food is only growing at college campuses such as 2,800-student Concordia College. To answer student demand for this information, the Concordia College Dining Services team developed a program called Mission Nutrition, which details all the nutritional information for each menu item. Cindy Hogenson, residential dining manager, and Janet Paul Rice, associate director, spoke to FSD about the program.
It is hard to believe that more than a week has passed since I returned from my food tour of Chile, perhaps because the events of that week still seem fresh in my mind.