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FSD Culinary Council

What is FSD’s Culinary Council?

FSD’s Culinary Council is a cross-section of chefs from the K-12, college and university, senior living, health care, and business and industry segments. On a rotating basis, our industry experts answer questions about food trends and ideas.

FSD Culinary Council

Culinary Council: Snacks from scratch

Anytime eating with all-day menus is the model that seems to be evolving in college dining, senior living and health care, according to our respondents.

FoodService Director surveyed our 50 Culinary Council members to see what items customers are demanding and what will be on their menus in the coming year.

Instead of imposing limitations on the menu, the plant-centric focus pushes chefs to get creative in developing vegetarian dishes that resonate with all.

The American Culinary Federation and Epicurean Club of Boston have named Addison Gilbert’s David Gauvin as the recipient of the award.

Having a chef prepare school lunches may convince students to eat more fruits and vegetables, suggests a new study.

An empanada ‘fork’ seems like a tool that would lay in a back drawer—except when the Latin American-style turnovers are on the menu. But, it’s a kitchen MVP.

Smoking, both as a cooking technique and flavor enhancer, is heating up. The NRA's 2015 Culinary Forecast named smoking one of the Top 5 preparation trends.

The Children’s Hospital will open its new Forest kitchen in the fall of 2016, which will offer made-to-order menus.

There are a handful of hidden surprises in NRA's 2016 What's Hot list for noncommercial operators among the 192 food, beverage and prep trends.

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