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The secret is in the sauce at SUNY Cortland

 By Megan Warmouth on Apr. 30, 2014

This fall, the pizza and marinara sauce at the Cortland campus of The State University of New York (SUNY) may taste a bit more like home than usual.

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School uses smoothie bar to get kids to eat more fresh produce

 Apr. 29, 2014

One Baltimore elementary school has found a clever way of getting its students to eat more fresh produce — by hiding them in plain sight.

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Menu anticipation

Apr. 24, 2014

We like for our staff members to dine within our facility instead of patronizing businesses outside. So what we do is create the element of surprise and anticipation. We do this by not making our menu known ahead of time.

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Washington State Univ. Spokane adds new on-campus food trucks

Apr. 24, 2014

Smoke from Toby’s B-B-Q truck wafted through Spokane’s Riverpoint campus Thursday. The aroma of brisket, chicken, ribs and pork carried into nearby Washington State University buildings to draw out those inside.

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Niagara University to help enhance hospital’s foodservice program

By Paul King on Apr. 16, 2014

Administrators at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center have turned to an old partner to give them a new perspective on the hospital’s foodservice program.

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April 2014: Recipes

Apr. 16, 2014

Click through a Snapshots of all the recipes for the April 2014 issue. This month features seafood and pasta dishes.

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Two California hospitals provide hotel-like dining experience

Apr. 16, 2014

Two Torrance hospitals have made a medical stay sound appetizing.

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Signature Series: Bread

By Becky Schilling on Apr. 10, 2014

As part of our ongoing Signature Series, we asked operators to share their signature bread recipes, including two versions of cinnamon rolls, multigrain rolls and focaccia.

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Housemade flavored oils

Apr. 10, 2014

We utilize our herbs and stems instead of discarding them to make flavored oil. It adds a new flavor to foods we are cooking and some nice vinaigrette dressings.

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Ten things we learned from MenuDirections 2014

Apr. 10, 2014

After two and a half days of workshops, culinary demos and general sessions, attendees came away with dozens of actionable items to implement in their operations. The following list are but 10 of the things we learned at MenuDirections 2014.

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