menu development

FSD Culinary Council

Culinary Council: What's hot at breakfast?

High egg prices, a result of the avian-flu epidemic, continue to worry noncommercial chefs. Some are taking preemptive measures by redirecting the menu.

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.

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.

The districts were granted state waivers to the rule.

Students say prices in Umpqua Community College’s new Loggers Café are inconsistent and not clearly displayed.

The Bay2Tray program also reduces landfill waste, according to Monterey Peninsula Unified School District.

College students not on a meal plan say eating on campus can be expensive. Students at Fullerton College were asked to recommend what FSDs can do to get that business.

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

Does Gen Z prefer "real" food because they planted a garden at school or grew up cooking and eating this way with their families? It may be all of the above.

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