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Oklahoma City school district expands meal options

Kevin Ponce had not been on the job long when he had a chance encounter with a third-grader at Edwards Elementary School in northeast Oklahoma City.

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Save the beef

Wholesale prices for choice-grade beef—the main variety consumed in the U.S.—surged 11% from May 2013 to May 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

After a bad day, University of Southern Mississippi sophomore Carley Pierce loves her mother's rendition of Shepherd's Pie.

We have a kiosk stand with iPads that the students, faculty and staff can use to look up nutritionals, allergens, etc., on every product we make, as well as the nutritionals at our franchises.

Blueberry Bash Mini Waffles and a 220-foot-long submarine sandwich add dollops of fun to school lunch menus in Lorain and Elyria.

The South Quadrangle dining hall now features 10 micro-restaurants.

Hollywood’s glitz and glamor has steeped into Emerson Kitchen, the new dining location of Boston-based Emerson College’s satellite residential program in Los Angeles.

Three Takes On offers several different versions of the same classic dish. This month, we scoped out three hummus recipes, including Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, White Bean Hummus and Black-eyed Pea Hummus with Pita Chips.

Small plates starring flavors of the South were the feature at the Meet The Chefs event at Georgia Tech University, in Atlanta, held at the end of the spring semester.

Fruit might be sweet, but it’s also right at home in savory dishes, where it offers depth of flavor plus beneficial fiber and antioxidants for relatively few calories. Here’s how operators are working more of nature’s candy into the main meal.

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