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Indiana University dining hall opens after $1 million renovation

 Jan. 09, 2012

Jan. 9—At Indiana University, South Bend, a $1 million renovation has transformed the campus dining hall into the University Grill. According to an article on WSBT.com, the new space features a...

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On sustainability teams, for Mark Petrino

 By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 09, 2012

When trash wasn’t being sorted properly at 30,000-student Colorado State University, in Fort Collins, dining services decided to get tough by forming a sustainability team called the Green Guard. Mark Petrino, senior associate director of residentia

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Food truck brings diverse menu to UC Riverside

Jan. 06, 2012

Jan. 6—The Culinary Chameleon, the University of California, Riverside’s new 32-foot food truck, will bring an always-changing menu option to campus beginning in mid-January, according to ...

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Dr. Seuss Meal

Jan. 04, 2012

We did a Dr. Seuss event on his birthday. We created unique stations in our residential restaurant, each following the theme of one of his books. We featured Roast Beast from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” Napoleon of Salmon from “One

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Fresh Ground PB

Jan. 04, 2012

We recently started offering our own freshly ground peanut butter. At Jansen’s Market, a grab-and-go/c-store location, students can grind their own peanut butter and make their own sandwiches with a variety of topping choices. We also sell our peanu

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Sweet Potato Promenade

By Willie Kiernan on Jan. 04, 2012

As the weather gets colder and the leaves turn colors, many operators are looking to sweet potatoes as a nutritious alternative starch in their seasonal dishes. “The thing with fall vegetables ...

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Global Dinner

Jan. 04, 2012

We designed a six-week dinner event called “Where in the World is UDS?,” where we served food from different countries. Every week the students were given clues to guess where we were going next. We first traveled to China for Chinese New Year

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Mastering the Grill

By Pamela Parseghian on Jan. 04, 2012

Grilling may be the oldest cooking style known to man, but some chefs are flaming interest in charred foods by grilling out-of-the-ordinary foods in some unusual ways. With the trend of cooked-to-order food going strong, grills have become the go-to way t

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Wolf Approved

Jan. 04, 2012

We mark items at our c-stores with a “wolf-approved’ denotation, which means the item fits four of our five healthy option criteria. This directs students to smarter snack options. We also have composed a list of all c-store items that are glu

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Egg & Potatoes

Jan. 04, 2012

One of the favorite food stations is the Egg n’ Potato Bar. This station utilizes low-cost foods to create a customized entrée for each student. Students enjoy picking among different lean meats, cut potatoes and vegetables, and eggs or egg w

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