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Cornell chefs compete in campus’ first fruit and veggie cook-off

Chefs at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., faced off March 25 in the first Fruit & Vegetable Recipe Contest.

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Mom wants school district to ban peanuts

A mother urges the district to ban peanuts after her daughter had a severe allergic reaction at school. Currently, the district has peanut-free lunch tables and classrooms.

A school district lost its foodservice hub when a high school kitchen and cafeteria went up in flames. The kitchen contained all the commodities for the high school, seven elementary schools, the Albany Boys and Girls Club and community after school programs.

UCSC recruited Chef Jet Tila to help set a Guinness World Record for longest granola bar, measuring 420 feet and containing nearly 250 pounds of ingredients.

In response to student complaints that it was serving nearly raw meat and rotten produce, Aramark says it will step up its feedback process at a Canadian university.

This fall, San Diego State will become the first U.S. campus to ‘certify green’ all campus-owned dining locations.

Chef Dan Barber spoke about using "the whole farm," including repurposing waste into main dishes, to “support the ecology."

Students and staff at Whitworth University are planting fruit trees and vegetables on an acre of unused land that will be open for anyone on campus to use.

Vegetarians at one Midwestern college say they are struggling to meet daily nutrition needs, because they have few menu choices.

The Frank Gehry-designed cafeteria in the New York City 4 Times Square skyscraper will be retained by the building’s new owners.

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