Editors' Blog

Here at FSD we've got a lot of opinions. The Editors' Blog is a place where we get to speak our minds. Check back often for posts from Paul King, Becky Schilling, Lindsey Ramsey and Peter Romeo on the foodservice topics of the day.

Decades-old Hennessy Awards on Chopping Block
Budget cuts threaten military foodservice awards program.
01-23-2013

A 57-year-old tradition of celebrating the best foodservice programs in the U.S. Air Force was suddenly canceled by Air Force last weekend. But advocates of the program are planning to meet next week to try to salvage what they can.

Dick Hynes, director of consultant services, Healthcare & Military, for Hobart Corp., said that the Military Hospitality Subcommittee was going to be meeting in San Antonio next week.

“We will be working to see what we might be able to do for 2013 to honor foodservice even if we can’t run the full program this year, as well as to...

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MenuDirections 2013 Dine-Around Preview
Signature event gives attendees a chance to sample dishes from three Tampa restaurants.
01-18-2013

This year’s Dine-Around will showcase Ybor City, Tampa’s Latin Quarter. We talked to staff from each of the Dine-Around restaurants on this year’s agenda to get the inside scoop on what kind of culinary delights attendees can expect March 3.

Columbia Restaurant
2117 East 7th Avenue
Web: columbiarestaurant.com/ybor
Preview provided by: Caroline O’Connor, banquet and catering manager

What should a first-timer to Columbia Restaurant know?
We are the oldest and largest Spanish restaurant in...

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New Year, New Ideas
We’re looking for your new ideas for 2013.
01-10-2013

I don’t think it’s a stretch to say Steal This Idea is the signature feature of FoodService Director. Our hope is to present ideas from all the market segments on a variety of topics, in order to help you do your job better.

But we can’t do this alone, which is why I felt it was time for a call out for new ideas from some new faces. You can send your Steal This Idea submissions to me at lramsey@cspnet.com or submit them online...

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What are This Year's Menu Trends?
Operators are asked to tell what they believe will be driving non-commercial menus.
01-07-2013

Next month, FoodService Director will delve deeply into menus with its second annual "Recipe Issue." We'll be asking operators to share with us such things as recipes from home, signature seasonings and Southeast Asian specialties. 

Our cover story will include what a variety of directors, managers and chefs feel are going to be the defining foods trends for their markets. I have spent more than a week talking with operators to learn what their customers will be expecting from their menus. Will vegetarian grow in stature? How much are local and seasonal...

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What Should We Believe?
One study suggests overweight people may live longer, despite all evidence to the contrary.
01-02-2013

Like many people in the world, I made several resolutions for the new year, one of which is to lose weight. (The “goal gurus” suggest that placing a specific target number is a guaranteed way to fail, but my stomach and I have agreed on 15 pounds.) My orthopedist has told me that my knees and my back would thank me if I could drop a few pounds.

Of course, there are other, well-documented reasons why maintaining a healthy weight is beneficial, so it’s hard to find a reason why an overweight person would not aspire to a more svelte figure. So imagine my surprise the...

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