Tara Fitzpatrick
Senior Executive Editor
Contact TaraTara Fitzpatrick is Senior Executive Editor at FoodService Director. Tara holds a bachelor of science degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kent State University. Before joining Food Management magazine in 2008, she was associate editor at National Association of College Stores in Oberlin, Ohio. Prior to that, she worked as a newspaper reporter in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, where she lives now. Tara is a fan of food history, legends, lore, ghost stories, urban farming and old cookbooks.
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Tara Fitzpatrick
Page 1Recipe Report: 5 sizzling summer recipes for grill, smoker or skillet
Get fired up, and get ready for your smokiest, most flavorful summer menus yet, whether you’re working with a giant smoker, an outdoor grill or a simple skillet.
FSD’s new Heart of Foodservice series spotlights good news, good food
In this inaugural edition of a new weekly feature of stealable ideas, check out a Hawaiian luau, employees learning American Sign Language (ASL), a student baker phenom, a cooking contest with Cheez-It chalupas and more.