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Confessions of Mike Mooney

Mike Mooney, manager for Epicurean Feast at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, in Providence, loves grilled lamb chops and cinnamon pecan rolls and dreams of a Hawaiian vacation for some deep-sea diving.

Operations

Local Kentucky chef shares his experience in government cafeterias

It's been years since the state has fed thousands on the morning of the Kentucky Derby, but Mike Vaughn vividly recalls the frantic pace of preparing enough biscuits, eggs, sausage and country ham for at least 13,000 visitors.

Every year around this time, foodservice research companies like Technomic, groups such as the National Restaurant Association, and a host of trade and consumer magazines disseminate their lists of the major food trends for the coming year.

Customers like foods hot, and operators are turning to chiles for new ways to deliver the heat.

Metz Culinary Management has hired Rebecca Daley as district manager.

FoodService Director’s redesigned site makes it easier than ever for operators to find trends, news and research.

Satisfy customer demand for ethnic dishes with these Asian-influenced recipes. As part of our ongoing Signature Series, we share Michigan State's Bangkok Ramen Noodle Bowl recipe, as well as some others.

Value Bowls, mini tastings of globally inspired foods, will be the star of Restaurant Week promotions at Eurest B&I cafés, says Christopher Ivens-Brown, vice president of culinary development and executive chef of Eurest, a division of Compass

Click through a Snapshots of all the recipes for the January 2014 issue. This month features unique burger and rice recipes.

Seventy percent of operators offer grab and go as part of their programs, and of those, 79% said they have created their own brands for these items.

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