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Noshing for Night Owls

 By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 15, 2012

Food trucks and late-night dining are two of the hottest trends on college campuses. At 2,400-student Rhode Island School of Design a mobile food truck, named Rosie, satisfies both trends.

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Baked Goods that Pop

 By Pamela Parseghian on Jan. 15, 2012

Desserts on a stick may be the cupcakes of 2012. There’s no doubt that people still love their cupcakes, but recently many pastry chefs are popping out edible sweet pops that also delight diners. Cakes on a stick, skewered doughnut holes and pie pop

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Peter Fischbach: Complacency Killer

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 15, 2012

Peter Fischbach considers complacency to be a dirty word, and the director of food services for Gourmet Dining Services at 9,500-student New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, N.J., fights against it every day.

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Shelling Out Variety

By Elissa Elan on Jan. 15, 2012

Whether offered at breakfast, lunch or dinner, eggs are finding their way onto the plates of more and more customers, according to many non-commercial chefs. This increased demand has led to the addition of more sophisticated egg menu items, such as strat

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Bill Canney no longer director at Skidmore

Jan. 13, 2012

Jan. 13—Bill Canney is no longer director of dining services at 2,200-student Skidmore College, according to a source in the communications department. Mark Miller, production manager, has been ...

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MenuDirections 2012 Dine-Around preview

Jan. 12, 2012

The Dine-Around is always one of the highlights of the MenuDirections conference and this year in Charleston will be no different. The Dine-Around gives attendees a chance to sample dishes from three ...

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Kennesaw State Gets Wise with Wellness Program

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 11, 2012

When Culinary & Hospitality Services at 23,500-student Kennesaw State University opened its Commons Dining Hall in 2009, the department launched a wellness program to coincide with the hall’s debut. Since then, the Wise Choice wellness program h

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Skidmore hosts first ACF culinary conference

Jan. 10, 2012

Jan. 10—Skidmore College is playing host to 10 college and university chefs this week at its first ACF seminar and culinary competition. The two-day event, which ends today, includes educational...

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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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