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Employees as teachers

 Feb. 16, 2015

The program takes employees such as line servers and dishwashers and pair them with chefs and cooks to teach them about food.

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Corey Cozzens

 Dec. 29, 2014

Corey Cozzens has made an impact on Utah State dining services by implementing sustainability initiatives and driving environmentally focused challenges.

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Teach cooking skills

Dec. 22, 2014

Chef Henry Godfrey at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Conn., created a cooking group to support some of the hospital’s psychiatric patients.

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Online staff training

Dec. 15, 2014

We have gone to electronic inservice training, because it was hard to get everyone to attend training in person.

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Summer culinary camp

Nov. 25, 2014

Twenty children between the ages of 10 and 18 received two days of instruction and hands-on experience in the kitchen, then put their knowledge to the test cooking for family and friends.

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Iowa City schools revamp food-allergy policies

Nov. 11, 2014

The Iowa City Community School District is updating its food allergy protocols after staff last month inadvertently served a student with peanut allergies a peanut butter sandwich.

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Cultivating talent

By Paul King on Oct. 16, 2014

When foodservice operators talk about “growing their own,” they’re usually referring to setting up a permaculture garden on campus or growing herbs on a hospital rooftop.

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Kids' culinary camp

Oct. 14, 2014

Every summer we do a culinary camp for kids. They get to wear the chef’s coat and everything. We focus on a different culture every day, so they get to do Spanish or African, etc.

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Nicholas Mercogliano

Sep. 17, 2014

Nick has made an impact on foodservice by enhancing cafe offerings and teaching ServSafe skills.

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A pastry chef’s philosophy

By Paul King on Jul. 10, 2014

Former White House Chef Roland Mesnier says what others say about you is more valuable than what you believe about yourself.

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