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One On One With: Staying ahead of the curve with Southern hospitality at Elon UniversityOne On One With: Staying ahead of the curve with Southern hospitality at Elon University

Jay Vetter, executive chef with Harvest Table Culinary Group at Elon University in North Carolina, talks with us about being ready for whatever college education will look like next fall while providing comforting, fun meals in the here and now.

Tara Fitzpatrick, Editor-in-Chief

May 8, 2020

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Harvest Table Culinary Group at Elon University has been raising the bar there with next-level flavors and impressive catering setups. But like other campuses across the country, COVID-19 closures have meant an interruption to the communal aspect of dining.

Jay Vetter, executive chef, and the team there are keeping a positive perspective for students still on campus, and those who may be able to come in the fall. Though picking up food is contactless, the marketing team has made sure dining is in contact with students virtually, through cooking classes and a gorgeous Instagram account.

Milkshake_Elon_University_Harvest_Table_Culinary_Group.jpgPhoto: Pop-ups on campus make things much more fun for students who can’t go home for whatever reason. Cooking outside—think barbecue chicken—is another great way to social distance with delicious results.

Credit: Elon University Harvest Table Group

Creating meals that nourish and comfort is what this team was built to do, Vetter says, and they’re taking advantage of any downtime to conceptualize and develop solutions for no matter what the future may hold. They are also making some pretty great milkshakes, which make everything better, no question.

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About the Author

Tara Fitzpatrick

Editor-in-Chief, FoodService Director

Tara Fitzpatrick is editor-in-chief of FoodService Director. She previously served as senior editor for Food Management magazine.

At the start of her career, Tara was a reporter for the daily newspaper in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, where she still resides. She holds a journalism degree from Kent State University. She's also a mom, a pretty good home cook and a fan of ghost stories, folklore, architecture, retro recipes, cheese of all kinds and cats of all kinds.

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