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Hearst B-Well Program Offers Tools for Wellness

Wellness has been a primary concern for Hearst Tower since the building opened in 2006. When the building first opened Hearst brought together the team from Restaurant Associates, which manages Café57, employees from the building’s Wellness C

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Going Global

The definition of what Americans call “comfort food” has, over the years, expanded to such an extent that Italian, Mexican and some Asian foods are now considered mainstream cuisine. But during the last decade or so, “global cuisine&rdqu

Hot soup, with its low food cost and high profit margin, is a liquid asset for many non-commercial operations, according to directors. Soup attracts consumer attention and creates considerable sales no matter the weather, operators say.

Child nutrition directors are adding ethnic dishes, comfort foods and self-serve items to breakfast menus this year. At the Burlington (Vt.) School District, Doug Davis added a self-serve burrito bar...

Education is key to both the employee and student wellness programs at 32,300-student West Virginia University. Nettie Freshour, RD, dietitian/program coordinator for WVU Dining Services, says the ini...

Faced with constant requests for more vegetarian fare, the dining department at 36,000-student University of North Texas opened an all-vegan dining hall this fall. Ken Botts, special projects manager, says the department has made several previous attempts

Wellness Program: B-Well Location: Café 57 at Hearst Tower, New York Wellness has been a primary concern for Hearst Tower since the building opened in 2006. When the building first opened Hea...

Exotic grains are undergoing a kind of renaissance due to their healthy qualities and versatility. Also called heirlooms, these nutrition-packed grains—amaranth, teff, quinoa, spelt, millet, wheatberry, barley, bulgur, farro and buckwheat—are

Hospital food is progressing far beyond the old stereotype of blah institutional fare. Lively flavors, global recipes and fresh ingredients increasingly appear on patient trays and retail cafeteria plates. In particular, nu

Indian spices—cumin, cinnamon,  coriander, ginger, turmeric, cardamom, saffron, tamarind and capsicum—have been the motivation for travel, exploration, trade, war and poetic dissertation since the beginning of civilization. The lure of ex

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