Even though February is a short month, there are still plenty of chances to celebrate food with your guests and staff. Here are seven such opportunities.
The Chartwells Higher Ed dining team at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., celebrated Black History Month last year by sharing information and stories about famous Black chefs on social media.
School nutrition professionals at Angleton Independent School District in Angleton, Texas, have served strawberry parfaits to students in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Students at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., celebrated Mardi Gras last year with a celebration put on by the dining team, which included special dishes such as muffaletta sandwiches, shrimp po’boys and more.
The Sodexo dining team at ProMedica Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, created meatless specials for each Friday during Lent in 2020. The dishes included blackened tilapia, portobello stroganoff, Baja fish tacos and more.
The dining team at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H., promoted the different types of muffins its serves in honor of National Muffin Day last year.
For this day last year, Elon Dining’s sustainability coordinator handed out samples of strawberry quesadillas with a strawberry habanero salsa on the Elon, N.C., campus.
University of Florida’s solution for feeding students in the midst of construction of a new dining hall has turned out so well, it will almost be a shame to see it go.
The endlessly colorful cuisine of Mexico is always in season, but Cinco de Mayo is a great time to bring some new recipes to the party, starting with El Rio Picante, an alternative marg, and finishing with DIY churro sundaes.
Last summer, a group of college and healthcare chefs came together at the University of Michigan for FoodService Director’s 2023 Culinary Immersion. Here are some of the recipes they developed.