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Chartwells Partners with Bready for Gluten-Free Dining Program
Nov. 17—Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services and Bready North America, the manufacturer of the first fully automatic bread machine approved by the Celiac Sprue Association, have teamed up for a...
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From potatoes to pizza: The school lunch debate continues
Nov. 15—After last month’s Senate amendment, which sparred starchy vegetables, most notably white potatoes, from being limited on school menus, pizza is now taking center stage in the ongoing school l...
I am often in awe of the magic chefs perform in their kitchens, taking in some cases a few simple ingredients and transforming them into sensual pleasures. On the other hand, I am often appalled at what chemists can do to food, taking delicious items and injecting them with unnatural additives in the name of health or some other goal.
The life of Bob Wood could be summed up in a single headline: Local boy makes good, does good. Wood, who passed away last weekend at the age of 67, was more than a respected executive in the contract foodservice business. He was an angel to many people and organizations in the Lehigh Valley area of eastern Pennsylvania.