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The Broiling Point

 Aug. 31, 2011

Steak, chicken, fish, burgers—all of these are menu staples, and all of them reach flavor perfection when broiled. That’s why the broiler has become an indispensable piece of equipment. Fro...

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"Killer" Tomatoes

 Aug. 31, 2011

Tomato lovers may start getting gloomy as summer draws to a close, but there are still plenty of reasons to rejoice. Local red, yellow, orange, purple and striped beauties are at their peak well into ...

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Sized Right

Aug. 31, 2011

Appetizers heat up the menu. Call them starters, small plates, bar food or even tapas—appetizers are seeing a lot of action. And it’s not all that surprising. Today’s thriftier restaurant c...

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Louisville (Ky.) helps FSDs go local

Aug. 25, 2011

Aug. 25—Louisville Farm to Table, a government-affiliated service that connects farmers and consumers, is partnering with Aramark and Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare for the first of several s...

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Moving toward a new ‘universe?’

By Paul King on Aug. 25, 2011

The federal government nudged a bit closer to the idea of free meals for all schoolchildren this summer when the U.S. Department of Agriculture selected three states to kick off a new universal free breakfast and lunch program.

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Figuring Out Foursquare

By Lindsey Ramsey on Aug. 24, 2011

Compared to the omnipresence of Facebook and Twitter, Foursquare still remains a mystery to many universities. Not so at 50,000-student Texas A&M University, where the university was the third college [after Harvard and Duke] to officially partner wit

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Feds save sodas From Bloomberg

By Paul King on Aug. 22, 2011

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made a goal of his third term in office to make his constituency as healthy as possible, in spite of themselves. He has gotten a law passed to force restaurants to place calorie counts on their menu items, and has attacked salt and sugar vigorously.

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AHF adds team members

Aug. 22, 2011

Aug. 22—The Association for Healthcare Foodservice has added two new staff members. Billye Potts is the new executive vice president and Maria Chapman is the director, communication and chapters. Pot...

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Chance and Circumstance

Aug. 22, 2011

John Athamanah, R.D., manager of foodservices at 49-bed La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago, grew up the son of a restaurant owner. Athamanah never intended to follow his mother’s footsteps int...

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USDA updates media on school nutrition

Aug. 19, 2011

Aug. 16—During a conference call with media yesterday, USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon said the department was working hard to have the final rule for the updated nutrition standards, as specifie...

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