Paul King
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Paul King
Page 7At long last, refresh
At Wisconsin, the dining hall that served as the model for a Marketplace design finally gets its makeover.
Culinary candor
I had an absolutely wonderful and enlightening conversation last week with Justin Johnson, the 35-year-old executive chef and unofficial foodservice director at Watertown Regional Medical Center.
Usually, I use my blog to chronicle my travels around the country and relate what I’ve learned as I visit readers and see their operations. But I digress this time for a couple of reasons. First, the winter has not been kind to my travel schedule. Second, I wanted to call readers’ attention to an important search we’re engaged in.
Last month, right before our MenuDirections conference, in Charlotte, N.C., I drove down to Greenville, S.C., to visit with Eileen Staples, the foodservice director for Greenville Public Schools. Along with Culinary Specialist Ron Jones, we toured two elementary schools and a middle school during lunchtime.