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First-Class Dinner

 Sep. 22, 2009

Debby Bridges General Manager (Bon Appétit) Reed College Portland, Ore. We did a week that featured menus served aboard the Titanic. We decided to serve a meal where the menu was the ...

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Many Meatloafs

 Sep. 22, 2009

David Hill Area Manager University of New Hampshire Durham, N.H. Each month we feature a different style of meatloaf. We’ve done meatloaf Irish-style with potatoes mixed in, Southwest-...

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Grow on Site

Sep. 22, 2009

Clell Hoffman Executive Chef/Foodservice Director Albany Unified School District Albany, Calif. I pay teachers to grow produce for my garden bars. We have to buy produce from somewhere, and ...

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Sub Training

Sep. 22, 2009

Joan Williams Director School Nutrition Program Carroll County Schools Carrollton, Ga. I require all kitchen substitutes to attend a substitute workshop. I discuss sanitation and safety, st...

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Brain Breaks

Aug. 24, 2009

Ted Mayer Executive Director of Dining Services Harvard University Cambridge, Mass. Sunday through Thursday nights when classes are in session we have “brain breaks” in the dini...

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Financial FAQs

Aug. 24, 2009

Leo Lesh Executive Director Denver Public Schools Denver I developed a financial definitions book with definitions for terms we commonly use, such as profit versus revenue. The people in th...

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Essay Contest

Aug. 24, 2009

Ken Toong Executive Director University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mass. We held an “I Heart the DC” essay contest. We wanted to build excitement, create Web traffic, hear our cus...

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Crusader Cuisine

Aug. 24, 2009

Linda Nardella Director, Holy Cross Dining College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. We started a Crusader Cuisine program. For $45, participants [currently only faculty and staff] go to th...

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Vegetable Fuel

Aug. 24, 2009

Holly Von Seggern Director of Marketing Whitsons Culinary Group Islandia, N.Y. We converted a vehicle that we use to make deliveries to run on recycled vegetable oil instead of diesel. The c...

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Use This, Not That

Aug. 24, 2009

Jinja Notargiacomo Dietitian (Metz & Associates) RiverWoods Lewisburg, Pa We were looking for a way to make the low-sodium diet more appealing. During National Nutrition Month we set up ...

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