Tara Fitzpatrick

Associate Editor
Food Management

Tara Fitzpatrick is associate editor of Food Management and has been a full time staff editor since 2008. She covers food, culinary and menu trends   for the magazine, its electronic newsletters and its website. Favorite food? “Crab legs with drawn butter and lemon.”

Articles by Tara Fitzpatrick
Mediterranean's Moment
Want to tap into the timeless appeal of great flavors that are great for you? Mediterranean items on the menu, like hummus that’s packed with nutrients, or naturally lean lamb kabobs with a zesty yogurt sauce, are feel-good eats
Growing Community at Beacon Hill
A Grand Rapids-based CCRC uses great food to bring residents, staff and the neighborhood together.
No-Fry, No Egg Chicken Fingers
Chef Jarrod McCarthy makes this lunch item a kid favorite with a crunchy coating. Ketchup optional
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MORE THAN JUST PIZZA The wood-fired hearth oven at Dartmouth's The Hearth at '53 Commons now handles cassoulets, French casseroles. They bubble up nicely
3,350
The number of schools who have signed up for the Chefs Move to Schools initiative. This June is the 2nd anniversary of the Let's Move effort to solve
The Healthy Voyager's Global Kitchen
Special diets and food intolerances are welcome on this tour of famous and favorite dishes from around the world
An Evening Aboard the Titanic
100 years after that fateful April night when the Titanic sank, the Heilman Dining Center, the University of Richmond's main dining facility, is hosting
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COLOR ME THINWhich plate color makes you overeat? A plate that's the same color as the food caused people to serve themselves 22% more food than a plate
A Super Creative Use of a Superfood: Blueberry Jerky Recipe Takes Grand Prize
CHEF JOE LANDA of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, Flik Independent School Dining (FISD), created a highly unusual blueberry recipe that caught
ENTER TO WIN
K-12 SEAFOOD CONTEST. Win gift cards from Fishery Products International by making a video that shows how your school foodservice department has made
22 Quick Catering Fixes
Great tricks for staying ahead of the catering curve
RISOTTO ROYALTY
Gary Spezia was crowned risotto royalty in Uncle Ben's contest earlier this year for his Italian Risotto La Barca Con Polo recipe. Spezia, Eurest food
Chipotle Chi-Town Pita Chicken Sliders with Blue Slaw
2 lbs. ground chicken and a cup of red onion help make these mini pita sandwiches
Seafood Goes South of the Border
Seafood tastes super fresh with the bright flavors of the Baja and beyond
Food Trends for 2012
Super sandwiches: Upscale hot dogs, exotic subs, premium grilled cheese. The key will be ingredients like alternative breads (pancakes, waffles, pretzels

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