November 1, 2008
Editor's Page
A Question of True Value
I read an article in The New York Times a few days ago that described how Andrew Cuomo, New York's attorney general, had reached an agreement with AIG Read More
Innovator
A New Machine Age
For years, vending machines have played the dual role of the anti-R.D. and anti-FSD in the nation's schools. Nutrition activists saw them as evil disbursers Read More
RFP vs. RFI
While some directors like Lesh, Obbink, and Girard have initiated vending programs on their own, others find that outsourcing the vending contract makes Read More
Management
Nurturing the RD to FSD Connection
Who will be onsite foodservice's future directors and managers, and where will they come from? Given the increased attention issues like nutrition, obesity Read More
Planting Seeds at Emory Healthcare
Emory University Hospitals is getting some return on its dietetic internship program. The nutrition services department recently hired one of the program's Read More
School Districts Embrace Dietetic Internship Programs
While many school districts accept dietetic interns to perform rotations within their food and nutrition programs, two have taken that a step further Read More
Associations Start to Build Bridges to the Next Generation
Internship programs and forging relationships with students are getting increased attention from some of the onsite foodservice industry's most prominent Read More
Front of the House
HFM Goes Home Again
Members of the National Society for Healthcare Foodservice Management (HFM) celebrated the organization's 20th anniversary with an inspiring look back Read More
Wolfgang Puck's Latest Vegas Eatery
Clark County (NV) School District is unveiling a series of menu items created for the district by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck. Twenty district students Read More
Exec Survey: Lunchtime Shrinking
Company executives say their lunch break has shrunk by about seven minutes in the past five years, to an average of 35 minutes, says a recent survey by Read More
Sports Heavyweights Horn in on the Concessions Game
The New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys, in combination with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., have formed a concessions and retail management company called Read More
Report Card Scores Sustainability
Of the 300 colleges and universities examined by the 2009 College Sustainability Report Card, 91 earned A grades in the Food & Recycling category, the Read More
Aramark's Olympian Foodservice Operation
Here's some of what Aramark served while catering the recent Olympic Games in Beijing: 100 tons of fish 1.85 million eggs 2.4 million pieces of fresh Read More
Richard Ysmael: 1941-2008
Richard Ysmael, longtime head of Food Works, the in-house dining operation at Motorola, Inc., passed away October 14th after a long battle with lymphoma. Read More
Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud, from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee
There's something just so universally unsettling about having eaten bad food. Food that's not what its label says. Food that's gone bad, but is disguised Read More
Bench Strength: A Sweet New Direction
Shamika Moody figured out what she wanted and went after it. Right after high school, the native Philadelphian was enrolled at Hampton University, studying Read More
Beverage Cart
Winning the Bottle Battle
During a typical midday rush at Comcast Corp.'s headquarters in Philadelphia, customers put a heavy strain on the bottled beverage displays in the company's Read More
Beverage Briefs
Ocean Spray has jumped into the energy drink market with its new Cranergy line of juice-based beverages. The noncarbonated drinks consist of cranberry Read More
Great Spaces
Five Restaurants in One, Commons at the Cannon Center
Great Spaces looks at new and recently renovated onsite facilities whose design demonstrates unusual flair, innovation or efficiencies. Read More
Well Equipped
Working A-range-ments
If you expect your cooks to be riding the range every day, you should make sure you choose user-friendly equipment that will also get the job done. Lately, Read More
Food
Two-Bite Delights
They may be stacked, stuffed or skewered, wrapped, rolled, filled or folded. They may be spicy, salty or sweet. They may be tasty bites, mini-pieces or Read More
Back of the House
Book Review: The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook
The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: Stories and Recipes for Southerners and Would-Be Southerners Matt Lee and Ted Lee W.W. Norton & Company, October 2006 Most Read More
Cranberry Orange Sunrise Porridge with Toasted Almonds
YIELD: about 17 cups 1 qts. water 1 tsp. kosher salt 2 lbs. Sunrise Blend with Quinoa Flakes 1 qt. soy milk cup honey 1 cups dried cranberries 1 scant Read More
Teenagers Lose Breakfast, Gain Pounds
More Than Half of Teen Girls Skip Breakfast, according to a recent study conducted by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health's Project Eating Read More
Teaming Up for Breakfast
The excitement is starting to brew in a six-week promotion to raise students' breakfast participation in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (NC), says Assistant Read More
Basics & Beyond: Just Stew It
Daria Blachowski-Dreyer, RD, LD Nutrition Initiatives ManagerBowling Green State UniversityDining ServicesBowling Green, OH When the corn is gone from Read More
Lamb and Idaho Potato Vindaloo
YIELD: 4 cup chopped, peeled fresh ginger 6 large garlic cloves 3 Tbsps. vegetable oil 1 tsps. paprika 1 tsps. ground cumin 1 tsp. turmeric 1 tsp. ground Read More
Departments
Industry News
United Natural Names New CEO, Plans HQ Move
United Natural Foods, Inc., has appointed Steven Spinner CEO. Spinner is the former CEO of Performance Food Group Read More
Manitowoc Gets OK From Feds for Enodis Deal
Manitowoc Co. has received approval from the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust division to acquire British firm Enodis PLC after agreeing to sell Enodis's ice machine business in the U.S. Read More
Pierre Reorg Plan Announced
Pierre Foods has asked a judge to approve a reorganization plan that will restructure some debt, allow it to be mostly taken over by funds of Oaktree Capital Management LP and emerge from bankruptcy near the end of the year Read More
Schwan Names New CEO
The Schwan Food Co. has appointed Greg Flack president, COO and CEO. Flack has more than 21 years of experience with the company, having most recently served as the company's interim leader Read More
Just Desserts
News Flash! Booze Distorts Perceptions of Beauty
A recent study reported on the Food Channel CultureWaves website purports to show that other people start to look more attractive to those who have had Read More
PETA: Don't Have a Cow!
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is known for its in-your-face publicity stunts. One of the most recent was a letter sent to Ben & Jerry's Read More
I Am Not a Cook
Thai prime minister Samak Sundaravej was recently removed from office becausehe took pay to host a cooking show! Later, he got in more hot water when Read More
No Beef: It's What Makes You Dimmer
Oxford University scientists have found that meat eaters have less brain shrinkage than vegetarians, probably because meat is the most reliable source Read More
Briefs
Hormel Foods
Hormel Foods and the Culinary Institute have selected 16 chefs for the inaugural class of their Culinary Enrichment & Innovation Program (CEIP) partnership Read More
J&J Snack Foods
J&J Snack Foods has announced the appointment of Robyn Schreiber as vice president of national accounts Read More
Food management automation
Food management automation products maker Computrition, Inc., has renewed its partnership with the Amerinet cooperative purchasing organization Read More
SCA Tissue North America
SCA Tissue North America has donated 34,560 rolls of paper towels to the Feeding America domestic hunger-relief charity Read More
Food waste tracking system
Food waste tracking system maker LeanPath, Inc., has received a U.S. patent for its “Systems and Methods for Food Waste Monitoring. Read More
The Justice Dept.
The Justice Dept. has filed suit to block the deal for National Beef Packing by Brazilian firm JBS SA on antitrust grounds Read More
Campbell Soup Co.
Campbell Soup Co. has broken ground on a $90 million expansion of its Camden, NJ, headquarters complex Read More
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University has opened its new 23,000-sq.ft. Read More
The Foodservice Consultants Society International
The Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI) Americas Division has officially achieved its legal independence from the FCSI Worldwide governing body. Read More
Lancer Corp.
Lancer Corp. has appointed Kenneth Goodwin senior vice president of sales and marketing. He had been president of BKI Worldwide Read More
Starbucks has signed a licensing
Starbucks has signed a licensing agreement with Unilever to have the latter manufacture, Read More
Recipes In This Issue
Caramelized Onion and Chevre Cheesecake with Toasted Walnut Crust
YIELD: 8 servings 1 slice light rye bread 3 oz. walnuts 2 oz. butter 12 oz. mild yellow onion 2 oz. vegetable oil 1 lb. cream cheese lb. chevre cheese Read More
Braised Stuffed Artichokes with Sweet Garlic
YIELD: 6 servings 2 cups cubed day-old Italian bread, crust removed 1 egg 4 oz. Wisconsin Pleasant Ridge Reserve cheese, cut into small cubes 2 Tbsps. Read More
Marinated Cheese
YIELD: 12-16 appetizer servings cup olive oil cup white wine vinegar 3 Tbsps. fresh parsley, chopped 3 Tbsps. green onions, minced 1 tsp. sugar tsp. dried Read More
Szechwan Fire Wings
YIELD: 18 (5 wings with 2 oz. glaze servings) Szechwan Orange Glaze: 2 cups orange marmalade 1 cup barbecue sauce, prepared cup sesame oil cup teriyaki Read More
Ants on a Log
YIELD: 2 servings 3 Tbps. reduced-fat cream cheese 2 celery stalks, trimmed cup assorted small dried fruit (such as cherries, cranberries, raisins or Read More
Gorgonzola Bacon Polenta Bites
YIELD: 24 pieces 24 " thick slices of polenta from a prepared roll 2 Tbsps. butter 2 cups sweet onion, thinly sliced cup walnuts, chopped cup dried cherries, Read More
Kiwi and Lime Soup with Sea Salt
YIELD: 6 to 8 servings seedless watermelon 2 kiwis juice of 2 limes cup sugar Coarse or gray salt, to taste Peel the watermelon and cut into slabs, like Read More
Southwestern Cobb Wrap
YIELD: 12 portions 3 Tbsps. lime juice 3 Tbsps. red onion, chopped 3 tsps. Southwest seasoning 1 Tbsp. garlic, finely chopped to taste, salt to taste, Read More
Lamb Empadillas
YIELD: 3 dozen 1 Tbsp. olive oil cup finely chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped cup pine nuts 1 lb. ground American Lamb cup chopped Spanish Read More
Eggplant & Mushroom Hushpuppies with Sauce Bleu and Pico de Gallo
YIELD: 25-30 hushpuppies 1 medium or large eggplant, peeled and cubed lb. mushrooms, chopped 2 green onions 1 Tbsp. Montreal seasoning or your favorite Read More
Avocado Poppers with Avocado Cilantro Lime Sauce
YIELD: 16 poppers 1 fully ripe Hass avocado, halved, pitted and peeled cup buttermilk cup sour cream 1 Tbsp. lime juice tsp. salt tsp. onion powder tsp. Read More
Terrine of Pencil Green Asparagus with Goat Cheese Puree
YIELD: 10 to 12 servings 3 lbs. very thin green asparagus, trimmed 2 cups vegetable aspic as needed, nonstick cooking spray 6 oz. high quality goat cheese Read More
Smoked Sweet & Spicy Wings
YIELD: 5 lbs. 5 lbs. wings 1 cup sweet & sour sauce 1 cup BBQ sauce 1-4 Tbsps. Chipotle Tabasco Sauce, depending on amount of heat desired Using a smoker, Read More
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