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Real-World McAdvice at CIA Commencement Address By Staff - 04/01/2008
Dan Coudreaut, director of culinary innovation for McDonald’s USA, recently told new graduates of The Culinary Institute of America—recipients of associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts—to “keep your knife sharp.”
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Business: All Night Long By Christine LaFave, Associate Editor - 03/01/2008
Learn how smooth the transition to longer hours can be and how quickly and substantively restaurant customers can buy into extended hours.
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Restaurants & Institutions Announces 2008 Ivy Award Winners By Staff - 02/21/2008
CHICAGO – Restaurants & Institutions magazine has announced the recipients of its 38th annual Ivy Awards, one of the oldest and most-coveted accolades in the foodservice industry.
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Stanford’s Taherian Moving to Yale By Staff - 01/28/2008
Rafi Taherian is making the move from Ivy winner to Ivy League. Taherian will leave Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., where he has worked for 12 years—and since 2004 as executive director of Stanford Dining—to take command of Yale University Dining Services (YUDS)., which is transitioning from contract management to self-operated. Stanford Dining was a 2006 recipient of R&I’s Ivy Award. He leaves Stanford on Feb. 29.
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Noncommercial: Higher Learning, Higher Dining By Christine LaFave, Associate Editor - 11/01/2007
A new bistro concept at the University of Missouri, Columbia, promises more panini and prosciutto than PB&J.
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Business: A Berkeley Education By Scott Hume, Editor-in-Chief - 10/15/2007
Culinary icons and Cal Dining’s staff learn from each other in the university’s Chef Partner program.
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Interface: Lorna Donatone By Christine LaFave, Associate Editor - 09/01/2007
Facing new rules and providing more services, school dining is at a turning point, one Sodexho executive says.
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Starters Chris Muller, Professor, University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management June 13, 2008 Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Today it’s tomatoes and salmonella. A while back it was spinach and E. coli. Ad... More
Starters Chris Muller, Professor, University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management May 27, 2008 Supermarkets and "Made For You"
Since the 1950s, supermarkets have been selling groceries, meat, vegetables and other... More
The Lombardi Viewpoint Dennis Lombardi, Executive Vice President, WD Partners May 20, 2008 Win-Win
There are two win-wins that seem to be foremost in my thoughts right now.
The ... More
Starters Chris Muller, Professor, University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management May 12, 2008 The New Meaning of Convenience
In my last posting I wrote that there are five compelling trends for the industry to ... More
Paul Prudhomme-The View from New Orleans
Legendary chef Paul Prudhomme takes a nostalgic look back at Crescent City dining before Hurricane Katrina. This proud ambassador for New Orleans also predicts the future of the city’s restaurants and how they will help rebuild the city’s stature and culture
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