🙈🙉🙊 What’s in a Name? 👄

      What’s in a name?  As a nation, we’re now about to be asked what we think of when we hear the name “milk”. (Got any?)   “Meat” will be redefined by powerful lobbyists and competing federal agencies.  ...

🍝 Dishing It Out 🍛

  You can dish it out, but can you take it (to the dishroom, that is)?   Careers are born in this, the unglamorous corner of the professional kitchen.   Hot and steamy, smelly and noisy, we often neglect the dish area.  Whether in the budget,...

🍴 Eating Out 🌞

Al Fresco, the manager of Culinary Brown’s place decided to clarify their new outdoor dining initiative. Raising the bar on beverage service was a sure cure for the pickle that they were in. Unfortunately, Al Dente, the head chef just wanted to reconstitute last...

💑 Love the one you’re with 👫

Have you ever accused someone (or been accused) of taking a loved one for granted?  Many folks are compelled by a dangerous or sexy new plaything to abandon those that have loyally served them so well. In the modern rush to disrupt everything, have the babies been...

🔥 Grillin’ & Chillin’ ❄

What a week! On Monday, The Mediterranean Diet Roundtable brought together international academics, politicians, authors, artisanal food producers and foodservice professionals.  We deep-dove into all aspects of this healthy and exciting fare at the two day conference...