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Report: Privatizing Could Cut Prison Feeding Cost
Michigan taxpayers could save nearly half of the $83.4 million they spend to feed the state's 51,000 prison inmates by privatizing the function, concludes...
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Sports Illustrated conducted an online survey this spring, asking readers to rate their hometown ballparks in 10 categories: affordability, atmosphere,...
Meanwhile in the Upper House
The U.S. Senate continues to manage its own in-house dining operations, primarily the venerable Senate Dining Room, called Washington's most exclusive...
Going for the Gold
Adam Korzun, MS, RD, LDN, feeds champions. As dietitian for the United States Olympic Committee's Food & Nutrition Services, Korzun spends his days linking...
Pulp Fact
Hidden in the recesses of the Longworth House Office Building is one of the most important components of the Green the Capitol project: a pulper that...
The Big Idea: Greening Up the Place
Here is the Green the Capitol scorecard for Spring 2008 Done Purchased carbon offsets to mitigate 30,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases Initiated a design...
The House Dining Operations
Restaurant Associates operates eight outlets for the House of Representatives around the U.S. Capitol. They are In the U.S. Capitol Members Dining Room...
Steve Hammel
Dining Services Program ManagerU.S. Navy, Southwest RegionSan Diego, CA WHAT'S ON HAMMEL'S PLATE? MEALS SERVED: 30,000/day ANNUAL RETAIL TRANSACTIONS:...
Cheap Seats and Endless Eats
At least thirteen of Major League Baseball's 30 teams are offering all-you-can-eat seats for all or part of the 2008 season, reports USA Today. The idea...
Military Meal Time
In the strictly regimented lifestyle of a Marine, meals have historically been served only at certain times during the day. But at Camp Lejeune, NC, Sodexo...
Hypothetically Healthy Snacking Trend
More Americans than ever are wishing for if not eating healthier snacks. When posed with the question: If you could make one change to the world of snacks...
Safe for Me Tool Kit
The new foodWISE-Safe for Me Tool Kit from Tyson Foods contains everything you need to develop and then implement an effective school food-safety program....
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
By Michael Pollan The Penguin Press 2008, 246 pp., $21.95 (hardback) This broadside attack on the current state of our food culture follows up Pollan's...
Looking for a Few Good Menus
Goodbye, Parris Island, hello French cooking techniques. Earlier this year, a troop of 11 Marines enlisted in a different kind of boot camp. Their new...
Silver Plate Winners Announced
IFMA's Silver Plate jury has met and selected the 2008 winners. THE ONSITE CATEGORY WINNERS ARE: Amy Greenberg, senior vice president of Citi in New York...
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