Food Recovery Network helps feed the hungry in Williamsport
For several years, Parkhurst at Lycoming College has maintained a partnership with the American Rescue Workers (ARW) where unused and perishable food from the dining services operation is donated to the organization at the end of each semester. In the fall of 2013, Michael Kane, a recent Lycoming College graduate and the men’s program director for ARW, […]
Local Produce
As you all know, this is my favorite time of year. My visits to our vegetable farms are always a treat. There is never a dull moment and I always seem to learn something new each one I visit. One of my first stops this season was to the Yarnick’s Family Farm in Indiana, PA. […]
Project Lunch Tray
This year, I celebrate my 15th year with the Eat’n Park Hospitality Group. I’ve had the opportunity to work on some really exciting projects and events and this year so far has been no different! I was recently contacted by the Community Kitchen Pittsburgh to volunteer for a cooking event called “Project Lunch Tray.” The event lets […]
Simplifying Food Waste Collection
Parkhurst Dining is responsible for providing the food service at Alcoa’s corporate campus in New Kensington, PA. The café that we operate was recently renovated and now has a new recycling and waste collection program. Parkhurst has assisted over 20 locations with implementing composting programs so naturally we were eager to assist with the conversion and education of the process […]
Chef in the Schoolyard
Written by Tim Fetter, CEC, Executive Chef, Duquesne University and posted by Jamie Moore On Tuesday September 16, I had the privilege to spend the afternoon with some students at the Greater Pittsburgh Urban League Charter School in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Grow Pittsburgh has a terrific Edible Schoolyard program that creates on-site gardens […]
Local Farm Visits
I’m always exciting during this time of the year. Local food production is at the height of the season and the schools are back in session. This means that many students will be experiencing the fresh and local products of Parkhurst Dining for the first time! Our FarmSource program allows us to source a variety of locally grown […]
Going to the Source
Coffee is one of those beverages that you either love or hate. My first coffee experience was when I was 18 and floating around the Atlantic Ocean in the Navy. I couldn’t stand it! But grew quite fond of it as 4:30 AM comes mighty quick and coffee was the one thing that I looked […]
In Quite the Pickle in Lewisburg, PA!
By John Cummins; General Manager of Resident Dining at Bucknell University 2013 was the Summer of the Pickle here at Bucknell University. It began with the menu for one of our big luncheon events during our 2013 Reunion Weekend. Our Executive Chef Kyle Murphy put together a great BBQ menu for the event that incorporated an array of […]
Brenckle’s Harvesting Tour
This summer, on a beautiful yet humid 93˚ day, I had an opportunity to take a group of our employees to Brenckle’s Farm, one of the local farms from which we source our fresh ingredients. Brenckle’s has been a long standing partner of the Eat’n Park Hospitality Group and won our “Supplier of the Year” award in 2011. […]
Susquehanna Mills – Local and Sustainable Business
On June 6th, I took a group of our managers and chefs on a tour to Susquehanna Mill, a local and sustainable business that grows, processes and converts seeds into oil. Susquehanna Mills has established a niche in the local sustainable food world. For Josh Leidhecker it was just a natural progression. Josh is one […]