Smile Spotlight: Chef Jen
To me, working towards being respected as a chef in other peoples’ eyes is more important than a given title. It is earned. I started cooking for people when I was around 18 years old, but I didn’t take it seriously until a few years later.
Thanksgiving Meals to Families in Need
In partnership with United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Parkhurst helped to provide 57,000 holiday meals, lunches, and weekend food packs in time for Thanksgiving.
Parkhurst Dining’s First Virtual Food Show
Earlier this month, Parkhurst hosted its first Virtual Food Show under the leadership of Jamie Moore, Director of Sourcing and Sustainability, and Tim Fetter, Executive Chef at Duquesne University. Chefs and culinarians from across the footprint attended to discuss and share ideas around a variety of topics, ranging from current trends to challenges related to […]
Creating Smiles For Our Community
When the pandemic shut down schools in the Pittsburgh region, many students who relied on free and reduced lunch for consistent meals suddenly and unexpectedly found themselves without access to food. This was a true crisis for many students and their families. In partnership with the United Way and powered by funding from PNC, Eat’n […]
Preserving the Joy of Food: Student Engagement Activation
While safety has remained our focus and priority, we also considered how critical it was to preserve the joy in food; the connections it sparks and the smiles it creates. Here are some examples of how we’ve done that at our partner campuses:
Genuine Partner Relationships
At the outset of the pandemic, we lived up to our brand promise of building genuine partner relationships and worked one on one with each and every single client partner to come to mutually favorable financial terms. Our commitment to customizing solutions to meet the needs of each unique partnership has proven to be a […]
A People-First Approach: Team Member Care Actions
Consistent communications reach both active and furloughed team members, including care packages and fun pick-me-ups like customized playlists, trivia, and messages of support and gratitude.
Safety Excellence: Reinforcing guest trust & Confidence
Comprehensive safety, sanitation, and social distancing measures and training are being implemented at all sites to comply with updated federal, state, local, and client requirements.
Serving over 50,000 Meals to MSA Essential Workers
“This new normal was becoming a way of life for people. We wanted to keep things positive and fun.” – General Manager Steve Robertson
Kitchen Connections: Blueberry Muffins
Happy Mother’s Day!
Today, we’re celebrating the many types of moms and maternal figures who have positively impacted our lives with their love, care, and wisdom.