Author: Sam Daniel

Teens Learn Culinary Skills from Parkhurst Chefs

Chefs from Parkhurst Dining at Philadelphia University and the Curtis Institute of Music recently armed teens from the Coatesville Youth Initiative with culinary skills using the garden-fresh vegetables and herbs they grow for local food banks in the MoGreena Garden, a project of Waste Oil Recyclers in Modena, PA. Chefs from local restaurants and dining […]

Parkhurst Sustainability Initiatives Increase University Enrollment

Sustainability is becoming more and more important for today’s students. In fact, it’s becoming one of the influencing factors that determine where they attend school. Jamie Moore, director of sourcing and sustainability, recently presented at the AICUP Member Meeting on ways in which sourcing local foods can help increase enrollment. Partnerships build sustainable real world […]

Hungry But Hurried On Campus

For today’s college students, on-the-go lifestyles present a challenge when it comes to finding time to eat, and, more specifically, eat well. Campus dining programs have long included venues located across campus, with options ranging from cafes in libraries to sandwich shops in academic buildings or national fast food franchise brands found anywhere on campus. […]

2014 “Best Concept” Winners Announced

Best Special EventBayer 150th Anniversary Employee CelebrationBayer Corp. and Parkhurst Dining Bayer Corp. marked the company’s 150th anniversary of its founding on June 18, 2013, by serving one international upscale menu to more than 110,000 people around the world on the same day. The monumental operational and culinary task was created using the expertise of […]

The Healthy 15 – Parkhurst at Highmark Pittsburgh, Camp Hill and Delaware

Published in Wellness Watch Unlike many fads in foodservice, wellness is here to stay. By Becky Schilling, EditorPaul King, Editorial DirectorMegan Warmouth, Associate EditorMallory Szczepanski, Digital Production EditorMarygrace Taylor Parkhurst Dining at Highmark, Pittsburgh, Camp Hill, Pa., and Delaware Parkhurst Dining has put health and wellness at the forefront within the three corporate office locations of its […]

Eat’n Park’s Jim Broadhurst Wins IFMA Gold Plate Award

James Broadhurst, chairman of the Eat’n Park Hospitality Group that includes the Parkhurst Dining and Cura Hospitality contract management firms, has won the IFMA Gold Plate Award, presented annually to one of the winners of the Silver Plate Awards and revealed at the annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration during the NRA Show in […]

Empty Bowls Bring Bucknell Together

In partnership with various campus departments, the dining services team at Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, Pa., recently facilitated an event on campus named Empty Bowls 2014: A focus on International Women’s Day. With a mission to fight hunger internationally, Empty Bowls events invite guests to enjoy a meal of soup and bread out of bowls […]

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s Annual Gala to Recognize Chef Thomas Keller

BY ANDREA BOSCO PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL FORNATARO Chef Thomas Keller will visit Pittsburgh on June 12 for a dinner From Garden to Table, held in his honor, at the Duquesne Club, hosted by and in support of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. The internationally renowned restaurateur — with a collection of restaurants like The French Laundry, Ad […]

College FoodService Trends: Destination Dining with On-Campus Restaurants

Written by Amelia Levin, Contributing Editor Times are changing. College and university foodservice operations make this clear year in and out. Though sleek serveries and fresh marketplaces continue to reign as the eatery of choice in higher education dining, students also want full-service restaurants and more mixed, all-purpose spaces to eat, lounge, congregate, study and […]