Jim Broadhurst: 2014 Silver Plate Award Winner
Since FM’s focus is on the onsite foodservice world, we don’t usually profile Silver Plate winners in commercial foodservice categories. But this year we’ve made an exception for Jim Broadhurst, chairman of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group and 2014 Silver Plate winner in the Full Service Chain category. That’s because Broadhurst has been a key figure […]
Parkhurst Dining Encourages Guests to Dine Healthier During Earth Day
April 16, 2014, Homestead, PA – Farm to table events will encourage Parkhurst Dining guests to eat healthier and practice sustainable efforts by promoting recipes that feature fresh ingredients that can be grown in the backyard, along with an herb garden primer with step-by-step instructions on how to grow edible container gardens! Harvesting the fruits […]
Four top Pittsburgh chefs get ready to fete culinary icon Thomas Keller
By Melissa McCart / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette What in the world do you cook for Thomas Keller, the culinary icon? This question has been on the minds of four Pittsburgh chefs who have been chosen to prepare a full menu for “From Garden to Table: A Gala Tribute to Thomas Keller,” hosted and organized by the new […]
Bringing the Chef Out Front
A new program at Highmark, in Pittsburgh, is bringing the chef to the table. Through weekly Chef’s Table demonstrations, Highmark employees and guests are invited to be the G.U.E.S.T. of Cameron Clegg, executive chef with Parkhurst Dining at Highmark. The sessions allow Clegg to personally interact with guests to answer questions, field comments and feedback, […]
Gold Plate Award
The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) presented Jim Broadhurst, Chairman of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, as a winner of the 2014 Gold Plate in the Chain Full Service category. Often called “The Academy Awards of Foodservice,” the Gold & Silver Plate Awards have been considered one of the industry’s most prestigious honors since their creation in 1954. Mr. Broadhurst was […]
Lycoming College Launches Effort to Cut Food Waste, Aid Local Shelter
In an effort to fight food waste and to help tho se in need, the Lycoming College Sustainability Committee has teamed up with the Food Recovery Network (FRN) to save surplus food in the college’s dining hall and donate it to the local shelter of the American Rescue Workers (ARW). The FRN unites college students […]
Campus launches effort to cut food waste, aid shelter
WILLIAMSPORT — In an effort to fight food waste and to help those in need, the Lycoming College Sustainability Committee has teamed up with the Food Recovery Network to save surplus food in the college’s dining hall and donate it to the local American Rescue Workers’ shelter. Lycoming recently became the 50th chapter of the […]
Bridgewater College Composting Pilot Program
As food composting programs spread throughout the United States, Bridgewater College is moving forward with plans to enhance its sustainability efforts and environmental stewardship. The college recently implemented a composting pilot program for all of the food waste from its dining hall. “Bridgewater College has always been environmentally conscious, but there’s always more that can […]
Bridgewater College Institutes Composting Pilot Program
As food composting programs spread throughout the United States, Bridgewater College is moving forward with plans to enhance its sustainability efforts and environmental stewardship. The college recently implemented a composting pilot program for all of the food waste from its dining hall. “Bridgewater College has always been environmentally conscious, but there’s always more that can […]
2014 Silver Plates Announced
The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) has announced the recipients of the 2014 Silver Plate Awards, which recognizes excellence in eight segments of foodservice operations. James Broadhurst, who was instrumental in launching two major regional foodservice management companies, the Parkhurst Dining and Cura Hospitality units of the Eat ‘n Park Hospitality Group, was honored as […]