Getting Fresh
Have It Your Way At One PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh, a soup-by-design action station rotates into the cafeteria once a month and typically runs for a week. “It’s more springy than heavier soups, since there’s no cream base,” says Dave DeCollo, general manager for Parkhurst Dining Services. “We do all our own stocks from scratch, and […]
Top 50 2014
In the past year, Parkhurst installed its first self-service c-store, the PNC 500 Market, in the PNC Building in Pittsburgh. It offers a mix of fresh grab-and-go foods along with various packaged snacks, beverages and non-food sundries in a small (600-700-sq.ft.) footprint that is unmanned except at peak hours. Parkhurst has also opened a number […]
Chefs Turn to Underused Seafood
There is a literal and proverbial sea of possibilities when sourcing seafood for the menu, yet operators often cling to the usual suspects whose numbers are dwindling. Resourceful and environmentally aware chefs are turning to B-list fishes like dogfish, mackerel, monkfish, pollock, redfish, skate and whiting, which are in ample supply and sell well when […]
Guest chefs travel to Torvian
Danielle Gryckiewicz, Campus Life Editor Chef Frank Hummel from Lycoming College cooks at Torvian for SFU students. Students at Saint Francis University had a taste of food available at other colleges. The university’s main dining hall Torvian introduced its new “Guest Chef Program” on Wednesday, January 22. “I think it’s a great program where we […]
Parkhurst Adds Former Aramark VP as Partnership Development Director
Twenty-year industry veteran will focus on strategic selling and extending relationships Parkhurst Dining has appointed Chris McDonough, formerly vice president of strategic partnerships for Aramark, as director of partnership development. The 20-plus year veteran of the onsite food service industry will focus on strategic selling to corporate dining and special venues clients and extending relationships […]
Sandwich of the Month: Red Ring Signature Grilled Cheese
The Red Ring is a bar and grill on the campus of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. It draws a lot of traffic, especially during hockey season, and the menu is stocked with make-your-own burgers. Among the burgers, though, is a vegetarian sandwich that’s really caught on, says Tim Fetter, executive chef, Parkhurst Dining at […]
Parkhurst Dining Appoints McDonough to Director of Partnership Development
January 21, 2014, Pittsburgh, PA – Parkhurst Dining is proud to announce the appointment of Chris McDonough to director of partnership development. A 20-plus year veteran of the onsite food service industry, McDonough brings a wealth of expertise in operations, retail, brand management and sales. Most recently, McDonough served as vice president of strategic partnerships […]
Duquesne University’s Red Ring Launches New Menu, Year-Round Patio Freshens Opens Its Doors
Pittsburgh, PA, November 19, 2013 — The Red Ring Bar and Grille on Duquesne University’s campus in Pittsburgh, Pa., will celebrate its grand re-opening with the launch of a brand new menu at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Open to the general public and Duquesne’s campus community with street access to Forbes Ave., The […]
Duquesne University’s Red Ring Launches New Menu; Year-Round Patio
The Red Ring Bar and Grille on Duquesne University’s campus in Pittsburgh, Pa., will celebrate its grand re-opening with the launch of a brand new menu at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Open to the general public and Duquesne’s campus community with street access to Forbes Ave., The Red Ring provides a delicious beginning […]
Chef dishes up a documentary about his Antarctica adventure
Keith Reimink, a sous chef, with his insulated camera box at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica. Necessity really is the mother of invention when you’re stranded — by choice — at the South Pole. And trying to document your experience with a $300 Canon camera about the size of a Nerf football. Sous chef […]