Saint Francis Freshens Dining Experience
January 23, 2013 By Kelly Urban LORETTO — Students at St. Francis University are dining in style. The university held a grand re-opening celebration of the newly renovated Torvian Dining Hall on Wednesday, and in addition to the new look, healthier foods are being promoted. “Everyone did a beautiful job and there is a newness […]
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware Announces New Partnership with Parkhurst Dining
WILMINGTON, DE, January 17, 2013- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware in Wilmington has announced a new partnership with Parkhurst Dining of Homestead, Pa. to provide its food service management beginning January 7, 2013. This will be Parkhurst’s third Highmark location — the company also manages food service at Highmark in Camp Hill and Pittsburgh, […]
Lycoming County Employer of the Year
The Parkhurst Dining team at Lycoming College was awarded the Lycoming County Employer of the Year for Community Services by Hope Enterprises in “recognition of the extraordinary support shown to Hope by employing individuals with disabilities.”
MICA’s “The Artist’s Palate” Food Truck Serves Street Food Favorites
Baltimore, MD., December 14, 2012 – Students attending the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) are enjoying some “healthy” street food favorites including 100% lean turkey burgers and vegan falafel patties from the school’s new food truck, The Artist’s Palate. The Artist’s Palate, circulates campus and allows college community members and the public to purchase […]
Curtis Institute Students Enjoy, Compete in Post-Exam “Iron-Style” Chef Challenge
WHAT:Students attending the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia will enjoy post-exam entertainment during an “Iron-Style” Chef Challenge event! Based on the Food Network’s popular “Iron Chef” show, each team (featuring chefs from Parkhurst Dining and Curtis Institute students) will have 1.5 hours to prepare four main dishes and two palate cleansers (palate cleansers, by […]
Green Business
Green Business Featuring Jamie Moore, Using Green as a Marketing Tool to Enhance Clients’ Sustainable Initiatives
Preparing a Thanksgiving Meal for the Masses
Are you anxious about hosting Thanksgiving? Imagine how Tim Fetter feels. The general manager for Parkhurst Dining at the Highmark Blue Cafe, Downtown, Mr. Fetter is expecting to feed 800 people for Thanksgiving dinner, and that will be next week, on Nov. 8. That’s the Thursday he’ll do Highmark employees’ most popular meal of the […]
MICA Launches It’s Own Food Truck
by Richard Gorelick 3:35 p.m. EDT, October 15, 2012 The food truck trend has rolled onto the campus of the Maryland Institute College of Art. Set to debut sometime during the week of Oct. 15, the Artist’s Palate will ply the university’s Bolton Hill campus, bringing students breakfast sandwiches, late night snacks and meals in […]
Dehart’s Impact on Local Farm Produce Still Felt (at Allegheny College)
By Konstantine Fekos MEADVILLE — Meadville Market House Manager Alice Sjolander remembers well the impact that Allegheny College professor Jennifer DeHart had on the local farm market scene — an impact that is still being appreciated today. DeHart came to Meadville in 2001 with a vision to network the local farmer’s market, and, as Sjolander […]