Local is Better for Hospitality Firm
When Eat’n Park Hospitality Group began its FarmSource program more than 12 years ago, the words “farm to table” weren’t on the lips of professionals in the restaurant and food service industry like they are today. But “everyone is talking about it now,” said Jeff Broadhurst, CEO of the parent company of Cura Hospitality andParkhurstDiningin […]
“Wrap” Stars – Gluten-Friendly Options Alive at One PNC, Pittsburgh
“We have just rolled out three new wraps in our On the Go section that are gluten-friendly for our guests with gluten allergies who are also in a rush. The wraps are currently offered at two locations in the building, and we plan to add them soon to the C-store in an adjacent building. “The […]
Sustainability in Practice: Bottled Water Bans Gain Traction (Featuring Chatham University)
Recycling plastic water bottles has long been routine at many institutions, but now some operations think that doesn’t go far enough; they want to get rid of the bottles completely. With sustainability top of mind for many departments, reducing the impact of bottled water has become a growing trend among college and university campuses. Going […]
Bucknell University’s Flying Bison Mobile Culinary Vehicle Rolls Onto Campus
WHAT:Join us for an official ribbon cutting hosted by Bucknell University President John C. Bravman for Bucknell’s new “Flying Bison” mobile culinary truck, which rolls onto campus making its grand debut at the university on Wednesday, April 25. The Flying Bison is another convenient dining option offered by Parkhurst Dining Services, the university’s food service […]
First Flight of The Flying Bison
Lewisburg, Pa. — It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a … Flying Bison? Yes, Bucknell University now has its own mobile culinary vehicle, better known to street vendor connoisseurs as a food truck. It will be unveiled to campus in front of the Kenneth Langone Athletics and Recreation Center on April 25 at 4:30 […]
Lycoming College Celebrates Earth Day with Local Foods Dinner
Plans to celebrate include cleanup of creek, dinner April 18, 2012 Local residents have caught spring fever. Throughout the area, community members plan to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up as they gear up to celebrate Earth Day and continue to clean up the floodplain of Loyalsock Creek. While saying the first round of the […]
Lycoming College, Parkhurst Celebrate Earth Day with Local Foods Dinner
WHAT:More than 1,400 students, faculty and staff will celebrate Earth Day 2012 enjoying locally grown foods at Lycoming College’s “first” local foods dinner, a sustainable event hosted by Lycoming College and its dining services provider, Parkhurst Dining Services, in an effort to help support and sustain local agriculture, artisans and producers of food. Participating and […]
Google Goes Gourmet
There’s a restaurant at Bakery Square in East Liberty that serves duck burgers, grilled sirloin tips with tricolor pepper chimichurri and lemon-brined turkey cutlet. Forget about getting a table here, however. Unless your paycheck says “Google.” The world’s most popular Internet search engine provides free lunch to its 32,000 employees, or Googlers, at their offices […]
Cura and Parkhurst’s Local Buying Program Reaches $13 Million
April 5—Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, which includes Cura Hospitality and Parkhurst Dining Services, has increased its local purchasing by 13% over 2010 local purchases. Local purchases for Eat’n Park now total $23 million. Cura and Parkhurst accounted for $13 million of the local purchases. “Our success is made possible by a commitment that Eat’n Park […]
Google Pittsburgh’s Rooftop Garden Offers Workers Exceptionally Green Eating
Google Pittsburgh’s rooftop terrace is a garden of planter boxes of herbs and tomatoes flourishing alongside cucumbers and sweet potatoes. Nearby, an apiary swarms with 30,000 bees harvesting honey. “How local can we get?” asks Craig Robbins, director of dining services for Parkhurst Dining in Pittsburgh. “We’re growing terrace lettuce 20 yards away.” Google is […]