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Healthier Snacks and A la Carte Improves Diets

November 20, 2013 in /by

Healthier Snacks! When schools offer healthier snacks in vending machines and a la carte lines, students’ overall diets improve, according to a recent study conducted by researchers from Michigan

DeRushaEats: At Forepaugh’s in St. Paul

May 9, 2013 in /by

BY JASON DERUSHA As you hopefully know by now, Chef Donald Gonzalez just won the $10,000 Minnesota Monthly Local Chef Challenge . After being part of the judging panel, I needed to know

The Taher Chef Council creates exotic recipes!

January 15, 2013 in /by

The Taher Chef Council travels abroad to bring back recipes to share with their clients. BY: BRITTANY TREVICK | FROM THE ISSUE: JANUARY 2013 Live pigs being transported via bike. Trent Taher’s long fingers move quickly on his iPad screen as he scrolls through photos, his smile growing wider and his voice more animated as […]

St. James avoids much of the controversy

November 23, 2012 in /by

By Doug DeDecker   While there has been controversy over new United States Department of Agriculture guidelines for school lunches in many school districts across the country this fall, the impact of the guidelines adopted at the start of the school year has not been that dramatic in St. James. High School principal Ted Simon […]

Cooking Up a Week-long Celebration for School Lunch

October 16, 2012 in /by

National School Lunch Week Campaign Aims to Get Kids Excited About Healthy Choices (Minnetonka, MN) Each year, there are more than 500 billion school lunches served nationwide via the National School Lunch Program. In recognition of the healthful eating Taher Professional Food Service is celebrating National School Lunch Week (NSLW) this week, from October 15th-19th. […]