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Muskego HS alumni Jordon Kaminski shows his cooking skills!

By Jane Ford-Stewart Cooking for three judges on the national “MasterChef” show was nerve-racking enough for recent Muskego High School grad Jordan Kaminski, but last Friday he was cooking for more than 400 judges. It was homecoming at Muskego High and Kaminski had been invited back to cook for 400 former classmates. He chose to prepare […]

Chris Murray Visits TCU Middle School

By Grace Webb Parents and students had the chance to try something different during Tri-City United’s Parent-Teacher Conferences on Oct. 14 when guest chef Chris Murray visited TCU Middle School in Montgomery to cook up Vietnamese dishes. Murray, who has worked as a chef for 35 years, works as regional chef for Taher, Inc., the […]

Tomahawk Students get to Sample Rutabaga with Harvest of the Month!

Some northwoods students will get a chance to experience a menu item that sounds more in place on a high end restaurant menu. Its all part of the Harvest of the Month program by Taher Food Services. We heard from Dustin Tessmer, the food service director at the Tomahawk School District. He says that

BDHS Athletic Hall of Fame thanks Taher Catering

On Oct. 3, Ian Douglas, Tom Imming, Bill Rentmeester and Briana (McCarthy) Scott were inducted into the BDHS Athletic Hall of Fame. This was a memorable event for the inductees, their families and the community of Beaver Dam. The induction festivities could not have been accomplished without the help of many people. We thank the […]

What School Lunch looks like around the world

Whether memories of school lunch bring quivers of revulsion (mystery meat!) or pangs of sweet reminiscence (chocolate pudding!), most of us have an opinion about the grub that got us through our formative years. Some schools have great lunch menus; others, not so much. While the government has basic guidelines for school lunch nutrition, there’s […]

Taher takes over USD 415 food program

The beginning of the new school year brought a new food program to USD 415 as Taher Inc. now provides a variety of nutritious meals for all of the district’s schools. The beginning of the day begins with a breakfast meal including cereal, whole grain toast with jelly, a grab ‘n go option such as […]

Celebrate National School Lunch Week Through Nationwide School Nutrition Programs

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Celebrate National School Lunch Week Through Nationwide School Nutrition Programs As part of National School Lunch Week, October 13 to 19, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates the hard work and dedication of registered dietitian nutritionists who lead school lunch programs across the country to […]

Campus Students Demand More Food Options

Fresno City College offers students two sources for food: the Campus Cafe and the Pacific Café. Are these two sources sufficient enough to feed the appetites of the student body as well as those of the faculty? Eleazar Resendez, a student at Fresno City, claims that it is sufficient. “I like the idea of having […]

College Student Snacking

An In-depth Look College students snack more than all other demographics and are snacking at all times of the day, according to a study done by Y-Pulse that surveyed 1,314 consumers, including 177 full-time college students, about their snacking behavior. Snack choices away from home were the focus of the study and respondents included only those who […]