Entries tagged with "restaurants"

Conservation on the menu: VanSchenkhof’s study can help Kansas restaurants save water

Restaurants use millions of gallons of water every year. Recent research by Matthew VanSchenkhof, doctoral student in hospitality management and dietetics, can help restaurants decrease water usage without dampening dinner. He is studying the amount of water used by casual dining restaurants in Kansas.

Chef Jet Tila encores at March culinary workshop

Celebrity chef Jet Tila will demonstrate his signature Pad Thai, reveal the secrets of rolling sushi and share his award-winning recipe for Tom Yum soup during a culinary workshop March 10 on the K-State campus.

David Olds examines food defense in restaurants

Some predict a likely venue for a terrorism threat could involve the use of bio-agents to contaminate the food supplies of U.S. hotels and restaurants.

Students publish Kansas Food Journal webzine

Students in Kansas State University’s Food Writing course have published their newest edition of the Kansas Food Journal, a Webzine devoted to stories on food production, preparation and consumption in the state.

Kwon, Roberts lead food safety research on independent ethnic restaurants

Diners who are skeptical of the food safety practices in ethnic restaurants have new research to back up some of their assumptions.

Restaurant food safety research featured

The Packer, weekly business newspaper for the produce industry, interviewed Kevin Roberts, assistant professor in hospitality management and dietetics, about  K-State research in food safety practices in restaurants. “Foodservice Study: Steps beyond training crucial to safe food handling,” published on Sept. 22, was written by Ashley Bentley. Others on the research team were Carol Shanklin, [...]