Congratulations to Chef Allan Wambaa—who we featured in our December/January issue of FM magazine with his tips for venues to consider when setting up a farm-to-table program—on earning his ProChef III certification. Wambaa is the executive chef of the Oregon Convention Center (home o

The fountain of good health flows with green tea. It helps with weight loss (by increasing metabolism), it reduces bad cholesterol, and it regulates glucose levels. Now you can add brain power to its many benefits. Researchers at the University of Basel in Switzerland have reported fo

My day begins with four cups of black tea. A co-worker will stop for Starbucks. Another will down an energy drink. We’re all trying to wake up and get our bodies going for the workday, and caffeine is the easiest and quickest way to do that. Caffeine consumption, though, may hav

Congratulations to MetLife Stadium and its food service partner, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, for being the first stadium in the world to earn a Certified Green Restaurant designation. The stadium and its partner had to meet 61 different environmental measures, and some of t

You may want to take your clients out for dinner this Thanksgiving in the U.S. According to a recent study from Leiden University in Holland, trust is increased after eating food that contains tryptophan, which is found in fish, eggs, spinach, and turkey. Researchers discovered that t