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Marcus Samuelsson judges college ‘food fight’

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

January 19, 2018

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Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson led a panel of student judges during Columbia University Dining’s first-ever Food Fight competition among the university’s three residential dining halls last month. Each year, Ferris Booth Commons, JJ’s Place and John Jay duke it out during the Battle of the Dining Halls, a week of friendly competition for student loyalty that doubles as a fun distraction heading into final exams. This year, the teams kicked it up a notch with the Food Fight event. It was so successful that Columbia Dining plans to include the competition in its annual event schedule moving forward. Go here for a video of the event.

About the Author

Mike Buzalka

Executive Features Editor, Food Management

Mike Buzalka is executive features editor for Food Management and contributing editor to Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News. On Food Management, Mike has lead responsibility for compiling the annual Top 50 Contract Management Companies as well as the K-12, College, Hospital and Senior Dining Power Players listings. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from John Carroll University. Before joining Food Management in 1998, he served as for eight years as assistant editor and then editor of Foodservice Distributor magazine. Mike’s personal interests range from local sports such as the Cleveland Indians and Browns to classic and modern literature, history and politics.

Mike Buzalka’s areas of expertise include operations, innovation and technology topics in onsite foodservice industry markets like K-12 Schools, Higher Education, Healthcare and Business & Industry.

Mike Buzalka’s experience:

Executive Features Editor, Food Management magazine (2010-present)

Contributing Editor, Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News (2016-present)

Associate Editor, Food Management magazine (1998-2010)

Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1997-1998)

Assistant Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1989-1997)

 

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