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Station in WUSL dining venue lets chefs experiment

Food Lab, in the Bear's Den at Washington University-St. Louis, is designed to showcase the culinary staff's creativity.

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

November 2, 2015

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Dining Services at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) has launched a station in its Bear’s Den dining venue where its chefs can showcase new menu creations without putting them on the regular menu, reports the school’s Student Life campus newspaper.

Called Food Lab, the station features a new recipe every Tuesday at lunchtime, with feedback from students encouraged.

Dishes showcased so far have included merguez sausage, Persian chicken kabobs and Vietnamese caramel braised chicken.

Bear’s Den is a multi-station residential dining venue that includes Italian, grill, Mexican, Mongolian grill, global cuisine and certified kosher concepts.

WUSL’s dining services is managed by Bon Appetit Management Co.

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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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