One-On-One with General Manager Dan Maertz
Setting Good Examples
Meet SAGE General Manager Dan Maertz! He’s been with SAGE for 15 years and currently serves as General Manager at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was recently recognized by Food Management as one of 15 college dining directors and general managers who made a difference over the past year. He was chosen from more than 400 nominations across the country for stepping up to ensure that students and staff continued to be fed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We chatted...
One-On-One with Team Member Derrik Young
Setting Good Examples
Meet SAGE Team Member Derrik Young! He was recently recognized by Food Management as one of the 21 K-12 food service directors and general managers in the United States who’ve made a difference over the past year. He was chosen from more than 400 nominations and has been with SAGE for almost nine years. He’s currently an on-call Cook at Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but he was highlighted for his work as Food Service Director at Silverdale Baptist...
2023 Food Trends
Articles
As we welcome the new year, SAGE’s Director of Menu Development Rob Coutu shares food trends you’ll likely see on menus in 2023. Boards: Just as charcuterie and artisanal cheese boards have become more popular, other types of boards — like breakfast boards, butter boards, buttercream boards, and whipped feta boards — are also gaining momentum. Boards are interactive and a fun, easy way to offer variety and entertain guests. Crema: This spreadable condiment is similar to sour cream and...
Sweet & Savory Holiday Cheese Board
From Our Kitchen, At Home With SAGE, From Our ChefsCheese boards are perfect for entertaining and engaging your guests and they also make great gifts! There are so many options of cheese and other accompaniments to add, so you can make it different every time. Follow along with SAGE’s Director of Menu Development Rob Coutu as he creates a cheese board with four types of cheese and discusses ideal pairings and servingware. Sweet & Savory Holiday Cheese Board from SAGE Dining Services® on Vimeo. ...
Celebrating the Holidays with Food
Nutrition
With the holiday season in full swing, we can’t wait to make and eat delicious holiday food! Whether you’re preparing a family recipe or sitting down to enjoy a meal with loved ones, food is central to the culture and tradition that surround holiday celebrations. We asked some of our SAGE Team Members about their families’ food traditions and what recipes they’re most excited about this season. Do you cook the meal, or do you let others prepare it? More...
One-On-One with Food Service Director Hope Walker
From Our Kitchen, Setting Good Examples, SAGE Community, One-on-One, Featured Venue
Meet SAGE Food Service Director Hope Walker! She’s been with SAGE for 23 years, all at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland. She was recently recognized by Food Management as one of 30 Foodservice Heroes, chosen from more than 400 nominations across the country, for going beyond the call of duty and demonstrating the best of the onsite dining community. We chatted with Hope to talk about her food service career and why she enjoys...
A Brief History of the Slow Cooker
At Home With SAGE
While the technique of low-and-slow cooking has been around since the 18th century, the slow cooker appliance as we know it today was developed in the 1930s by Jewish inventor Irving Nachumsohn. In eastern Europe during the Sabbath, families often prepared cholent, a traditional Jewish stew made of meat, beans, and vegetables and cooked slowly at a low temperature. However, the Jewish community was prohibited from cooking because of the Sabbath, so they would bring pots of stew to a...
All Foods Fit: Celebrating Food and Culture
Nutrition
Welcome back to our All Foods Fit series! As part of our All Foods Fit campaign and nutrition philosophy, we’re exploring the different components of food in greater detail: fuel, culture, exploration, togetherness, and enjoyment. To refresh your memory, All Foods Fit means there are no “good” or “bad” foods. We eat many different foods for many different reasons — to keep us nutritionally balanced, provide the opportunity to explore other cultures and flavors, and allow us to create long-lasting...
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