MSU Bakers is proud to continue supporting National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout October, a portion of proceeds from each purchase of pink swirl cupcakes from msubakers.com and the bakery storefront will benefit Spartans Fighting Cancer.
MSU Corporate Executive Chef Kurt Kwiatkowski was recently inducted into the American Academy of Chefs (AAC), the honor society of the American Culinary Federation. AAC represents the highest standards of professionalism in the organization, society and industry.
Tom Dunn, a production cook at Holmes Dining Hall, has been selected as a recipient of the Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award. The award, created in 1978, presents $2,500 to six university support staff members in honor of the late Jack Breslin, a student leader and athlete and former university vice president.
MSU Corporate Chef Kurt Kwiatkowski recently competed for Chef of the Year at the regional level. At the American Culinary Federation (ACF) ChefConnect in Minneapolis, MN, he presented a Colorado lamb duo of roasted lamb loin paired with lamb belly and bacon sausage. The full plate also featured stuffed morel mushroom, eggplant puree, oblique carrots and Romanesco, herbed farro, brunoise pickled beet and lamb jus.
On Friday, March 1, Sous Chef Ryan Barlow from the corporate kitchen and Eat at State ON-THE-GO Food Truck competed against chefs from across the region in the annual Culinary Challenge. The event is held in conjunction with the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) Midwest Regional Conference.
Join MSU Culinary Services on Monday, Feb. 18 and Tuesday, Feb. 19 for Mushroom Mania events in partnership with the Mushroom Council.
MSU Culinary Services is proud to continuously enhance collaborations with state and national organizations. Over the next few months, several partnerships will bring representatives from Potatoes USA, the Michigan Potato Industry Commission, the Mushroom Council, InHarvest and California Walnuts to campus.
For the past 15 years, Spartans on campus have had the opportunity to gather on Thanksgiving Day and enjoy a warm meal among company. It all started in 2003 when Felipe Lopez, then an out-of-state student, invited others to join him for dinner in the East Akers lounge.
MSU Corporate Executive Chef Kurt Kwiatkowski was honored with the Chef of the Year Award from the Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association (MCCA) on Oct. 1, 2018. The recognition was presented at their Annual Awards Gala at Walnut Creek Country Club in South Lyon.
