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.
Michigan State University (MSU) Culinary Services (CS) has been awarded silver in the retail sales marketplace category and bronze in the residential dining special event category from the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS). The recognitions honor Sparty’s Market and the Beauty and the Beast Dinner held at Hubbard Hall in October 2017.
Brenda Nelson, complex dining service manager for East Neighborhood, recently received the 2018 Equity and Inclusion Award from the Michigan chapter of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA-MI).
Don Donagrandi, the Brody Neighborhood dining manager for MSU Culinary Services, has been selected as a recipient of the Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award. He oversees operations for Brody Square and Heritage Commons at Landon, which serve approximately 1.5 million meals per year combined.
At a recent American Culinary Federation (ACF) ChefConnect regional conference, Culinary Services (CS) Corporate Chef Kurt Kwiatkowski received one of the highest honors bestowed by the organization.
Michigan State University (MSU) Culinary Services (CS) has been awarded silver in the residential dining special event category from the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) for the Superheroes Halloween Event held at Hubbard Hall in October 2016. The award was presented July 15 during the NACUFS National Conference in Nashville, Tenn.
