Celebrating National Culinary Arts Month! Meet John Avent Hale, who is the Executive Chef at Hinds Community College in Mississippi. Chef John impresses us with his talents, techniques, colors and plating. His creativity is displayed here where he caters the monthly board of trustee’s luncheon. “As we are in the deep south, our members enjoy down home meat and potatoes. So, my approach was to infuse down home flavors and ingredients, and marry those into a special meal that they would expect sitting on their back porch with family and friends with a visually appealing presentation.” Chef used in-house spice rubs on brisket and chicken, before smoking in a commercial smoker. He also grilled carrots basted with a balsamic glaze and marinated the asparagus in butter and seasoning for about 30 min before putting on the grill. Chef cooked down habaneros, onion, ginger and garlic, as well as added ketchup, fresh peaches and peach preserves. Bringing it all to a boil, then simmering before adding some vinegar, and pureed for the sauce. For the salad, Chef diced sweet peppers and tomato French Boursin and placed on a crown of romaine with homemade balsamic vinaigrette. When asked what advice he gives to future culinarians: “You will run into a ton of chefs throughout your career with egos the size of Texas. Don’t be that chef. Take every opportunity you can to travel to special events and pay attention to other chefs. You will always bring something back with you to use in your culinary arsenal.” #executivechef #nationalculinaryarts #foodservice #highereducation #students #foodexperience
Aladdin Campus Dining
Food and Beverage Services
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 3,743 followers
Fueling Students, Community and Culture
About us
Aladdin Campus Dining serves higher education dining programs nationally that are student inspired, chef-crafted and locally influenced.
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http://aladdincampusdining.com/
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- Food and Beverage Services
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
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- Public Company
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2400 Ansys Dr
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317, US
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Happy July 4th! In observation of Independence Day, we are also celebrating July’s National Culinary Arts Month. We are proud of our culinarians’ accomplishments! Meet John Rifkin, Director of Culinary, Education, who has received several gold and silver medals for his talents during American Culinary Federation competitions. “My main responsibility is to create and provide an environment that our over 300 culinarians can express their culinary passions. We ensure our chefs have the ability to continue their culinary education in whatever areas their hearts desire." Enjoy Chef John's delicious Pizza Margherita during your July 4th holiday picnics here: https://lnkd.in/euVXeku8 #July4th #pizza #culinaryexperiences #nationalculinaryartsmonth #americanculinaryfederation #executivechefs
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Farm to table experience! Students taste the incredible, seasonal freshness in Aladdin's dishes thanks to the Southern Oregon University on-campus farm! The student-led organic farm produces a variety of crops including kale, radishes, potatoes, asparagus, garlic and onions - which our culinary team use to create farm-fresh meals, as toppings on the salad bar and more! Read more about our sustainable dining partnership! #sustainability #farmtotable #freshfood #farm #studentexperience #produce #herbs #communitysupportedagriculture #seasonalfoods #culinary #diningservices #diningpartnership #communitysupportedagriculture https://lnkd.in/eWSEXZHY
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Students enjoyed an end-of-the-school year barbecue put on by the team at Alvernia University led by Regional Support Manager Brad Smith. Nothing compares to the smiles on students' faces when they enjoy a meal prepared by Aladdin. Thank you all of our team members who go above and beyond in creating more than just food, we create experiences that bring our students together! #teamwork #diningexperience #studentsmiles #highereducation #campuslife #barbecue #foodservice
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We are so honored to have hosted Elior North America Chairman and CEO Max Pellegrini at The City University of New York John Jay College (CUNY), where he joined our chefs at the Dabrix pizza staton to help prepare fresh dough pizza, strombolis, calzones and pastas! The Dabrix pizza team - pictured Alexander Guillen, Juan Perez, Max Pellegrini, Sandra Echavez, Eric Pearce. Tossing pizza dough - pictured: Juan Perez, Jorge Diego, and Eric Pearce train Aladdin’s newest pizza chef, Max Pellegrini! Our proud Education leadership team at John Jay College of Criminal Justice: Top row: Brian Bonanno, Max Pellegrini, John Rifkin. Middle row: Eric Pearce, Giuliette Trentacosti, Steven Contois, Trent Krupica, Travis Young, Joe DeSalvo, Gene Sanchez. Bottom row: Kim Gunn, Candace Hogan, Sandra Echavez, John Longo, and Chris Cleveland. #pizzatossing #teamwork #highereducation #freshbrands #culinary #executivechefs #pizza
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Happy Memorial Weekend! Try the Halo-halo recently offered to students at Southern Oregon University during May's Asian American Pacific Islander month. Created by Filipino Baker/Chef Marc Supelana-Mix, this popular cold dessert is made up of crushed ice, coconut milk, fruits and other fresh ingredients. Menu items like this were part of a larger celebration where the Asian heritage was observed in May. Thank you to Chef Marc and also Catering Chef Dakota Wiffin who added kalua pork, corned beef, egg fried rice, pancit bihon and egg tarts to the menu mix! #collegeexperience #diversityequityinclusion #AsianAmerican #memorialweekend #foodexperience #culinaryinnovations
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Strategies to help students cope with exam week? Fueling for success is hosted by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Chancellor’s late-night breakfast, an annual special event that students look forward to every year! Students took a break from studies to enjoy homestyle breakfast favorites, a build your own omelette station, and a mock mimosa bar served by our happy professors and administrative staff pictured here. But, it was the highly anticipated Scotty’s, a new chicken concept, that took center stage where students got to sample the all-chicken line up including blueberry chicken sliders, mac & chicken wraps, a habanero chicken sandwich, honey garlic chicken sandwich and chicken tenders, to name a few! More to come on Scotty’s in August…Have a great summer all! #latenightbreakfast #chickenconcepts #diningexperience #collegeexperience #homestylefavorites #omelettestation #funfoodevents #studybreaks
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Congratulations to our Grand Prize Winner - Mississippi Delta Community College! The team successfully implemented a creative "Peace, Love and Surveys" theme to incentivize students to complete dining surveys - they generated one of the highest responses for student surveys, and 80% in overall satisfaction which includes high scores in food, hospitality, service, student satisfaction and more! To celebrate their sucess, the team received $1,000 to spend on an employee picnic and marketing items for their account, t-shirts and a trophy! Great job team! #highereducation #studentsurveys #highlysatisfied #diningexperience #exceptionalfood #communitycollege
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Aladdin baker Arena Oian at Williston State College is featured in a new Heart of Foodservice series that spotlights good news and good food! Her cupcakes were personally requested for a town hall meeting by Dr. Zahi Atallah, the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Williston. Read more here or read the full article in Aladdin stories! #baker #studentexperience #diningexperience #foodservice https://lnkd.in/dKz3W2PD https://lnkd.in/dGChFMVH
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Congratulations to the Aladdin team on its new partnership with North Idaho College! The school's paper spoke with Regional Marketing Manager Amy Alhum and Business Development Director Joey Roberts on the exciting new dining plans - working closely with students and faculty to create "their" food future with Sauce and Stone pizza, Season's Harvest, an A-Zone pantry for students with allergies and more. Thank you team! Read more here... #newpartnership #highereducation #diningexperience #collegeexperience #students
Food Future: A Word with NIC's New Dining Partner - The Sentinel
https://nicsentinel.com