SSA’s Vice President of Procurement, Ron Hall was presented with Premier’s Illuminating Excellence Award-Commercial at the 2017 Premier Culinary Creation Dinner this past June. The award recognizes an outstanding food service professional as Premier’s food service director of the year. Ron was selected based on overall improvements in operations, participation in Premier activities, professional and

In his two short years as Monterey Bay Aquarium’s executive chef, Matthew Beaudin has already made a lasting impression. Chef Matt is dramatically transforming our restaurant’s product sourcing by working with Seafood Watch and his vendors. He hopes it can serve as a sustainability model for others to follow. Today,

By Justin Phillips June 5, 2017 Updated: June 6, 2017 1:27pm Photo: Justin Phillips The Landing Cafe in Oakland. Oakland’s newest restaurant features 190 seats and totes a $13 million price tag. Its window-lined dining room, nestled in the rolling hills, has views overlooking six Bay Area counties and can

From April 20th – April 23rd, Pebble Beach Resorts went from being thought of as the ‘golf capitol of the world’ to becoming the ultimate mecca for foodies and wine aficionados (for 4 consecutive days), thanks to the return of the annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine festival. What made this

By CHLOÉ MORRISON – Published on March 31, 2017 New food options are available at the Chattanooga Zoo. (Photo: Contributed) The Chattanooga Zoo has a new restaurant and renovated gift shop. “It’s a brand-new restaurant,” Hannah Hammon, Chattanooga Zoo marketing and communication director, said. “It’s in the same area as our food services

Aquarium chef forges friendships and spreads sustainability at a Tres Pinos farm and around the world Chef Matt Beaudin of the Monterey Bay Aquarium PHOTOGRAPHY BY AMANDA PARGH For the past few months, Matt Beaudin has been playing a guessing game called “Are They or Aren’t They?” Beaudin, executive chef