Strawberry Facts: What makes them so good and so healthy?

While everyone loves chocolate and white chocolate strawberry dipping at our yearly Strawberry Fest, the nutrition facts about strawberries (as provided by our Tufts Dining Dietitian Julie Lampie) are also delicious:

• Strawberries are an excellent source of vitamin C - in fact 8 medium strawberries provide 160% of the recommended daily intake for vitamin C. 
• That’s more vitamin C than 1 medium orange.
• Strawberries are also a good source of fiber and folate (a B vitamin).  

These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: SWEET

Chef Toby: Cakes & pies
Chef Fred: Chocolate Falling Down Cake (AKA Lava Cake!)
Chef Peter: Richardson’s Ice Cream, Richie’s Blue Vanilla Slush, Lobster Tails
Chef Joann: French Silk from Red Hook, NY
Chef Justin: Lemon Tarte, homemade ice cream

Chef Peter’s Shrimp Étouffée Recipe

A rich and flavorful dish, created by our own Chef Peter from Carmichael.  It’s easy to prepare and prefect for the Mardi Gras season, during lent or at anytime really.  Chef Peter likes it “hot” so gage the spices for your taste, put on some rice and enjoy!

Behind-the-Scenes: Paul and Steve

Meet Paul “the Soup Guy” and Steve “the Chicken Man”! Both Paul and Steve are usually behind-the-scenes at Tufts Dining. Paul is the person who makes most of our soups from scratch every day in Central Kitchen including the ever popular Butternut Squash Bisque. Paul knows soup! Steve preps all of the chickens in Hodgdon’s kitchen, but he is also famous for his Mac ‘n Cheese.  He makes it with homemade Bechamel sauce every day, and it’s sold in Hodgdon. Yum…

Thank You for the Music by Veronica Richter ‘15

If you frequent Dewick, odds are you’ve noticed the lively music streaming through the dining center. From alternative Jumbo favorites The Strokes and The Arcade Fire to holiday music and jazz, the tunes in Dewick have been a welcomed addition during meal times. The music came about as a request from Chef Joann after a themed dinner in which the dining staff wanted to play music but could only do so through an “awkward” boom box placed under the carving station,  She asked for the wireless speakers that now play tunes from XM Radio. Though Chef Joann may have made the request, it’s Jeff, Dewick’s Service Manager, who’s now our resident DJ. He also replies to the comments at Dewick, so if you have a special musical request, make sure to write him a note!

Thanks WMFO for the tweet about the music!

The Connoisseur Recommends: Apps for Foodies

Angry Birds expert and foodie, Chef Justin knows his way around an iPhone. One of his favorite foodie apps is Epicurious. “I use it ALL the time,” he said today.  Compatible with both Apple and Android devices, it features over 28,000 recipes, cookbooks, chefs, and restaurants. With “recipe of the day” and shopping list features, it may be the ultimate foodie app. Best of all, it’s free!

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Jumbo Edition

If you take a second to ask any of the dining staff what they watch on the television, many of them will respond Bravo (Top Chef) and The Food Network. A Tufts Dining favorite is Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (DDD), a show in which the luckiest man alive drives around the country discovering little known yet delicious restaurants.

Chef Joann, DDD expert and restaurant Pioneer herself, was gracious enough to make a list of DDD any Jumbo can check out!

·         Boston Burger Company, Davis Square
·         Mike’s City Diner, Boston’s South End
·         Lobster Shanty, Salem
·         Bartley’s Burger Cottage, Harvard Square

Let us know if you venture out to any of these favorites!

Carmichael Secret #1: The Ice Cream Treasure Chest

Pssst! Carm lovers! Whenever you dine at Carm, you always have an extremely varied dessert selection. Right next to the regular dessert offerings on the left side in Carmichael, there’s a compartment filled with varieties of single serve ice cream! It’s always fully stocked, always an option, and always delicious. Enjoy!

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