It’s the holiday season, when banquet and catering business kicks into its highest gear in every segment of foodservice, from restaurants to hotels and non-commercial venues of all stripes. And that’s a good thing, as catering sales are often where the profits are in this $54B business…especially when margin-friendly ingredients like pasta are in play! […]
Category: Pasta Cooking School
Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School
Welcome to the Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School! In this space we share tips and strategies for cooking whole grain pasta in a school foodservice environment. Today’s lesson is: Shake it Off! No, we’re not talking about Taylor Swift’s hit single (though it’s probably now stuck in your head…you’re welcome!). We’re talking about the importance […]
Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School
Welcome to the Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School! In this space we share tips and strategies for cooking whole grain pasta in a school foodservice environment. Today’s lesson is: every minute counts! You probably already know about Chef Bruno’s 5-minute rule for par-cooking pasta. With such a short span of time, it makes sense that […]
Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School: Cooking in Steamers
Welcome to the Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School! In this space we share tips and strategies for cooking whole grain pasta in a school foodservice environment. Today’s lesson is a refresher on: cooking in steamers. While it’s not our top choice for cooking pasta, we know it’s an important and widespread cooking platform for many […]
Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School: The 5 Minute Rule
Welcome to the Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School! In this space we share tips and strategies for cooking whole grain pasta in a school foodservice environment. Today’s lesson is a refresher on The 5-Minute Rule. The 5-Minute Rule Keeping things simple in the back of the house is crucial in K-12. It’s why we […]
Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School: Q&A Edition
Welcome to the Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School! In this space we share tips and strategies for cooking whole grain pasta in a school foodservice environment. Coming out of our webinar last month, there were a couple of questions we thought we’d revisit here: Q: I use a steamer in my school, does the “5-minute […]
Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School: “Water is the Enemy of Pasta!”
Welcome to the Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School! In this space we share tips and strategies for cooking whole grain pasta in a school foodservice environment. Today’s lesson: “Water is the Enemy of Pasta!” We know what you’re thinking — don’t you need water to cook pasta? How can they be enemies? And you’re right, […]
Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School: The Steamer
Welcome to the Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School! In this space we’ll share tips and strategies for cooking whole grain pasta in a school foodservice environment. Today’s lesson: The Steamer. The Steamer Using a steamer to cook pasta – as so many districts do – is one of the few methods that require a different […]
Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School
Welcome to the Whole Grain Pasta Cooking School! In this space, we’ll share tips and strategies for cooking whole grain pasta in a school foodservice environment. Today’s lesson: The 5-Minute Rule. The 5-Minute Rule Keeping things simple in the back of the house is crucial in K-12. It’s why we love our Chef Bruno Wehren’s […]