Amanda McCorquodale
Writer and editor.
Journalism background. small business, retail, consumer, career, lifestyle, science, parenting, pharmacy, food, foodservice, profiles, executive, hospitality, design, beverage. amccorq@gmail.com.
PROJECTS
emag-cents.com
Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage?
Many baby boomers approaching retirement will have mixed feelings about leaving the workforce saddled with mortgage payments.
food-management.com
Hospital café is culinary hotspot for unexpected cuisine
Guests come far and wide to Arkansas Heart Hospital’s Coby’s for authentic Japanese ramen.
mental_floss
8 "Fake It 'Til You Make It" Strategies Backed by Science | Mental Floss
Trying to fake your way to success seems dubious at best and delusional at worst. And yet, there is plenty of science that proves you can actually fool yourself and others into becoming more successful, finding love, and increasing your happiness.
fermag.com
Equipping For A Food Trend: Ethnic Cuisines
It’s clear that diners are increasingly seeking global flavors. According to a recent Nielsen report, 44% of millennials say that it’s “important or essential” for their foods to include “multicultural flavors.” While some operators are using standard equipment to deliver ethnic cuisine—for example, using blenders to crush plantains for tostones—others are trying to provide more authenticity by using dedicated specialty equipment. There’s good reason: The National Restaurant Association place...
food-management.com
UC Santa Cruz offers halal items in every dining hall at every meal
In order to offer more cultural diversity in its campus food plan, the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) now serves halal proteins at every meal in all of its residential dining halls.
restaurant-hospitality.com
Taking the Trash Out of Takeout
Durham, as well as San Francisco and Portland, Ore., have reusable takeout container programs — health department approved.
gourmet.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Turmeric on the Brain
Unlike many supposed superfoods, turmeric can fight disease (in this case, Alzheimer’s) simply as part of an everyday diet—no supplements or extracts required.
food-management.com
University Launches Food Brand
The E. W. Shell Fisheries Center is an on-campus, closed-loop, aquaponics system, which includes greenhouses for produce as well as a tilapia fishery that can produce 250 pounds of fish at a time.
restaurant-hospitality.com
When farmers own restaurants
Article on Farmers Restaurant Group, a series of concepts that are owned by family farmers and source the majority of their food from independent vs. corporate farms.
TheMiamiNewTimes
Artist Nick Gentry Finds the Human Remains of Dead Technology
An interview with London artist Nick Gentry on his portraits made from floppy disks with the metal hub serves as the subject's startlingly dilated eye.
fermag.com
Management Excellence Award Winner Profiles
Foodservice Equipment Reports magazine announces the recipients of its 2017 Industry Excellence Awards. Management Excellence Awards recognize excellence in the management of unit and facilities development, design, equipment and supplies purchasing and maintenance functions in commercial and noncommercial foodservice operations; in the delivery and performance of equipment and supplies functions and services by E&S dealers and distributors; and in the delivery of services by foodservice
consulting firms.
HOW magazine
Designing for Action: An Interview with Jessica Teal
How one designer created a business centered on graphics that could change the world.
HOW magazine
Deva Pardue on Designing For All Womankind ...
Graphic designer's passion project goes viral after women's march.