News & Press
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Kitchen Collaborative: “Jay Z” Ziobrowski, CEC - Creating modern menu items that are too tempting to resist
Posted: 01/06/2025Whether in his professional role as Corporate R&D Chef at Morrison Healthcare, training and teaching colleagues and customers alike, or when cooking for friends and family or when accepting recipe development challenges like Kitchen Collaborative, “Jay Z” Ziobrowski has a singular goal: to persuade diners to shake off their food fears and try something new, gaining knowledge, awareness and the delights of flavor sensation in the process. [more]
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Gourmet meals at a hospital? Yup. They now are available in Columbus. And we tried some
Posted: 01/02/2025Clayton Knapp is the system executive chef for Piedmont Columbus Regional. He said the patient menu the Piedmont hospitals had been using was about 10 to 15 years old. Knapp said Morrison Healthcare, the group that runs the food side of the Piedmont Columbus Research and Development team developed a new menu for patients, divided into four main diets: regular, renal, heart healthy and diabetic. [more]
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Chefs are moving out of restaurant kitchens in search of work-life balance
Posted: 12/27/2024After years executing high-end menus and working weekends past midnight, skilled chefs are finding creative fulfillment in more flexible and rewarding ways. Chef Josh Thomsen talked with Restaurant Business about his experience in fine dining and moving into healthcare, saying “I’ve been allowed to blossom, be creative and prosper. In the end, it’s all about nurturing people through food.” [more]
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Go behind the scenes, see recent changes to food, menu at Piedmont Columbus Regional
Posted: 12/26/2024Piedmont Columbus Regional recently overhauled the menu and food options for patients. Among the new dishes is a Southwestern Carnitas Bowl, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, and Lowcountry Shrimp & Grits. Check out the changes, and learn more here. [more] -
More than a chef coat: How Morrison Healthcare is making sustainable changes and challenging the perception of healthcare dining
Posted: 12/18/2024If you visit some of Morrison Healthcare’s sites, you may notice that chefs aren’t dressed in the traditional white chef coat uniform. Instead, they’re decked out in sleek and stylish uniforms with vibrant accents. And these uniforms are practical too, with a zipper in front and a cool vent bag in the back to prevent overheating. But the real highlight of these chef coats is their climate impact. During a three-month period, Morrison Healthcare purchased 63,224 of these chef coats and effectively diverted 571,596 water bottles from the landfill. [more]
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Mission Health and HCA Healthcare are proud to partner with Food Connection
Posted: 12/18/2024Mission Health and HCA Healthcare are proud to partner with Food Connection. ABC13 spoke with Marisha MacMorran, Executive Director of Food Connection to learn more about how their partnership allows them to feed more people in need. [more]
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