With the rising popularity of culinary reality shows hosted by celebrities and book store shelves bulging with the world’s most famous chefs’ latest cookbooks and foodie guides, interest in culinary arts careers has never been higher. With this rising interest,…
It’s a question that employees unfortunately ask their MN certified food manager all too often. “Does this smell OK to you?” Before you have to deal with the conundrum of trying to figure out how old a side of fish,…
Whether your uniform accessories are there to add style, provide convenience or a celebrity TV chef makes it look cool, there are several uniform quirks that every ServSafe MN trained employee should avoid. While the possible list of uniform components…
Now that the streamers have been swept up, the champagne glasses cleaned and New Year’s college bowl games have all been watched, it’s time to look forward to the new year. Hopefully, every food handler will resolve to be diligent…
The month of December is traditionally the busiest month of the year in the food service industry, but it is followed by January, which has the notorious reputation as the slowest. While at first the lull is a pleasant break…
Christmas News for MN Certified Food Managers Normally, we don’t feel that it is necessary to cover food safety issues emerging out of Europe, but this story from the Netherlands that broke on December 6th may be too crucial…
Top ServSafe MN Tips for Preventing Food-Borne Illness from Raw Fruits and Vegetables Earlier this week, foodsafteynews.com reported that a recent e-coli incident has been linked to raw cucumbers. Those who have studied ServSafe in MN know that incredible care must…
Buffet Service Tips from Food Safety Certification MN training: The month of December is usually filled with holiday parties and special events. Whether it’s a family gathering, a corporate Christmas party or other large gathering to celebrate the holidays,…
Using Social Media Marketing as a MN Certified Food Manager When you get a large group of restaurant managers together like we do during MN certified food manager training sessions, break time discussions inevitably drift away from food safety towards other…
Recently, two prominent news stories broke concerning Norovirus outbreaks. The first was a major outbreak that occurred on a cruise ship returning to port in California where nearly 200 passengers had been infected. The second incident took place at Emory University in Atlanta, GA,…
