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A Hometown Grocery Store with World-Class Products and Services
Townsquare Diner • 18
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A Wharton, NJ Family Business with a Passion to Please the Customer 18
Contents A Message from Michael Irwin..............................................4 Advertisers’ Guide................................................................5
Features Chef Robert Conti Versatile Pork Cutlets ............................ 32 Color Coded Safety by Michelle Kelly ................................. 50 Surf and Turf Variations by Chris Lazicki ............................. 43 Varieties of Sweet Potatoes by Audrey Nash ....................... 36
EXECUTIVE EDITOR/ART DIRECTOR Kay Liddell ASSISTANT EDITOR Jennifer Curia GRAPHIC DESIGN Tim Harper
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EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Michael Irwin, Performance Foodservice - AFI Chef Robert Conti, Performance Foodeservice - AFI Michelle Kelly, Performance Foodservice - AFI Chris Lazicki, Performance Foodservice - AFI Audrey Nash, Performance Foodservice - AFI Krisztina Kincses Vida, Feature Writer
On the Cover: Assoluti Breaded Mozzarella Cheese Sticks. #231659; Also try Assoluti Battered Mozzarella Cheese Sticks #231663 and Roma Breaded Provolone Cheese Sticks #279987.
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CULINARY EDGE EDITORIAL BOARD Lynn Battista Chef Robert Conti Jennifer Curia Michelle Kelly David Klein Chris Lazicki Kay Liddell Audrey Nash EDITORIAL OFFICE Sue Nissley Performance Foodservice-AFI Louis M. Piancone 1 Ikea Drive, Elizabeth, NJ 07207 1.800.275.9500 Sam Roselli www.performancefoodservice.com/a