MRA honors hospitality innovators at 20th annual awards dinner

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The Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA) held its 20th Annual Massachusetts Hospitality Hall of Fame Awards Dinner on Monday, Nov. 23 at Anthony's Pier 4 in Boston. This annual event is sponsored by the National Restaurant Association (NRA) and honors those individuals who have exhibited extraordinary dedication to the hospitality industry in Massachusetts. Master of Ceremonies for the evening was NRA director Raphael Oliver, general manager of Top of the Hub, and the invocation was done by Lawrence Wolozin.

The 2009 inductees were: Harvey Allen, president and CEO of M.S. Walker Inc.; Billy Costa, well-known entertainment personality, originally on the Phantom Gourmet and now on NECN's TV Diner; Donato and Filippo Frattaroli, owners of Ristorante Lucia and Fillippo Ristorante; and Jon Luther, CEO of Dunkin' Brands.

For more information on the MRA, visit www.marestaurantassoc.org.

(l to r) Massachusetts Restaurant Association president and CEO Peter Christie with Filippo and Donato Frattaroli of Ristorante Lucia and Fillippo Ristorante (photo courtesy of Alan McPhee Photography)
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New resource for recipes utilizing sauces, breads and pastas

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Marzetti's new foodservice dedicated Web site, www.marzettifoodservice.com, offers new applications and recipes for Marzetti dressings and sauces, croutons, hearth baked breads, yeast rolls and pasta.

Foodservice professionals can explore exciting new taste experiences with featured Marzetti recipes or easily search Marzetti's extensive library of appetizer, dessert, entree, salad and soup recipes. The site also includes special offers and tips on adding profit to your menu, information on pairing Marzetti dressings with greens, new product features and an opportunity to have your culinary queries answered through "Ask the chef."

Marzetti offers coast-to-coast production and distribution of portion control and bulk pack food products including Marzetti and Cardini's brand salad dressings, dips and sauces; Marzetti brand croutons; New York brand hearth baked breadsticks and garlic toast; Sister Schubert's yeast rolls; Marzetti Frozen Pasta brand frozen egg noodles and fully-cooked pasta; and Romanoff caviar.
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