One of the nation’s top hospitality school professors, Dr. Joseph “Mick” La Lopa (below) at Purdue, proclaims on his industry blog Foodservice Educators Learning Community:

“Appetite for America is a Must Read … one of the best biographies of a true hospitality industry pioneer … I was really impressed … many of the things that you are probably teaching your students today on how to acquire, prepare, and serve food — let alone manage a hospitality business — [are] most likely traced back to Fred Harvey. And for those who are accredited by ACPHA and need to be up on industry pioneers as part of that accreditation it is imperative to know and tell the story of Fred Harvey. At the very least, this book should be on the shelves of every library for culinary arts and hospitality education students to read.”

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