Do you want to do something unique with your dinner? How about a themed meal? Many people are adding themes to their meals, and the results are absolutely phenomenal. If you want to capture the essence of your dinner and take it to the next level, why not plan a themed meal, too? You can get started with your adventures in themed meals with the eight meals listed here. These are great themes and dinners that everyone will love.

Key Takeaways:

• By adding a theme to any meal you can create an environment of excitement.
• Creativity is a crucial in food selection to match your theme.
• Not only can themes be fun, they can be cultural to bring attention to a different region of the world and cuisine.

“Students at Raynham Middle School in Raynham, Mass., got to experience international dishes during the school’s weeklong Around the World in Five Lunches event, which offered a different ethnic cuisine daily.”

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Assembling a diverse team allows for organic teaching moments that foster familiarity with other cultures. Georgia Institute of Technology chose February to integrate diversity into it’s dining services. The first ‘guest cook’ was an employee from Trinidad and Tobago.

His experiences of his home country, and culinary tastes in particular, were shared with his coworkers and the student body as well. Different viewpoints are a valuable resource for any team. Hiring diverse workers helps expand everyone’s problem-solving skills, a major benefit for all companies.

Key Takeaways:

• Diverse teams tend to think of subjects and topics differently and provide better solutions.
• Organic teaching moments are a component of diverse teams and backgrounds.
• Having a team member with a diverse background can bring to light topics that would not be discussed had he or she not be included.

“Hiring individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences not only creates organic teaching moments like this, but the different viewpoints also help his crew become better problem-solvers.”

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