The kitchen at Fletcher Allen Health Care encompasses more than 5,000 square feet, all dedicated to making healthy, local food for patients and visitors. Executive chef Richard Jarmusz takes Alice for a tour of the massive undertaking he calls just another day at the office.

This article appears in May 18-24, 2011.

AAN award-winning food writer Alice Levitt is a fan of the exotic, the excellent and automats. She wrote for Seven Days 2007-2015.