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On Being a School Chef

May 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Berkeley, kids, school food

Guest Post By Bonnie Christensen Chefs learn how to work with a variety of foods in a variety of stages using a broad range of approaches and techniques. By learning how to cook and handle different foods under many different circumstances chefs develop the critical thinking skills they need to apply to whatever situation comes […]

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Berkeley Schools Cook From Scratch: Parents Revolt

May 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Berkeley, kids, school food

Eric Weaver’s son is a freshman in college now. But back when he was in kindergarten, Weaver, an appeals attorney in Berkeley, CA, was a parent volunteer who couldn’t help noticing that the kids were sneaking into the teacher’s snacks. Not only were kids hungry because they hadn’t eaten breakfast, Weaver discovered, but what the schools […]

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Berkeley Schools Cook From Scratch: An Epic Chicken

May 10th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Berkeley, kids, school food

My instructions, simple enough, were spelled out in permanent black marker on the cover of a brown pizza delivery box: Lay six chicken breasts down one side of a parchment-covered baking sheet pan, lay four across, then fill all the spaces in between. The precise pattern, altered only by the quantity of pieces involved, held for thighs, drumsticks […]

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