We are not “only” distributing fruits, vegetables, dairy, grains, proteins and other ingredients in the food boxes to children and families in WCCUSD each week. We are proud to also include bilingual English-Español educational materials and recipes to ensure that families know how to make the most of box contents and why this paradigm-shifting program …
The art of cooking exists in Chef Daniel Tellez’s bones. Coming from a really, really big family in Mexico, Tellez was in the kitchen cooking with his grandmother since he was a kid. The experience was invaluable, as he learned the heart and soul of cooking Mexican food through her. He was working as a …
Q: What drew you to Conscious Kitchen? A: Initially, I had interviewed with Judi for the position at Bayside MLK to be the chef there for Conscious Kitchen. At the time, it just didn’t work. I think a year and a half later, maybe even longer, I ran into Judi at the Good Earth randomly …
At 19 years old, Alice Waters traveled to Paris, France, and ate a wild strawberry. She had never tasted anything like it in her whole life. “Where did this come from?”, she asked, to discover it is harvested in the nearby mountains, only at this time of year. In 1965, every Parisian market only had …
Just for a minute, imagine being a student at Willow Creek Academy. It’s been a long morning of reading, writing, and maybe some addition. Stomach grumbling, you excitedly line up with the rest of your class to get your school lunch. The smell of potatoes roasting wafts out of the door to the dining room. …
When talking with Tanya Holland, her hard work, creativity, conscientiousness, and community engagement shines through. As head chef and owner of Brown Sugar Kitchen, food is a powerful medium through which she expresses herself, her care for others, and the planet. Growing up, Tanya’s parents “had a lot of different kinds of people over at …
I pulled up to Lou’s Takeaway on a warm Thursday afternoon to find a kitchen even smaller than what I had imagined during my interview with Chef Anthony Rizzi earlier in the week. A chalkboard menu hung in front of a takeaway window where a cheerful young man chatted with a woman, explaining the different …
Looking back on her childhood, it seems like a career in the food industry was inevitable for Ashley Ugarte, pastry chef at San Francisco’s esteemed Dandelion Chocolate. However, despite growing up Mexican, Spanish, and American and being surrounded by traditional cooking and food culture from a young age, Ugarte did not always imagine a career …
Heirloom tomatoes are bound to fill farmers’ market stands as July quickly turns into August. At first glance, these tomatoes may seem a bit odd. They aren’t always the red, round, evenly sized tomatoes you may have grown accustomed to seeing in the grocery store. These are multi-colored, different sizes, and lumpy, never bred to …
As we enter July, basil plants are thriving in the hot weather and tomatoes are starting to ripen on the vines. We love being able to use all this great seasonal summer produce in our recipes and hope you’ll use this FLOSN-inspired recipe to start your day off right! TORTILLA DE PATATA WITH HEIRLOOM TOMATOES …
