September 22, 2020
Culinary School offers opportunity to pursue passion
To say that Stephanie Kemp is enthusiastic about her culinary school experience is an understatement. This Harrington resident is enrolled in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School at the Milford site, and due to COVID-19 restrictions the school – like other educational institutions both locally and nationally – is operating on a new model….
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September 15, 2020
Culinary Alumni Spotlight: Anthony Perez
Anthony Perez started the New Year by attending our 14-week culinary training employment program, The Culinary School, in Newark. Little did he know that the last weeks of class would be interuppted by a global pandemic. Anthony and his classmates celebrated their graduation in July – three months late – in a socially distanced outdoor…
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August 18, 2020
Culinary students get a taste of kitchen life during ‘lab’ experience
Under the watchful eyes of Chefs Tish and Tim, small groups of students enrolled in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford and Newark practiced their knife skills on Monday. During the semester’s first two-hour lab session at the Milford site, the students finessed the proper techniques required to chop peppers, potatoes, apples,…
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August 17, 2020
Same message, different experiences in times of COVID
Since mid-March, the impact of COVID-19 has changed nearly everything, and the annual Migrating to the Kitchen Day at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford is no exception. In previous summers, a group of about 20 students enrolled in the federally funded Title 1-C National Migrant Education Program experienced the opportunity to…
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August 4, 2020
Learning to adapt: Workforce training programs offered remotely
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic we all realized we’d have to figure out new ways of doing things that we’d done for years. While schools nationwide struggle to figure out how they will open – or not – next month, the Food Bank of Delaware is in the process of retooling its workforce…
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June 29, 2020
Virtual ceremony celebrates Culinary School grads’ successes
Today, 10 students graduated from The Culinary School at Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford site. They are Anandi Bisram, JayMeeka Clark, Tyreikus Collick, Melissa Edge, Claudio Ferrario, Na’im Johnson, Robert Morrison, Jane Robinson, Katria Stevens, and Doreen Webb. The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware provides valuable job training to adults. The 14-week…
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June 26, 2020
Newark culinary class celebrates ‘socially distant’ graduation
When the 61st class of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Newark warehouse began class back in January, students never expected to have class and graduation delayed due to a pandemic. Under the instruction of Chef Tim Hunter, the students spent the entire winter learning the ins and outs of the culinary…
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June 11, 2020
‘I asked for help.’ Student’s experience extends beyond classroom
Na’im Johnson had a plan – a business plan, in fact. He planned to leave the construction field and create his own catering business. In order to achieve that goal, he needed to get his ServSafe® certification, a professional requirement in the food service industry. “I did my research,” said the 41-year-old former Wilmington resident….
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March 10, 2020
Culinary school experience helps student work toward new goals
Doreen Webb likes to say she’s the oldest student in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School class. The Seaford resident is 61 years old and a cancer survivor whose journey included several surgeries as well. Age is no obstacle for this student; she’s challenging herself to embrace new experiences. Webb, who came to Delaware…
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Culinary School offers lifeline and opportunity to under-employed
Jane Robinson is a survivor. She’s felt frustration and defeat, yet she’s persevered, and now she’s on the road to a new career at our Delaware Food Work’s Culinary School in Milford. The Clayton resident is a non-traditional student – like many of those who discover their passion in the kitchen at The Culinary School….
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