Red tape tangles chefs wanting to improve school lunch
When top Chicago chefs visited a Northwest Side lunchroom this fall and found bags of Tostitos with ground meat as the main course, their first instinct was to roll up...
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Energy-saving tips for fall
As autumn settles in and we set back the clock, rake the leaves and stoke the furnace, we have a lot of assumptions about the most environmentally friendly ways to...
Most school garden produce is forbidden fruit in CPS lunchrooms
It's harvest time in Chicago Public School gardens full of chubby tomatoes, heavy squash and fragrant basil. These urban oases, carefully tended by teachers, students and volunteers, range from several...
Most school garden produce is forbidden fruit in CPS lunchrooms
It's harvest time in Chicago Public School gardens full of chubby tomatoes, heavy squash and fragrant basil. These urban oases, carefully tended by teachers, students and volunteers, range from several...
U.S. gives school a clean bill of health
Could the Southwest Side be quietly hosting the healthiest school in the Midwest? If you judge by a prestigious federal award program, it very well might. Tuesday morning the Academy...
U.S. gives school a clean bill of health
Could the Southwest Side be quietly hosting the healthiest school in the Midwest? If you judge by a prestigious federal award program, it very well might. Tuesday morning the Academy...
Chicago chefs spice up schools’ new push for healthy eating
Dozens of white-clad food missionaries fanned out across the city Monday to preach the gospel of healthy food. Chef Melissa Graham read "Little Pea" followed by a veggie tasting at...
Chicago chefs spice up schools’ new push for healthy eating
Dozens of white-clad food missionaries fanned out across the city Monday to preach the gospel of healthy food. Chef Melissa Graham read "Little Pea" followed by a veggie tasting at...
Chicago chefs spice up schools’ new push for healthy eating
Dozens of white-clad food missionaries fanned out across the city Monday to preach the gospel of healthy food. Chef Melissa Graham read "Little Pea" followed by a veggie tasting at...
Harvest rewards
For many family farmers, harvest is the busiest time of the year, leaving little time to actually cook what they grow. Consequently, many of them rely on recipes that are...