My mom loves soup. Like, really loves soup. She would probably eat it every day – including on hot summer days – if she could. As a result, my brothers and I ate a lot of soup growing up. My mom was...
Author: Fae Ehsan
Your support = kids eating more veggies
You may have recently seen this study, published in the Journal of Nutritional Science, that shows that Vetri Cooking Lab can change kids’ attitudes and behaviors towards nutritious foods. This was a huge win for Vetri Community Partnership and all...
Priya Krishna comes to Vetri Community Partnership!
Vetri Community Partnership hosted New York Times food reporter and bestselling cookbook author, Priya Krishna, at their Teaching Kitchen on October 20, 2024. As a part of Cookbooks and Convos, an event series hosted by Ellen Yin’s Sisterly Love Collective, the...
Community Cooking Classes at Vetri Community Partnership are inspiring people to cook more
Every two weeks, 25 or so people gather in Vetri Community Partnership’s Teaching Kitchen to learn how to cook. People start trickling in at 5 pm, arriving from work, school, or home, and by 5:30, the kitchen is full. Everyone...
Reflections on one week at Harvard Business School
By: Maddy Booth, CEO This summer, I had the great honor and joy of participating in the Harvard Business School Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management. For a full week alongside 164 people from 18 countries, we lived and breathed leadership...
Culinary Medicine can help doctors and patients manage health conditions
A recent study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics came to the conclusion that fewer than a quarter of patients who had been hospitalized or been in a period of care for a cardiovascular-related incident...
Black History Month Highlight: Chef Kurt Evans
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Chef Kurt Evans found his culinary spark cooking southern style dishes, alongside his grandmothers as a child. Since then, he’s gone on to hone his skills in some of Philadelphia’s most esteemed kitchens. In 2017,...
Recipe For Community Mural
If you’ve been to Vetri Community Partnership’s headquarters recently, you’ve probably noticed some new large-scale art gracing our walls. The piece, titled Recipe for Community, is a mural by artist Cindy Lozito and was created in collaboration with Mural Arts...
150 families receive Thanksgiving meals at Vetri Community Partnership’s Turkey Giveaway
On November 18th, the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Vetri Community Partnership opened up the gates to a parking lot near our headquarters and Teaching Kitchen to welcome 150 families in need. The families were there to collect a Thanksgiving turkey and...
2023 Impact Report: Building Community
Dear Friends, As I reflect upon the past year, it is with immense gratitude and pride that I share our 2023 Impact Report with you. Your support has made a difference in the lives of more than 30,000 Philadelphians sharing...