“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” Marc Vetri hustled the kids as they ambled in for their last cooking class yesterday at the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Culinary Literacy Center. As they slung down their backpacks and jackets, the spirit...
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Healthy Celebrity Chef Cookoff Results in Two Winning Dishes
When Jose Garces and Marc Vetri faced off at the Healthy Futures: A Recipe for Childhood Wellness conference on Monday, they both knew they were in for a tough competition. Plus, the fate of the competition would be in the...
Students Have a “Voice” in School Lunch, Too!
“You must be the change you wish to see” – and that’s exactly what the culinary arts students throughout the Philadelphia School District did when they entered their tasty and healthy school lunch creations into Get Healthy Philly’s inaugural Culinary...
Vetri vs. Garces 2014 Flag Football Game
For the fifth time, the Vetri Family and Garces Group took it to the field to engage in a little friendly competition. This year, the game took place in New Jersey on September 28th. Read more about events that led...
Franklin Square Announces Partnership with the Vetri Foundation
The Franklin Square Foundation, the charitable arm of Franklin Square Capital Partners, announced today that it will partner with the Vetri Foundation, an organization founded by Philadelphia restaurateurs Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin that promotes healthy eating in Philadelphia schools. The...
#PowerOfFood Campaign
During our latest Great Chefs Event in June 2014, we asked some of our amazingly talented and passionate Great Chefs what they had to say about the power of food. Check out this video to hear inspiring answers from chefs including Marc Vetri,...
Marc Summers donates $2500 to the Vetri Foundation
Frequent Food Network contributor Marc Summers recently donated $2,500 to the Vetri Foundation after a screening of The Hundred-Foot Journey at Prince Music Theater! From Philly Night Out: “Food Network regular Marc Summers surprised buddy Marc Vetri with a $2,500 donation to the famed Philly...
Great Chefs Event 2014: Food Has The Power To Change The World
Last month’s Great Chefs Event united chefs from all over the world to raise over $750,000 for the Vetri Foundation and Alex’s Lemonade Stand. While doing so we realized that food, and everything that goes into it, indeed has the...
Cristo Rey High one of “10 U.S. High Schools With the Healthiest Foods”
Cristo Rey High School in Philadelphia, who with the help of the Vetri Foundation implemented the Eatiquette school lunch program in 2012, was highlighted by One Green Planet as one of 10 U.S. High Schools With the Healthiest Foods in...
Check out photos from the 2014 Great Chefs Event
The 2014 Great Chefs Event, held earlier this month at Urban Outfitters HQ in south Philadelphia’s Navy Yard, raised over $750,000 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand and the Vetri Foundation for Children! We’re already looking forward to next year. Thanks to...