New Jersey’s SJ Magazine featured our founder Marc Vetri in their last edition! They focus in on his work through the Foundation: “Along with success, Vetri will tell you, comes a responsibility to give back. For eight years, Vetri has organized...
Author: Paul Carbo
We’re Moving!
As of August 1, 2013 the Vetri Foundation for Children will officially call the Philadelphia Navy Yard home. Please take note of our new address and phone number: Vetri Foundation for Children 1113 Admiral Peary Way Quarters N Philadelphia, PA...
8th Annual Great Chefs Event Photos & Media Coverage
The 2013 Great Chefs Event was a delectable success! Together with our sponsors, chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, brewmasters, and guests, we raised almost $1.1 million for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and the Vetri Foundation for Children. Check out some of the...
The 8th Annual Great Chefs Event to be Held June 11th
“If there is one amazing food event to save your pennies and splurge on, it is The Great Chefs Event, Now in its eighth year, it’s being held on Tuesday, June 11 from 6pm to 9pm at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.”...
Patrick Kerkstra: Kids learning Eatiquette
“The room goes quiet as chef Quintel Coles walks out from the kitchen to tell his customers what’s for lunch. Today, he tells them, they will be dining on a primavera pasta with a sauce made of roasted and pureed...
Hometown Hero: Marc Vetri & The Vetri Foundation
In the Spirit of Alex Scott program awards people in the Delaware Valley that, through their unique commitment and humanitarian spirit, have made exceptional, overwhelming, and lasting contributions to the community. Alexandra “Alex” Scott was the Founder of Alex’s Lemonade...
Philadelphia School Lunches Get Fancy With ‘Eatiquette’ Program
“It sounds more like a restaurant order than a school lunch menu: baked ziti with a side of roasted fennel salad and, for dessert, cinnamon apple rice pudding.” [button color=”red”]Read The Full Article![/button]
Philadelphia school lunches: Served family style, off plates
“In some school cafeterias in Philadelphia, students are saying goodbye to French fries and hello to roasted fennel.” [button color=”red”]Read The Full Article![/button]
Family-Style School Lunches by Marc Vetri
“People For People is one of four schools participating in the “Eatiquette” program, which was designed by local chef Marc Vetri to provide nutritious, low-cost lunches in a setting that reinforces social niceties and communication skills.” [button color=”red”]Read The Full...
Chef Marc Vetri’s ‘Eatiquette’ Program Changing Lunchtime At North Philadelphia School
“The ninth graders at Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School in North Philadelphia participating in Chef Marc Vetri’s healthy school lunch Eatiquette program got a chance to meet the chef himself.” [button color=”red”]Read The Full Article![/button]