VCP chefs partnered with The Franklin Institute to bring a special workshop about The Science of Pizza to their 9th through 12th grade STEM Scholars. We experimented with different types of dough, toppings and heat sources to find out how it...
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Eatiquette: Learning How to Make Salads in the Classroom
What’s better than getting fresh, healthy Eatiquette school lunches? Learning how to make them! As part of the revamped Eatiquette360 program, we’re getting students involved in making the dishes they’re served at lunch and giving them the recipes to recreate...
Ted Dallas Visits Cristo Rey High School for Eatiquette Lunch
We were honored to host Ted Dallas (Special Assistant to Gov. Tom Wolf and former Secretary of the PA Dept. of Human Services) at Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School for a delicious Eatiquette school lunch. On the menu was a curried chicken salad sandwich...
Mobile Teaching Kitchen – Pairing Culinary Education with Food Access
Getting affordable and fresh food is an important first step to obtaining food security, but what if you don’t have the basic skills or confidence to turn those raw ingredients into a healthy meal for your family? Watch this video...
GSK supports healthy eating after-school with Vetri Cooking Lab
How do you encourage kids to eat more healthy food? By teaching them to cook tasty, nutritious, kid-friendly recipes with ingredients they can find in their own neighborhoods. Today, GSK announced a $440,000 grant to Vetri Community Partnership to expand...
Mobile Teaching Kitchen at First Philadelphia
[sswp-slide sswpid=2731] Last month, Vetri Community Partnership’s Mobile Teaching Kitchen visited First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School. We taught students how to make sweet potatoes, greens & cabbage and Share Food Program had all of the ingredients for sale at affordable prices.