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Chef Spotlight - Rob Evans [ 2 comments]
August 10, 2012
The very first [event] I did was in New York at the French Culinary institute, I was asked to do a dinner down there. That was my first introduction to Share Our Strength. And then I was called to help start the first [Taste of the Nation] in Maine and that was 7 years ago.
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Chef Spotlight - Lincoln Carson [ No comments]
July 19, 2012
We want to introduce our community to more of these chefs, so we’ve started an ongoing interview series that features these chef advocates. The next in our series is Chef Lincoln Carson. As the Corporate Pastry Chef for Mina Group, Chef Carson oversees the pastry program at their 19 restaurants including Michael Mina San Francisco, where he is based. Chef Carson most recently participated in Confections and Cocktails, a DC pastry and cocktail event which raised money for No Kid Hungry.
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Standing Together to tell Congress that SNAP Works [ No comments]
July 11, 2012
As a chef, I have a lifelong passion for food. My job is to feed people. So I was honored when Share Our Strength asked me to present a letter to Congress yesterday on behalf of nearly 400 fellow chefs and members of the culinary community, asking our elected representatives to protect kids at risk of hunger. The full text of the letter can be read here.
Tags: chefs , congress , culinary , food stamps , snap
Culinary Community: Protect SNAP [ No comments]
July 10, 2012
The battle over funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program (food stamps) continues this week. Today, members of the culinary community have spoken out about protecting SNAP.
Tags: chefs , culinary , food stamps , protect snap , snap