Delicious Culinary Luncheon

Last Friday, Moveable Feast staff and volunteers were treated to a delicious culinary lunch!

As part of our culinary skills training program, run by Chef Damon and Instructor Aaron, the culinary students must prepare, present, and serve a series of lunches. Everyone who partakes of the lunch fills out a quick survey and gives feedback about the food, helping the students improve their skills.

Here are some pictures from last Friday!

Some of the available food choices: minestrone soup, green beans, pasta, and sausage in homemade tomato marinade.

Serving up dessert!

Students give an explanation of the meal, in particular, how it was cooked, presented, and served.

Students serving food!

Delicious mozzarella and tomato salad.

Pot of homemade soup. Yummy!

Congratulations to the Culinary Program Graduates

Graduates with Instructor Aaron Purdie

On Wednesday, December 1st, we celebrated the graduation of our culinary training students, class of 2010.

The ceremony was begun with Executive Director Tom Bonderenko and Instructor Aaron Purdie saying a few words of congratulations to the graduates. The graduates then received certificates of completion of Moveable Feast's culinary training program. Moveable Feast staff, volunteers, and guests proudly looked on as the graduates made speeches. 

Next, everyone was treated to a delicious lunchtime meal prepared and served by the graduates, including dessert. It was a great testament to how far they have progressed, and how successful they will be in the future! 

Graduates included:

• Willie Green
• Loretta Robinson
• Ronald Stinchom
• Kevin Price
• Ernest Robinson
• Lynette Tyson
• Vanessa Slowe
• Michael Hinton
• Jimmie Johnson
• Stephan Pickett
• Chevone Ansbury
• Donnie Robinson
• Nathan Lounds