| Middle School Students Served Gourmet Lunch
More the 50 kids enjoyed a gourmet meal Thursday courtesy of some top chefs. William E. Orr Middle School is considered one of Clark County School District's at risk schools, but Thursday its students enjoyed a hot, healthy lunch prepared by chefs at the Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. The meal was served at the school's fine dining restaurant Cafe Bleu. Stay tuned to Action News as we monitor developing news around the Valley. .
ProStart Hospitality Cup Kicks Off
Students are competing at the Greenbrier Resort. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- The 7th Annual West Virginia Prostart Hospitality Cup kicked off Friday. Thirteen schools from across the state are competing at the Greenbrier Resort. They're taking their best shot at close to $400,000 in scholarships. There are two segments to the culinary competition. Friday, students are answering food industry related questions as part of the management segment of the competition. The students are staying at the hotel during the competition and organizers say they're enjoying the opportunity. The culinary segment begins Saturday. Students will whip up a three course meal in an hour. The winners of both segments will go on to compete at the National Competition in April in San Diego, California.
Kids Rolling In Dough
A group of girls huddled around the stainless-steel work table, curling strips of dough around skewered bits of pepperoni, cheese and sausage. At the end table, 4-year-old Benjamin Hebert was struggling with the pizza dough, trying to untangle the sticky pastry from the rolling pin. The little cooks were making Pizza on a Stick during a class at Young Chefs Academy - a culinary school catering to children ages 4 and older. The franchise, which has schools in Carrollwood and Brandon, offers everything from after-school and weekend cooking classes to birthday parties and monthly membership programs. With a monthly membership, children can take a cooking class once a week or plan a special event. Owner Bill Barnaba said he opened the cooking school in December 2006 to offer parents an alternative to the dozens of businesses that host children's birthday parties.
Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'theenvironment'
City councillor, unintentional humourist, and Torontoist favourite Councillor Rob Ford has grabbed himself some headlines again. He refuses to apologize for his comments on Wednesday, "the Oriental people, they're slowly taking over...they're hard, hard workers," because his sweeping generalization was intended as "a compliment." However, a spokesperson for the Canadian Council of Lazy Asians has said that the remarks were "deeply offensive." A devout Sikh man has lost his bid to overturn the law...... Continue Reading "Ford Never Sorry, Sikh Refused Constitutional Right To Brain Injury, UN Must Not Be On Crack" .
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