NEW! Rooted in Flavor Workshop and a Chef-Supported Taste Test for Your School!
Bring the best of the local harvest to your program with flavorful dishes that celebrate Harvest of the Month crops. Rooted in Flavor: Harvest of
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A Tribute to Chef Josh Orel
In memory of a great chef, instructor, and friend. Chef Josh—you will be deeply missed and remembered for the impact you made on the JSI
Discovering What’s Next: How Tier 3 CECAP Schools and JSI Chefs Are Translating College Dining Innovation into K–12 Schools
On June 8–9, a few of the Tier 3 CECAP districts—Arlington, Belmont, and Medfield—attended the 32nd Annual Chef Culinary Conference hosted by UMass Dining at UMass Amherst, taking part in two days
Culinary Boot Camp 2026: Building Skills, Confidence, and Flavor
Group Photo from the 2026 Culinary BootCamp! The John C. Stalker Institute held a Culinary Boot Camp from June 1–5, where school nutrition staff from
Rooted in Flavor: Turning “Hard Sells” into School Favorites
On April 23, JSI hosted a pilot of its newly developed culinary workshop, “Rooted in Flavor: Harvest of the Month Recipes Made Easy.” Led by the
FSU Students Explore Indian Cuisine Through Scratch Cooking
Food, Culture, And Society Lab Students and Professor Displaying their Dishes. Framingham State University students in the Food, Culture, and Society course recently immersed themselves in scratch?cooked Indian cuisine
Seasoned to Perfection: Flavoring School Menus with Scratch-Made Flair
On April 3, 2026, the Hadley Public School foodservice team stepped out of their traditional kitchen routine and into the “Seasoned to Perfection: Homemade Spice
Chef-Led Taste Tests Feature Harvest of the Month Recipes for a new JSI Culinary Workshop!
Students are helping shape the future of school meals through chef-led taste tests of new Massachusetts Harvest of the Month recipes, all of which will be featured
Back-to-Basics: Mediterranean Flavors: A Hands-On Culinary Workshop for School Foodservice Staff
On March 27, 2026, foodservice staff from the Millbury School District participated in Back to Basics: Mediterranean Flavors, a three-hour culinary workshop led by Chef Instructor Patty Gardner. The training focused
Mediterranean Taste Tests Bring Fresh Flavors to Littleton and Braintree Schools
Students in both Littleton and Braintree explored fresh flavors during a week of cafeteria taste tests featuring recipes from The John C. Stalker Institute’s Back to Basics: Mediterranean Flavors culinary
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