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 of programming focused on culinary
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 CECAP districts gathered at Framingham
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 dynamic culinary trio—Chefs Patty, John,
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 during their food lab. Cooking dishes from The John C.
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 Blends, Dressing & Sauces” 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 in our upcoming culinary workshop
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 on bringing more scratch cooking
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 workshop. Table with samples of
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