Sounds like a good program.
https://www.amny.com/news/teaching-k...n-life-skills/
Oil pops in the hot skillet over the gas stove. A loud sizzle fills the room as his black gloved hands lay the flour-coated chicken breast in the hot pool.
Smells of broccoli, fries and the comforting spices of a home-cooked meal waft through the air.
Three people with hair nets and orange chef’s uniforms with red letters reading “Hawks Nest Cafe” scramble around the kitchen- prepping, battering, frying and plating.
Akhi, Aaron and Thomas are learning to cook from a New York City chef at The Children’s Village’s teaching kitchen.
The Children’s Village began the teaching kitchen in 2008 to help young people find their passion, said Jeremy Kohomban president of The Children’s Village. The Children’s Village in Dobbs Ferry provides community-based and residential programs for more than 17,000 people each year. The program works with underserved children and families in the greater New York area, young people in foster care, teens who need a second chance and families who need better tools and resources.
The teaching kitchen helps students with communication skills, relationship building and pushes them to recognize their potential. Students are also taught menu planning, restaurant costs, how to order supplies, healthy portion control and table etiquette. Students finish the program with a ServSafe certification which can help them to start training for restaurant managing positions.
Three nights a week the students cook an entree and a side to serve to other kids and staff at The Children’s Village.
From 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. the students practice the meals they will serve that night. Then, they eat the meal they prepared together and get ready for dinner rush. By 7:05 p.m. a line stretches down the hallway. The group cooks about 40 meals a night, all made-to-order.
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