Board Spotlight: Radhika Mohan
Hold onto your accomplishments. Set long-term goals. Remember your support networks. Accept failure as an inevitable part of the process. These were just a few pieces of advice DCCK Board […]
Class 129 Cook-Off: Creativity and Calculated Risks Pay Off
Few culinary dishes seem more straightforward than chowder. A dish traditionally made from cream and potatoes, chowder leaves little room to the imagination, or so we thought. Culinary Job Training […]
Photos: CJT 129 Chef Demo and Coffee Tasting!
On Friday, May 6th, Culinary Job Training Class 129 was treated to a demo by Chef Steve Lipscombe, Executive Chef at City Cruises DC and a coffee tasting lesson by […]
Class 128 Graduation: The Mighty Seven
Graduates from Culinary Job Training Class 128 embrace after their graduation ceremony on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at THEARC. On Wednesday, April 13th, following 3 months of hard work, perseverance, […]
NBC4: “MLK Jr. Library Café Trains Young Adults Facing Employment Barriers”
NBC4 reporter Mark Segraves stopped by our latest social enterprise café, Marianne’s by DC Central Kitchen, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Downtown DC to discuss our […]
CJT Class 128 Cookoff: Truffle Mac and Cheese Reigns Supreme
Cookoff winners, Quentin and Dareon, present their dish to the judges. Last Friday, March 18th, Culinary Job Training Class 128 competed in our cheesiest cookoff yet! Split into three teams, […]
Class 127 Climbs the Staircase to Success
Graduates of CJT Class 127 take selfies with DC Central Kitchen’s workforce development staff after the ceremony on Friday, February 4, 2022. “You, in and of yourself, are a revolution. […]
Photos: CJT Class 127 Cookoff!
At long last, Culinary Job Training Class 127 competed in their highly anticipated cookoff on Friday, January 21, 2022. Originally postponed due to COVID precautions, this class’s cookoff prompted the […]
Meet the Hunger Fighters: Aliyah N.
Aliyah N. poses for a portrait at the National Harbor. Aliyah is now working full time for her own catering business, “Takes Thyme Catering”. Aliyah N. first realized her culinary […]
Meet the Hunger Fighters: Larry P.
Larry P. poses for a photo before distributing bags of groceries. Larry grew up watching his mother cook in his childhood kitchen. At a young age his mother taught him […]