Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy Hosts First Visiting Chef for a Lesson in Fresh Strawberry Shortcake and Perfect Imperfection
The second-floor classroom in the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy bustles with activity. Campers in the summer months of their year-round BASE Academy methodically dump flour, sugar, and baking powder into […]
DCCK’s Summer Meals Schedule
Every year when summer break begins, thousands of kids relying on school for all their meals suddenly have to look elsewhere for nutritious food. To keep kids fed over the […]
DC Central Kitchen Adds 12 DC Public Schools to Award-Winning Healthy School Food Program
DC Central Kitchen is starting 2024 by bringing our award-winning farm-to-school model to more DC Public Schools! We are thrilled to have been selected to serve high-quality, scratch-cooked meals at […]
Beyond the Buzzword: How DC Central Kitchen Makes Farm-to-School Work for Everyone
For 15 years, DC Central Kitchen has been reimagining school food by providing scratch-cooked, locally sourced breakfasts, lunches, suppers, and healthy snacks at schools throughout the District. As a pioneer […]
Healthy School Foods Celebrates Black Health and Wellness
Chef Anand demonstrates a sweet potato hash recipe with assistance from Chef Iris for the students of Aiton Elementary School as part of Healthy School Foods’ Black History Month Celebration on Thursday, February […]
Photos: Fiesta Fajita Friday!
Last Friday, students at Washington Jesuit Academy were treated to Fiesta Fajita Friday by our Healthy School Foods Team. DC Central Kitchen’s dietetic intern, Lauryn Woodruff, organized the latin themed […]
Fresh Feature Fridays is Back!
DC Central Kitchen’s Healthy School Foods team hosts a Fresh Feature Friday event on Friday, November 11, 2021 at Maude Aiton Elementary School. After a long hiatus, this week […]