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Help a teacher!
Hi folks! Many thanks for all of your suggestions. They were really helpful! We ended up going as a group to L'ecole, the French Culinary Institute's restaurant.
The folks there could not have been more accommodating and helpful. The chef came and spoke with our students for 30 minutes or so before the meal. The waitstaff was really patient and enthusiastic in both answering a slew of questions from my students about the food and the restaurant, and also providing traditionally great service. The menu was really perfect because there were different "levels or risk" for different students to explore. Some jumped into steak tare tare and terrine... others stuck to the burgers salads and omelettes.
Without us asking, they invited each student, in small groups to spend some time in the kitchens observing the different stations.
Many of my students left the experience trying to figure out how culinary school might fit into their post-high school plans. It was a wonderful morning.
Thanks again!
Help a teacher!
I teach high school in the city and are in the middle of a unit on food, and how food works in the city.
We would LOVE to do a session with a restaurant or chef where we eat lunch, and then have a conversion with the preparer of food Do you know anybody who might be willing to have us for lunch, and also speak with our students?
Ideally, this person:
Is willing to engage in a dialogue with high school students.
Is mindful, and can speak about the origin of her ingredients.
Can speak about the challenges/rewards of working in the food industry in New York.
Is willing to consider the idea that preparing a meal as an act of authorship in which something is communicated.
We are looking to have lunch somewhere in the city. We can pay around $20 per person for 30 students and 3-4 teachers. Would love some ideas! Who are the fun, mindful chefs we should visit?
Thanks!
