So as the youngest person in the office, I’m the closest removed from the days of public school lunch. I, like so many others, was bombarded with choices during lunch. The scary part was that it was not a matter of economics. A tray of pizza and fries was priced much higher than the healthier [...]
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Archive for June, 2009
Locavore: Part 2
Posted in June 25th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
So I know a lot about food. I like to eat it. I like how it tastes. I eat lots and lots of food. But maybe these Locavores are on to something. Where does our food come from? One of the most stunning parts of the video that I heard was that the modern grocery [...]
What’s All the Buzz About?
Posted in June 24th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
Before I started researching for this blog post I could have told you two things about honey: 1. Its golden brown in color 2. It comes in bottles shaped like bears But after some handy internet research, I now feel like an expert on all the different uses for honey as well as its [...]
Get Your Innovation On
Posted in June 23rd, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
So when’s the last time you came up with an awesome idea. How about an idea that can lead to social good? Well make sure to tell Barack and Michelle Obama. I know the number isn’t listed. But in 2010 they are creating a brand new office to support awesome projects like CKP. It’s being [...]
It Is Not Safe To Consume Raw Eggs
Posted in June 22nd, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
I don’t know about everyone else, but raw cookie dough is one of my all time favorite snacks. I choose to ignore the warning about the dangers of eating the unbaked treat and indulge until I feel my arteries start to tense up My world was rocked over the weekend when I read in [...]
Read, Then Digest
Posted in June 19th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
A new food safety bill was passed unanimously by the House Energy and Commerce Committee Chris, a DCCK intern, goes through his first week on the job with First Helping. It looks like it was a busy week, but he was still able to blog about it for all of us to enjoy. [...]
Are you a Locavore?
Posted in June 18th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
Yesterday the CEO of our very own DC Central Kitchen was on the Kojo Nnamdi Show, a local NPR show in the greater Washington, DC area. I thought I’d bring you some highlights from the show about local food sustainability. Kojo aptly named shoppers who look to eat and buy local foods “Locavores”, a term [...]
Widening the Gap
Posted in June 17th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
On Jordan’s latest excursion to open the Campus Kitchen at Eastern Carolina University, he was handed a report called the “FBCENC Gap Analysis Project” that was created by Professor Nicholas Didow, who is a business professor at UNC. The first thing I did was googled FBENC, which stands for Food Bank of Central and Eastern [...]
Think BIG!
Posted in June 16th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
Another guest blog from our own Ariel Gold: I guess it is true: all I really need to know I learned in kindergarten. This is the year that I learned to share and play fair; when I learned that cookies and milk are good for me; when I learned that when I go out in [...]
Day in the Week of an Intern 2
Posted in June 15th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
Today we’re welcoming back our guest blogger Alex Carrick. This is what he had to say about meeting the DCCK President Robert Egger: Last Thursday Robert Egger held a meeting of the V3 Campaign. I was lucky enough to have a seat at the U-shaped table in the confined space that is the DCCK lunch [...]