Brainfood student chefs at White House... again! Part 2

This past week Brainfood participants had the opportunity to visit the White House, learn from the White House chefs, and help prepare food for the 4th of July picnic. Over the 2 days, our participants seared chicken, grilled portobello mushrooms, cut tomatoes & cucumbers, prepped hamburgers & hamburger buns, skewered corn, cut fruit for jam, and scooped cookie dough.

Here is what the rest of them had to say about their visit:

Click here to read more student reflections in Part 1

“Favorite part was taking pictures and walking in the garden.  I used knife skills from Brainfood.”

- Taylor W., 9^th grade, Doar PCS

“The whole day was enjoyable, I love cooking more with new people and learning to do things like grilling.  I would love to come back.”

- Cheytan M., 11^th grade, Cesar Chavez PCS

“My favorite part about today was working with the chefs at the White House.  Today I used communication and collaboration skills.  My knowledge of different terms used in Brainfood helped me today at the White House, as it was not too hard to communicate with the White House chefs.”

- Mark L., 12th grade, School Without Walls

“My favorite part was putting burgers on the pans.  Organizational and hygiene skills, courtesy, cleanliness, teamwork, and stick to it-ness: all Brainfood skills I used today.”

- Briona B., 11^th grade, Banneker

“ I loved working with cookies in the pastry shop.  With the organization and listening skills I learned at Brainfood, working at the White House was really enjoyable.”

- Joy Scott, 10^th grade, School without Walls

“I liked spooning out the cookies and eating them.  I used my knife skills to cut the corn.  I loved walking around and meeting new people”

- Nanci R., 11^th grade, Bell