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How To: Make Side Dish with Leftovers

L.A. Bistro Mundo Run By High School Students

Culinary students at the Santee Educational Complex in South Los Angeles preach what they practice; they work in their own restaurant, Bistro Mundo, a couple of days each week and learn at the hand of a former executive chef from the Ritz Carlton. Not only do students cook up specialties for teachers, they grow their own produce as well.

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Healthier Fare Offered in NOLA Vending Machines

There’s new food in the vending machines at Thomas Jefferson Academy in Gretna, La., and it’s a step up from the fare the old machines served, some students at the high school believe. …

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Chefs Consider Leftovers Blessing Not Curse

When it comes to finding creative ways to use kitchen scraps and other leftovers, chefs have always risen to the challenge at work. In their professional kitchens they have to keep an eye on the bottom line, so any wasted food is money lost. Many, like these Chicago chefs, do the same things at home. They turn  leftovers like cheese ends, day-old bread and meat scraps into special family meals.

Chicago chef Sandra Holl, right, turns day-old bread into a Winter Panzanella Salad. (Photo by RICH HEIN, Chicago Sun-Times)

Chicago chef Sandra Holl, right, turns day-old bread into a winter panzanella salad. (Photo by RICH HEIN, Chicago Sun-Times)

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Culinary Students Run Weekend Pizza Business

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