It has been almost two years since Shandra completed the Second Harvest Culinary Training Program. You might recall that before entering the Culinary Training Program, she was an assistant manager at a convenience store, but that her family still struggled…
On March 1, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida hosted a very special Chef’s Night. The evening featured five of the Second Harvest Culinary Training Program’s top chef graduates who, along with their chef instructors, created and executed a…
Many people have a defining moment that shapes their lives. For some, it is college graduation, for others, it is the first time they strum a guitar. For almost five years, Second Harvest’s Culinary Training Program has been the catalyst…
In most classrooms across the country, students give presentations. Book reports, tri-fold boards and PowerPoint presentations are the norm. However, when students in the Second Harvest Culinary Training Program give a project report, they head to Aggressive Appliances. Here they…
A group of Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria are preparing for a new beginning in the kitchen. Spectrum News 13 recently visited the Darden Foundation Community Kitchen to see how these students are gaining valuable hands-on experiences needed to…
Chef Trina Gregory-Propst, Pastry Chef and Owner of Se7en Bites, is the first Guest Chef to host “Brinner” at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. She prepared a delicious combination of breakfast served for dinner in her signature style…
