Kevin Torres has cooked up a whole new life for himself and his family, and now he’s landed his dream job as a sauté cook at the Seasons 52 restaurant in Altamonte Springs, FL. He deserves all the credit for…
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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…