Today we are talking to Esther Cook – the Chef Teacher at Chez Panisse Edible Schoolyard Kitchen in Berkely, CA.

Esther Cook, Chef Teacher
Since it’s inception in 1997, Esther Cook has been the Chef Teacher at The Edible Schoolyard kitchen. Ms. Cook has developed a cadre of kitchen lessons linked to classroom curriculum. She is a professional chef, artist, storyteller and educator of the first order.

Ms Cook developed and taught an innovative cooking program called Cooks Tell Stories and taught children to cook fresh, seasonal meals through Market Cooking for Kids, a program of the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture. Her youth spent on a farm in rural New England, is an important point of reference in defining the quality of the learning experience for her students.

Interesting links:
Garden of Eating: Middle Schoolers Grow Their Own Lunch

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