Support rigorous academic learning and deliver essential culinary skills to high school students in Portland.
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It’s not just my favorite hashtag, it’s a way of life–ALWAYS LEARNING–and grateful to be doing so. If you’ve been curious about the radio silence from station TCC since November of 2019, here’s the deal: I pressed pause on (most) “live” operations with The Curriculum of Cuisine. While I may have taken a break from turning classrooms into kitchens and chefs into teachers (#classroomsintokitchens, #chefsintoteachers–respectively) my learning and commitment to food justice and educational justice has continued. As for so … read more

WE NEED *YOUR VOTE* BETWEEN NOW & THE MORNING OF TUESDAY, 8/21! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2W8XX3C In the past, Food Front Co-op management has chosen which non-profit organization to feature each month for their “Register Round-Up” fundraising campaign. Now though, they are putting that decision in the hands of their their 12,000+ owners and YOU to vote for the organization awarded those funds! TCC has been nominated as one of the three organizations for Food Front’s “Register Round Up”.  So how does The Curriculum of Cuisine get to be THE organization that receives … read more

Of course we love the work TCC does, and we KNOW it’s critical not only to the health, but the ultimate success of our youth. That said, trying to sustainably fund this work continues to feel like we’re banging our heads against the wall. You can imagine how ecstatic we were when a friend of TCC sent us a link to this article titled, “Teens Who Cook Set the Table for Healthy Eating as Adults.”  which essentially validates what TCC … read more