Stories for Delaware Food Works

Bradford Marx arrived at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School with some prior experience in industry: he worked as a sous chef in Maryland before relocating to Lewes. The Culinary School is a 14-week program for unemployed, underemployed, reentering citizens, individuals with disabilities and those in career transition that teaches basic and high-end kitchen…

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To say that Stephanie Kemp is enthusiastic about her culinary school experience is an understatement. This Harrington resident is enrolled in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School at the Milford site, and due to COVID-19 restrictions the school – like other educational institutions both locally and nationally – is operating on a new model….

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Anthony Perez started the New Year by attending our 14-week culinary training employment program, The Culinary School, in Newark. Little did he know that the last weeks of class would be interuppted by a global pandemic. Anthony and his classmates celebrated their graduation in July – three months late – in a socially distanced outdoor…

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Remote learning at the Food Bank of Delaware has had its challenges, but it’s also presented opportunities, especially for L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) student, Christine Evenson. Christine lives in Milford – about 60 miles south of  the Food Bank’s headquarters in Newark where the L.O.G.I.C. training program is operated. With class…

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Highmark Delaware presented the Food Bank of Delaware with a $125,000 donation this morning to support the organization’s workforce development initiative, Delaware Food Works. Through Delaware Food Works, the Food Bank provides workforce development training to Delawareans in the areas of food service and warehousing/logistics through The Culinary School and L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing…

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Under the watchful eyes of Chefs Tish and Tim, small groups of students enrolled in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford and Newark practiced their knife skills on Monday. During the semester’s first two-hour lab session at the Milford site, the students finessed the proper techniques required to chop peppers, potatoes, apples,…

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The COVID-19 pandemic did not stop ten students from successfully completing the Food Bank of Delaware’s Delaware Food Works L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program. The students’ accomplishments were celebrated this morning in a socially-distant outdoor graduation ceremony. The 11-week training program prepares adults for careers in the warehousing/logistics industry. Students started…

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Today, 10 students graduated from The Culinary School at Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford site. They are Anandi Bisram, JayMeeka Clark, Tyreikus Collick, Melissa Edge, Claudio Ferrario, Na’im Johnson, Robert Morrison, Jane Robinson, Katria Stevens, and Doreen Webb. The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware provides valuable job training to adults. The 14-week…

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When the 61st class of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Newark warehouse began class back in January, students never expected to have class and graduation delayed due to a pandemic. Under the instruction of Chef Tim Hunter, the students spent the entire winter learning the ins and outs of the culinary…

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Na’im Johnson had a plan – a business plan, in fact. He planned to leave the construction field and create his own catering business. In order to achieve that goal, he needed to get his ServSafe® certification, a professional requirement in the food service industry. “I did my research,” said the 41-year-old former Wilmington resident….

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