May 2, 2018
Food Bank’s Culinary School graduates bask in success; start new careers
Four members of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware celebrated their achievements today during a graduation ceremony for the 18th graduating class at the Food Bank’s Milford facility. The graduates were: Tanesha Milbourne, Hershial Morris, Cameron Smallwood and Stephanie Woomer. United States Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester delivered keynote remarks to the students….
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April 30, 2018
Culinary School success opens door for successful career change
It’s safe to say that most people aren’t quite as happy to be at work as David Cassey. A May 2016 graduate of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford, David is the person who makes the pasta at Lupo Italian Kitchen on Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach. Making the pasta at this eatery…
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April 16, 2018
Culinary School grad thrives in challenging culinary world
In less than a year after Eric Townsend graduated from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford, he’s advanced to a key position at one of state’s culinary coast’s dining destinations. Eric is a sauté’ chef at Touch of Italy in Rehoboth Beach, though sometimes he also works at the restaurant’s downtown Lewes…
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April 6, 2018
Culinary training opens doors for student
Dalicia Perkins has worked in the food service industry since she was 15. Her first job was at a water ice/ice cream shop. Since then she has worked in the University of Delaware’s dining halls, as a dietary aid for a nursing home, Wawa, Restaurant Depot, and most recently, on board the Plum Pit Food…
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April 4, 2018
Culinary School grad enjoys sweet confectionary challenges
Just six months after graduating from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford, Meg Thompson uses her passion for baking every day in her workplace: Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. Thompson, a Dover resident, is also a full-time mom and an international opera singer. She’s a creative person, and Chef James Kaiser Jr….
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March 29, 2018
Culinary School teaches job, life skills too
The Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School is giving Stephanie Woomer not only new career opportunities, but also a fresh start in life. Woomer moved back to Delaware from Maine in September to help with her family. She decided to become part of the community here, and when she went online to sign up as…
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March 22, 2018
Culinary School sparks pride and passion for student
Keith Loveland is determined not to let his past dictate his future. “I dreamed of being a French pastry chef,” he explains. But the birth of his first daughter when he was just 18 and a lifestyle fueled by drugs and partying delayed his dreams. Over the past 20 years, Keith has supported his family…
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March 14, 2018
Culinary School provides path forward for student
The Culinary School was the second chance that Jaclyn Stanley needed. She learned about the program while in a work release program through the Department of Corrections. Had it not been for The Culinary School, Jaclyn believes she would still be waiting tables and not following her goal of being a cook. “I have always…
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March 12, 2018
Culinary School Student Spotlight: Tiffany Greenfield
Tiffany Greenfield has worked in food service since she was 18. Her first job was at iHOP, and over the years, she has moved up to work in fine dining. Most recently she worked the breakfast shift at the Hilton. Tiffany’s positions have always been front of the house, but her passion has always been…
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January 23, 2018
Food Bank of Delaware celebrates second culinary graduation at Ferris School
Six students successfully completed the Food Bank of Delaware’s culinary training program at the Ferris School. Their accomplishments were celebrated today at a luncheon honoring the students. Today’s graduation ceremony marks the second graduating class of this partnership with the Ferris School for Boys. The first ceremony took place in November. The students have spent…
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