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In an effort to solidify its investment in Greater Houston’s Black community, organizers with the Honeyland Festivalannounced two initiatives to impact students enrolled at Houston ISD on Oct. 25. The inaugural festival takes place Nov. 11-12 at Sugar Land’s Crown Festival Park. Its creation—as outlined in the release—is an ode to Black expression through music,…

Whipping up recipes for success! Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle shares all about a local organization that is collaborating with students to help bring their culinary dreams to the center of the table.

Chef Brother Marcellus Luck IV C•CAP Class of 2001 I got into kitchens out of necessity. I joined a culinary program in high school because it was a guaranteed meal, and I’d probably get the opportunity to meet some girls. At Metro Tech High School, outside of the core curriculum, we could choose a vocational…

Chef Brother Marcellus Luck IV C•CAP Class of 2001 The “Best Chef: Mountain” semifinalists are Carrie Baird (Bar Dough) and Brother Luck (Four by Brother Luck). Chef Brother Luck started working in professional kitchens when he was 14-years-old. During high school, he was awarded multiple culinary scholarships through competition cooking organizations such as C-CAP (Careers…

Jasmin Smith C•CAP Class of 2009 Jasmin Smith, owner of Süss Pastries, developed an interest in a culinary career as a young girl through her family’s love of food. Her stepfather’s job as a chef also inspired her. “My stepdad was working as a chef at the Hyatt in downtown Phoenix and when he brought…

Iconic basketball acrobats the Harlem Globetrotters will be at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford on Thursday to record a show with celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson. The team’s Emmy-nominated NBC series “Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward” is set to film a cooking competition as part of an upcoming episode of the show’s third season.…

Toast and C-CAP celebrate their first year of partnership, unlocking new ways to help C-CAP students learn, grow and thrive in the restaurant industry In early 2024 Toast announced a partnership with Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) and Toast.org, the company’s social impact arm, to support youth culinary training programs across the U.S. with…

The cohort of ten migrant students had been gathering at the kitchen inside Francis Lewis High School in Queens since February. After fastening their white aprons, each week they would practice the differences between dicing and julienning, tempering and deglazing, among other culinary skills. On Monday, after five weeks of five-hour trainings, five days a…