The West Boca Culinary Academy has started the sales for their delicious lunches for students and staff. Run by Chef Michael Angnardo, these lunches are a great way for our students and teachers who don’t typically know about all the culinary program does to gain more knowledge about the effort the culinary students put into planning, making, and serving these meals each week.
Along with being the main source of fundraising for the Culinary Academy, the meals provide an opportunity for students to gain experience and community service hours. The students who volunteer will gain hours for helping to serve and clean up after the meals. The first hand experience is something that many of the students take into their jobs outside of school. Students learn how to food cost, which is when they figure out the price each meal should be by searching for recipes and prices, then calculating the appropriate price for each individual meal so the academy can raise as much money as possible.
Let’s clear up some common misconceptions about these lunches! Each meal needs to be pre-ordered if students and staff want to guarantee a spot on the lunch list which gets redone every meal. The prices can also range from $8-$12, but after speaking with Chef the prices may go up to be more equal with the prices professional establishments charge. Also, these lunches only happen because of the dedicated work of students who volunteer their time to help the lunches continue. This year, there is a new selection of meals solely for the purpose of having a healthy option for students and staff that Chef is calling “Wellness Wednesday.”
Chef Angnardo had a few words for the students who so graciously help make the lunches happen each week: “I would like to thank all the students, staff and faculty that have supported the academy over my past 3 years. Without their support we wouldn’t have been able to have accomplished all that we have over the years.”
Upcoming Lunches:
9/26 – Chicken Quesadilla
10/2 – Chicken Tenders w/ Mac & Cheese
10/9 – Beef Sliders w/ Fries
10/11 – Wings w/ Voodoo Fries
10/24 – Fried Chicken Sandwich w/ Fries & Coleslaw
10/30 – Potato Mochi
Upcoming Wellness Wednesday:
10/2 – Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers
Upcoming Desserts:
9/25 – Pumpkin Donut
