FEEST News
Find out the latest news from FEEST participants and staff.
Zahara, 16 Evergreen Campus
I did attend the school food tasting day! I had a very good experience with the samples and how everything was tasted so fresh and just right. I was proud that FEEST could have such an opportunity to do something like that because it changes the way everyone thinks about school food dishes.
Check out this video interview from last week’s dinner at Chief Sealth!
Check out this VIDEO interview with 5 different folks that attended last week's dinner at Chief Sealth! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niX1nXTnMX0&w=560&h=315]
A Visit from Overlake
What was fascinating was watching the spectrum start to spread itself throughout the room, students from Redmond, Washington only a mere 23 miles from our students in White Center, Washington had a different perspective on food, how it is accessed or what they knew to be true in our lives. It was a powerful activity that allows both sides to look at security in the face and open a discussion about it.
Meet our new Executive Director, Lisa Chen!
The FEEST Board and staff are beyond pleased to introduce you to Lisa Chen, our incoming Executive Director. Lisa is thrilled to be joining FEEST as the new Executive Director, she’s had an organizational crush on us since moving to Seattle in 2012. By way of...
Yeandra, 15- Evergreen Campus
Q:Did you learn anything new at today?
A: I learned how to make fried rice- like we steamed the rice, cooked the eggs, and added seasoning to the rice and eggs, then we cooked green onions and mixed it all together. Another part of my team made the curry.
Hannah, 16- Special Guest at Evergreen
I will take away that you can create a lot of different dishes out of many different foods. I will remember that everyone tonight was very nice and helpful to me. I learned to make different dishes and use my hands to create them.
Taste Test Extravaganza by Adara Thao
We also discovered that the recipe we submitted ( a Somali dish, Biryani) was made by Chef Eric Tanaka from Tom Douglas restaurants!
Khatsini, 22- Former FEEST Intern, Current FEEST Board Member
Q: What’s The Biggest Risk You’ve Ever Taken? How does it connect to helping others?
The first one that comes to mind is when I moved back home after college and I realized how I could be of service to others and I understood how I could be of service to others in my community.
We’re hiring! Drumroll please…..
We are currently accepting resumes for our next Executive Director!! Click thru to read the job description and to learn how to submit your application materials: FEEST-ExecutiveDirector. Could it be you?
Bradley, 18 Chief Sealth
I made homemade guacamole to put on salad salad sliders. I also learned how to use a knife correctly, I am actually excited to go home and tell my dad!
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