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[WATCH] A Day with the Chef Making NYC's Best School Lunch

2025-03-30T12:00:00-04:00

“Brigaid is a company that hires professional chefs to work in school kitchens. We get to work with real ingredients and limit the amount of processed food that kids get on a daily basis.” Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Persefoni Vordokas, a Brigaid program chef at Dream Charter School.

00:00 Intro
01:03 Prepare for Breakfast Service
02:50 Breakfast Service
05:02 Chicken Prep
07:04 R&D Carrot Slaw
09:59 Finish Lunch Prep
12:34 Pre-Shift Meeting
13:12 Line Set Up
14:32 R&D Meatballs

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[VIDEO] How to Feed New York City's Largest Middle School

2022-09-19T12:00:00-04:00

Meet Ruth Quizhpe. She’s not a chef who gets written up in glossy magazines, but her vital work ensures that the 2,000-plus students at the largest middle school in New York City eat every day. With 1,800 public schools and some one million students, the New York City public school system is the biggest in the United States. How does the system feed all of the students every day?

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Wednesday, May 5th, 2021, Good Morning!

2021-05-05T10:00:00-04:00

Good morning! Wishing you a happy Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 from all of us at Viewing NYC!

Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.

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[VIDEO] Cornell University Uses Farming Data Upstate to Make NYC's Drinking Water Cleaner

2020-07-22T16:00:00-04:00

Every day the Delaware/Catskill Watershed supplies a billion gallons of famously great-tasting water to over 8 million NYC residents. Cornell expertise helps keep the water clean and safe to drink at a huge cost savings for the city.

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[WATCH] "Chef in the Garden'' Teaches Local Children How to Cook Healthy Food in The Bronx

2019-07-15T11:00:00-04:00

Eyewitness News got a firsthand look at a free summertime series in the Bronx designed to teach kids and the community about healthy eating.

Check out the accompanying article to learn more about the 'Chef in the Garden' program or Garden of Eden park in The Bronx.

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[VIDEO] Check Out The Art Students League Of New York in Midtown, Manhattan

2019-05-06T11:00:00-04:00

Founded in 1875 by students breaking away from the National Academy of Design, The Art Students League Of New York has been instrumental in shaping America’s legacy in the fine arts. Located on 57th Street in Midtown, Manhattan, the organization teaches more than 2,500 students of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels each month. Learn more about it in this short episode of CBS New York's excellent The Dig series with host Elle McLogan.

"Art Students League is the most important art academy in the world for the last 150 years, roughly," executive director Michael Rips told CBS2's Elle McLogan.

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Philharmonic Schools Gives NYC Elementary Schools a Taste of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

2019-04-02T15:30:00-04:00

New York Philharmonic's Philharmonic Schools music education program gives local elementary schools the unique opportunity of integrating orchestral music into the life of their student.

Begun in 1994, Philharmonic Schools gives elementary schools the unique opportunity of integrating the Orchestra into the life of the school. Philharmonic Teaching Artists use major orchestral repertoire to teach students, their teachers, and parents how to listen, perform and compose, preparing them to hear concerts in their own school and at the Philharmonic and establishing music as an essential element of the classroom and of the school community.

Check out the program page to learn more about Philharmonic Schools.

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This Hands-On Pizza School Teaches You How To Make The Perfect New York City Pie

2019-03-22T12:30:00-04:00

Pizza School NYC is a school entirely dedicated to the art of pizza-making. With weekly classes geared toward the novice baker and experienced chef alike, this place covers everything you need to know to make pizza like the pros. Our Food Insider producers visited to take a class and see who can make the perfect New York pie.

Pizza School NYC is located on Grand Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Check out their website for more info, reservations, and pricing.

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[VIDEO] This South Bronx School Program is Teaching Farming to Young Students

2019-02-28T17:00:00-05:00

Elementary School P.S. 55 Benjamin Franklin in the South Bronx has an innovative program that is teaching urban farming to kids 5 days a week. Educator Stephen Ritz helps the class grow their own vegetables and serves them as lunch, as well as distributing the extras home to families. Learn more about Mr. Ritz and the program in this short inspirational video from filmmaker Aaron Kodz.

Globally acclaimed teacher Stephen Ritz shows how in one of the nation’s poorest communities, his students thrive in school and in life by growing, cooking, eating, and sharing the bounty of their green classroom. More than 50,000 pounds of vegetables later, he has figured out how to bring the magic of gardening into the heart of the school day for students of all ages.

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[WATCH] Meet Joe Graf Jr., NYU Student and NASCAR Driver

2019-02-20T11:00:00-05:00

"I just love love anything that brings on the adrenaline and racing never fails." NASCAR driver Joe Graf Jr. (SPS '22) juggles a full undergraduate course load while racing the ARCA racing series full-time.

Keep up with Joe Graf Jr. on his webpage or @Joegrafjr on Twitter.

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