Media Mentions
Food Desert Delivery
Latitudes, 9/28/12
Chief Development Officer of DCCK, Brian McNair, gives a tour of the kitchen where volunteers and staff turn food that might otherwise get thrown out by restaurants or hotels into tasty salads and stews.
Food as an Empowerment Tool: An Interview with D.C Central Kitchen’s Executive Chef Ed Kwitowski
The Edible Schoolyard Project, 9/25/12
This is the second interview the Edible Schoolyard series with the staff at (D.C. Central Kitchen) DCCK.
Chefs are the new diplomats
The Washington Post, 8/31/12
An article highlighting the power of food and the value it has is diplomacy and building connections. It speaks to DC Central Kitchen’s mission to use food as a tool to strengthen our community.
Summer Fancy Food Show Donates 135,000 Pounds of Food Items to Hunger Programs in D.C.
Trade Show News Network, 7/16/12
In addition to the Capital Area Food Bank receiving a generous food donation from the Summer Fancy Food Show in DC, DC Central Kitchen was given $30,000 by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc.
A Graduating Class With Class
WTOP, 7/11/12
Bob Madigan’s piece on the Culinary Job Training Class 88 Graduation.
Declaring Our Independence From Poverty and Hunger
Huffington Post Blog, 7/2/12
CEO of DC Central Kitchen, Mike Curtin, invites readers to take part in new systems for fighting poverty in America.
TableTribes Pop-Up Picnic Series
Washington City Paper, 6/24/12
Founder and President of DC Central Kitchen, Robert Egger, took part in the Table Tribes Pop-Up Picnic Series.
America Has Thousands of Junior Chefs
Epicurious.com, 6/20/12
DC Central Kitchen helped out with Epicurious’s Healthy Lunchtime Recipe Challenge.
America Eats
The Weekly Standard, 6/20/12
America Eats Tavern, owned by chef and good friend to DC Central Kitchen, Jose Andres, is closing for good this July 4th.
Planting Fresh Produce in D.C.’s ‘food deserts’
Washington Post, 6/19/12
Corner store owner talks about DC Central Kitchen and our Healthy Corners program.
Connect as a Family with Food
SheKnows.com , 6/17/12
Celebrity chef and restaurateur Tom Colicchio’s campaign to bring back the family dinner and a chance to win a private cooking lesson with chef, Allison Sosna, former executive chef of DC Central Kitchen.
The death of the summer job
The Washington Post Blog, 6/15/2012
In a time when the traditional summer job for teenagers is declining, Kain Cephas works at DC Central Kitchen as part of the DC Department of Employment Services Summer Youth Employment Program.
Family Food Revolution: America Makes Dinner Launches
Market Watch, 6/12/12
Tom Colicchio shares his favorite family recipes for America Makes Dinner; Families can enter to win a private cooking lesson from Allison Sosna, formerly of DC Central Kitchen.
DC Summer Institutes seek to cultivate leadership
William and Mary News, 6/11/12
This year’s D.C. Summer Institute program by William and Mary, has given 43 student fellows full-time internships in the nation’s capital, including DC Central Kitchen.
The Best Day Ever
USDA Blog, 6/6/12
Bernetta D. Reese spent the day with her 4 year old son at the USDA People’s Garden and visited the DC Central Kitchen Truck Farm.
The food money pit: How food waste costs thousands and how to stop it
Desert News, 6/5/12
Kerry K. Taylor, a frugal blogger who visited DC Central Kitchen, gives tips on how to cut back on food waste.
Hip Beats, Mega Eats Permeate 3rd Annual Sound Bites Music & Food Festival!
Revamp.com, 5/22/12
Patrons were able support DC Central Kitchen at the 3rd annual Sound Bites fundraiser.
Food, Music, and Charity: Sound Bites 2012
We Love DC, 5/22/12
DC Central Kitchen held the 3rd annual Sound Bites fundraiser on Sunday, May 20, 2012.
“Live Like A First Kid” At The Ritz-Carlton Washington, D.C.
Breaking Travel News, 5/22/12
Culinary Job Training students of DC Central Kitchen contributed to the special package that The Ritz-Carlton Hotels of Washington, D.C. have created for youth for the summer.
Feeding the Food Deserts
CNN, 2/24/12
DC Central Kitchen’s mission is to turn people’s life around through food.
