More than 100 Chicago Public Schools lunchroom workers picketed outside the district’s Downtown headquarters Monday morning demanding a new contract, higher wages and fully staffed kitchens. Wearing a ...

We have a soft spot for restaurants in stores. Blame the Walnut Room? Proximity to shopping makes eating feel like a fun choice, one of several enjoyable things we could do at a particular location.

Dozens of lunchroom workers marched outside of Chicago Public Schools’ downtown headquarters Tuesday, demanding higher wages and fully-staffed kitchens amid contract negotiations with district ...

Gone are the days of serving up tater tots and French toast sticks to students. Here are the days of carrot sticks and quinoa. New nutritional guidelines, announced in 2012, require public school ...

Chicago Public Schools lunchroom workers gathered outside the Chicago Board of Education downtown Monday morning. They were set to march outside the Board of Ed building at 42 W. Madison St. beginning ...

When a student at a New Hampshire high school put items on his tray that he didn’t have the money for, lunchroom employee Bonnie Kimball didn’t think it was a big deal. She told the student to make ...

Gooey cheeses and savory meats nestled between two slices of toasty bread is more than just a casual handheld meal: It’s a feeling. A hearty sandwich can transport us to a simpler time, whether it be ...

OVIEDO, Fla. — A new lunchroom at one Central Florida high school looks like something you would see at a college. In 2018, Channel 9 reported how Red Apple Dinning remodeled Lake Brantley high’s ...

Irma Garcia’s life revolves around food. Eight hours a day, she prepares hundreds of meals for students at James Russell Lowell Elementary School in Humboldt Park. She can list the menu offhand — ...

A lunchroom worker in New Hampshire who said she was fired for allowing a student to take food without paying hadn’t been charging the student for anything for several months, her former employer said ...

A new labor deal could impact what Chicago kids eat at school. After two months of negotiations, lunchroom workers reached a five-year contract agreement with Chicago Public Schools to serve ...

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