Chef Steven Meese Visits Holland Elementary

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Displayed from: Jan 05, 2015 , until: Mar 05, 2015
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Chef Steven Meese, host of A Chef’s Journey, a travel cooking show on PBS, will visit Holland Elementary School Friday, Feb. 6, for an educational cooking demonstration.

Meese is an ambassador chef with Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry, a campaign to end child hunger in America by ensuring all children get healthy food to eat every day. While at Holland, Meese will talk about healthy eating and involve students in a cooking demonstration.

Meese’s show, which airs on PBS at 2 p.m. on Saturdays, takes viewers into the culinary world through a chef’s eye. Meese travels across the country visiting America’s finest restaurants, interviewing and cooking with the finest James Beard Chef’s and showcasing each city. Meese is also working on a cookbook titled “Modern Soul.”

With nearly 30,000 students, Fort Wayne Community Schools is one of the largest school districts in Indiana. FWCS proudly allows families to choose any of its 50 schools through its successful school-choice program creating diversity in each school, including some with more than 75 languages spoken. FWCS offers seven magnet schools focusing on areas such as science and math, communication, fine arts or Montessori at the elementary and middle school level. In high school, students can choose from the prestigious International Baccalaureate program, Project Lead the Way or New Tech Academy as well as other rigorous academic and specialty training programs.