We have started our garden to table series again this November with 10-14 year olds who have signed up through the local Beacon Center. Every other Monday we come together at Modern Tea over a recipe and cook together, plate and eat together. We even look forward to cleaning the dishes together! On those Mondays we are not at Modern Tea, we garden at the vegetable garden in Koshland Park.
At the end of the series, each student is given a recipe book of the recipes we've made and we hope to keep in touch with them through our Beacon Center connection.
Modern Cooks is a group of developing programs teaching our local youth about food and cooking. We are based at Modern Tea, a restaurant in Hayes Valley, San Francisco, California.
Our Core Values
· To be a full functioning, neighborhood restaurant. In order to teach children and serve the neighborhood, we need be real. And that is the beauty of it too. Restaurants are places to meet people, come together and enjoy food and drink, to have the moment become more than the sum of its parts. To share this with anyone is one of the truest joys in life.
· To offer different avenues of exposure dependent on the age group and the individual's needs. Our primary focus with these programs is just that- exposure to fresh grown food and ways to prepare it for enjoyment at the table.
· To work with the school system and other organizations but to remain independent. In that way we can work quickly, directly and supportively.
· To keep our connection to
Gist & Grist
Volunteers?
We have a developing volunteer base that we'd love to stay in touch with as the programs develop. If you are interested, please stop by or drop us an email and let us know how you would like to be involved.