James Beard Award-winner Joanne Chang of (Myers + Chang; Flour Bakery) and Alan Khazei (City Year; Be the Change) were both Harvard graduates who abandoned the careers for which their studies trained them to follow their passion. Discover how the road to success can be found by following your heart and caring deeply for the well-being of … [Read more...]
Two Harvard Grads Follow their Passion
Activist Entrepreneurship: Improving Children’s Health Through For-Profit Businesses
Seth Goldman, the president and CEO of Honest Tea and former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry talk about Activist Entrepreneurship: For-profit companies that can radically improve the health and well-being of children in the United States. Shockingly, the United … [Read more...]
Pizza and Strawberry Milk: The Appalling Lack of Nutritious Food in School Lunch Programs
Jeff Mills, the founder and CEO of Genuine Foods, and John "Bridge" Bridgeland, the founder and CEO of Civic, discuss the role of the civilian in bringing about radical positive change in government and institutions. As the Director of Food and Nutrition Services for the schools of the District of Columbia, Jeff replaced a broken system … [Read more...]
The Blueprint for Ending Childhood Hunger in America
Top Chef Finalist and James Beard Award-winner Bryan Voltaggio teamed with children's advocate Anne Sheridan, the former Executive Director of the Governor's Office for Children in Maryland, to convince the State Legislature to feed hungry children a nutritious breakfast in the classroom. That effort provided the blueprint for helping children … [Read more...]
This is Your Brain on Hunger
Food and Wine's #1 New Chef of 2015, Bryce Shuman, and Irwin Redlener, the founder and president of the Children's Health Fund explore the dynamic of food, hunger, health, and brain development. Children in poverty who grow up hungry have less brain volume and fewer synapses than their more fortunate counterparts. … [Read more...]
Bobblehead Syndrome: Politicians’ Empty Talk About Investing in Children
Mark Shriver, President of the Save The Children Action Network, and DC legend Chef Geoff talk about the need to invest in children and "The Bobblehead Syndrome." "The children are our future," is a common refrain from politicians until it's time to allocate budgets. Billy, Mark, and Geoff examine how we can lend a … [Read more...]
GMOs: Sustainability’s Future?
James Beard Award-Winner Traci De Jardins and California Secretary of Health and Human Services Diana Dooley discuss the future of food and the need for certain Genetically Modified Organisms to produce sustainable foods for our growing populations, including plant-based substitutes for meat from Impossible Foods. … [Read more...]
$160 Million Dollars to Feed Hungry Children Unused
States around the country are leaving hundreds of millions of dollars designated to feed hungry children on the table and in some cases, they don't even know the funding exists. Chef Andy Husbands points out that the wasted money not only feeds children it pays local farmers. JudyAnn Bigby, director of the Harvard Medical School Center of … [Read more...]
The Secret Cure to Childhood Hunger is in our Grasp
James Beard Award-winning chef Jody Adams of Porto--and formerly of Rialto-- talks with Billy and and Paul Grogan, the President of the Boston Foundation, about the secret cure for childhood hunger that is achievable today in our nation's schools. … [Read more...]
Feeding 1 Million Kids for $1 per Day
Award-winning chef Bill Telepan fights for fresh food in the New York City public schools while working with Eric Goldstein, CEO of The New York City Public School's Office of School Support Services, who feeds 1 Million kids per day. … [Read more...]
