Joining the conversation this week is kitchen manager/head chef of  the St. James School in Philadelphia, Deborah Anthony. I met Deborah when I worked for the Vetri Community Partnership, I led the kitchen at Girard College in the summer for the Vetri collaboration with the ESF Dream Camp Foundation. Debra was the heart and soul of the kitchen, and one of the most talented chefs I know.

Most of our earliest food memories come from childhood, and the Chef Deborah has been engaged in the noble labor of feeding the children of Philadelphia for some time. She has a generous heart, and a kind spirit and what I consider the most important job in food.

Be sure to connect with the St. James School online at stjamesphila.org, they are opportunities to donate and volunteer. Chef Debbie and I are working on getting her recipes into a digital space so they are available to everyone..and I'm still talking her into bottling and selling her salad dressings.