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Next Level Chef - Preston Nguyen

Former student competes on Next Level Chef with Gordon Ramsey

February 16, 2023
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Next Level Chef premiered after Super Bowl You’ve probably heard of former Arlington ISD student Preston Nguyen, the 19-year-old chef taking the culinary industry by storm. Well, now he’s taking his skills to new heights on Gordon Ramsay’s hit television show Next Level Chef. The show premiered Sunday after the Super Bowl, so Nguyen hosted…

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Recipes - Prince Lebanese Grill owner creates new recipes for school menus

Prince Lebanese Grill owner creates new recipes for school lunches

February 14, 2023
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Recipes are tasty and healthy  Aziz Kobty wasn’t the healthiest eater when he was a student at Martin High School. “Martin High School had two Chick-fil-A sandwiches for five bucks and I would destroy that thing,” Kobty said. “Then the chicken tenders and the pizza. I wouldn’t eat healthy at all. Why would I do…

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National School Lunch Week - new chicken carnita bowls

Arlington ISD Celebrates School Lunch Week

October 19, 2022
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National School Lunch Week Arlington ISD is known for being innovative, and it proves it time and again, from the classroom to the cafeteria. And sometimes, the innovation comes from both working together. That was proved this week with the launch of a new dish to highlight National School Lunch Week. National School Lunch Week…

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Bowie's culinary students make sandwich added to cafeteria menu

Bowie Culinary Students’ Recipe Makes Its Way into the Cafeteria

August 30, 2022
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Ask and it shall be given. Culinary with Amber Craven The saying is true for Amber Craven’s culinary arts class at Bowie High School. You might remember them from May when the class hosted a taste testing for Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos and food and nutrition services director David Lewis. Now, their delicious…

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Arlington Isd Will Serve Free Meals for Local Children This Summer

May 31, 2022
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Summer meals This summer, Arlington ISD will connect children 18 and younger and enrolled students with disabilities up to 21 years old with healthy, no-cost summer meals. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition program administered in the Lone Star State by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). For…

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Bowie culinary students prep food for taste testing

Bowie High School Culinary Students Whip Up New Recipes

May 18, 2022
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There’s an old saying that goes, “If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.” Well, culinary students at Bowie High School are heating things up, but they can handle it. The budding chefs have created some special recipes that will be featured on district lunch menus this fall. Led by culinary teacher…

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Amos students test taste lunch menu options

Students Taste Test Food Options for Next Year

April 14, 2022
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Amos Elementary fourth-grader Parker knows what he likes when it comes to food. “The French fries were too spicy,” Parker said. “The other two were too bland. They tasted just like potatoes.” Classmate Jose is also a food critic of sorts. He was rather vocal when it comes to nacho cheese. “The one that’s blue…

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