Heritage Radio Network is proud to share its first ever scholarship program for high school students – Saxelby Radio Scholars. The program gives voice to our next generation of food leaders. This initiative was made possible by the generous support of Pam and Bill Saxelby, The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, and by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The goal of the program is to equip students with the skills to document the stories of their communities in their own voices. Saxelby Radio Scholars are trained in all aspects of creating radio stories. Students learn how to structure a story, use audio equipment, write a script, ask interview questions, contact officials, and conduct research.
Having grown up in Brooklyn and Queens, Richard is familiar with people from many different places in the Caribbean - Jamaica, Guyana, Haiti, and St. Lucia. Everyone brings their own food culture, music, and language to the city. Outside of his neighborhood, Richard finds that people often misunderstand and misinterpret Caribbean cuisines. He ...
Leilani May manages public relations for Food & Finance High School's School Grounds Café, so she's curious about the effect that social media can have on a restaurant's business. She looks at what can go terribly wrong on social media, and interviews Rose Hewetson of Dig Inn about how to use Instagram as a tool to build community outside ...
Joel is concerned about food waste at his school. In School Grounds Café, where he works each morning, they often have to throw away pastries. Sometimes it's because of protocol, because products have gone stale, or because they make food just for practice. And it's not just a problem in the café, there's also lots of food waste in Food and ...
Chyna's dad passed away during her freshman year of high school. It was the hardest time of her life. Looking back, Chyna sees how food memories played a role in her grieving process. While she fondly remembers his pancakes, other members of her family have their own favorite dishes they recall. Chyna speaks to her mother and grandmother ...
En español. Toda su vida, Brenda solo ha conocido la comida mexicana. Le encantaba cómo su abuela hacÃa sopes pesados y quesadillas grasosas, y sabÃa cómo pedir soda antes de poder hablar. Ella explora la relación entre los hábitos alimenticios y la salud de su familia. ¿Hay un costo para preservar nuestra cultura alimentaria?This program ...
What is passion? - That's the question that Laila sets out to answer through the lens of food. In order to learn about where passion comes from, she talks to her father, whose love of cooking comes "straight from the motherland" of Ghana and from his own mother. She also interviews her mother, who cooked for her siblings growing up, and who ...
Nicole comes from a family of pastry chefs, and she is an aspiring chef herself. She is also interning at the Food Network, where she's witnessing firsthand how behind-the-scenes production magic makes cooking shows deceptively glamorous. For her story, she sets out to debunk the myth that being a chef is as easy at it seems on TV.
Jahqyad is an aspiring pastry chef at Food & Finance High School. For his story, he explores the question "What is a Modern Chef?" to learn how chefs are increasingly involved in giving back to their communities.
