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Soiree Honors Edible Schoolyard Founder
On a recent picture perfect spring evening, a well-heeled crowd mixed and mingled under the stars as they dined on some of New Orleans' finest cuisine.
The Uptown setting for this soiree was Samuel J. Green Charter School, and the night's most special guest was none other than Alice Waters, the culinary visionary and founder of the Edible Schoolyard.
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"Whenever I visit, I'm amazed at how they recognize all the different herbs, our native plants, okra, greens, lettuces, and Creole tomatoes."-Chef Emeril Lagasse on the students at the Edible Schoolyard New Orleans
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New Orleans (May 21, 2010) – Chef April Neujean of Edible Schoolyard NOLA (ESY NOLA) is part of a select group of chefs from around the country invited to the White House earlier this year by Sam Kass, Assistant White House Chef and food initiative coordinator and Janet Mclaughlin, Director of Operation Frontline for Share Our Strength.
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