City of Palo Alto – Food Waste Reduction Series

In attempts to rescue 3000 tons of food scrap waste per year, the City of Palo Alto embarked on a 2015 corporate campaign to teach businesses how to reduce food scrap waste. We went to a number of local companies teaching Leftover Makeover, and Fabulous Dishes, No Recipes Required. Here are a few… At Medallia,… continue reading

Stanford Hospital Employee Health Fair

Healthy Taste of Living 2014  2500 people showed up! One Healthy Taste of Living please! We made 5 dishes at the fair. Here’s breakfast from 7 AM – 10:30 AM. Also served for breakfast. A real winner! Now onto quick dinner options from 10:30 – 4PM Another dinner option – serve with beef, chicken or… continue reading

Adobe Food Matters to Health Week

“A huge THANK YOU for your presentation.  It was a pleasure having you!  We heard some great feedback from employees – they are more than energized to use your teachings for healthy, fun, home cooking.”  K. Wong, Adobe Welcome to Adobe and their Leed-certified Park Avenue building in San Jose, CA   Today’s topic Abobe… continue reading

Snack Attack! at Apple

We had a great wellness class at Apple this week. Thanks to Susan and the Apple dietitians for the invite, and everyone else who worked on Snack Attack!,  just one of the classes I offer. For the best in corporate wellness entertainment, please keep me in mind if you are building a diverse wellness program,… continue reading

New Technologies with the Apple Business Team

Thanks to Joy, Eres and Chris for helping me incorporate new technologies and features into my cooking classes and speaking engagements. The Ipad is connected wirelessly to the room monitors or a projector via Apple TV, allowing easy switching from the IPad camera, to a Powerpoint, to a video, and even into live audience polling…. continue reading

Spooky Halloween Cooking Class

Headed to the City Saturday to catch the World Series ?  (which starts at 4pm) Head in early and catch… FERRY BUILDING FARMERS MARKET / CUESA COOKING CLASS SERIES Chef Laura Stec Spooky Halloween Class! Saturday, October 27 11 AM – 11:45 AM VIDEO:  https://vimeo.com/56271889 Stop by the CUESA Classroom for a free cooking demo… continue reading