Cafeteria Chronicles with the Critics Who Matter
Fourth grader Elsa Hammerman wrote a letter to school food officials complaining about menu changes at her Washington Heights school cafeteria. The story didn’t stop there. Photo by Alex Zimmerman.
Welcome to P.S. Weekly’s food episode, where students are the critics.
High schoolers in the Bronx sound off on the “soggy” grilled cheese sandwiches served in their cafeteria (on “Vegan Friday,” no less). Students discuss having microwave access during lunch. And we join Manhattan fourth graders as they trek to Queens to visit the test kitchen for NYC school cafeterias — winning the invite after one of their classmates wrote a letter complaining when the roasted chicken was removed from the menu because of budget cuts.
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