The recent Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council’s reception and dinner opened with a four-course bang.
Los Angeles Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski joined the council as 14 students from St. Joseph Center’s Culinary Training Program prepared a full-course meal.
“The students were happy to get the experience and to be of service,” said CTP coordinator Mark Spilsbury. “We served baked ziti, a tubular pasta with hot sausage and roasted peppers; a salad with spring greens, pears, and candied walnuts; egg-washed sesame seed rolls; and coffee-chocolate-chip cookies.”
St. Joseph Center’s culinary program offers job training, life skills coaching, and logistical support, including resume preparation, mock interviews, and bus tokens for clients interested in the food service industry.
The Center also provides emergency services, child care, case management, and senior services for homeless and low-income individuals and families on eight sites in Venice, Santa Monica and West Los Angeles.
For more information, visit the web site at www.stjosephctr.org.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 11, 2004. Read the original PDF.