Summer Program Feature: A Path to Success at GFS
SAGE Community, Featured Venue, Summer program
Some seventh-grade girls spend their summer afternoons with friends on the beach, chasing the sweet spot between a summery glow and a sunburn while reading their favorite author’s newest novel. At Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills, Maryland, a group of girls rests their heads on their desks while the lively intonations of an audiobook reverberate through the darkened classroom. When the tape clicks to a stop, the instructor flips the lights on and the girls lift their heads. Then...
One-on-One with a SAGE Food Service Director
SAGE Community, One-on-One, Featured Venue
FSD Robyn Kunze has been with SAGE for nearly five years in her current position at Phoenix Country Day School. Robyn is an experienced chef, avid educator, and team leader who brings her passion for food and community to everything she does. What do you do on a daily basis? I do a lot of planning and organizing. I’m always coordinating orders and menus, and working with my Team when they need help with anything. I also help out with...
From Our Kitchen: Grilled Coconut Chicken
From Our Kitchen
Perfect for a late-summer barbecue bash, these flavorful chicken thighs never last long off the grill. The smooth cream of coconut milk and toasty warmth of sesame oil play well with any number of flavors, from the bright tang of lime to the sweet bite of red onion. Find out for yourself this weekend! Grilled Coconut Chicken Yield: Serves 8 Ingredients: 1 medium onion, chopped 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced 1 cup light soy sauce 3/4 cup coconut milk 1 cup water...
Locally Sourced: Hearth and Home at H&S Bakery
Locally Sourced
A recent visit to Baltimore-based H&S Bakery affirms what we’ve known about the company all along: “Quality is the most important thing for us.” A walk through the H&S Bakery feels a whole lot like stumbling into someone else’s family reunion. As Ryan Paterakis leads me around the plant, he seems to say in response to every friendly face that crosses our path: “That’s my cousin, so-and-so.” This warmth and familiarity are in keeping with the origins of...
One-on-One with a SAGE Software Developer
Technology, SAGE Community, One-on-One
Technology is of great importance to SAGE—not only our meals, but also our tools, are made from scratch. We invest in building custom, state-of-the-art technological solutions for our clients, from the ground up. Meet Senior Software Engineer Leela Sedaghat—violinist, fashionista, and ping-pong player extraordinaire—a Renaissance woman whose easy eloquence and big-picture sensibility fly in the face of the one-dimensional "techie" stereotype. How did you become interested in software engineering? I’d always been interested in computers and coding, but I’d never considered it...
From Our Kitchen: Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
From Our Kitchen
Summer heat got you beat? Have a scoop of this delicious strawberry cheesecake ice cream! Creamy and fruity, with just a hint of tartness, it'll hit the spot every time. Enjoy it in a simple sundae, sandwiched between spicy gingersnaps, or as the base to a perfectly pink milkshake. Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Yield: Serves 8 Ingredients: 1 quart (4 cups) strawberries, chopped 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup granulated white sugar 1 cup milk 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/8 teaspoon salt...
Tapping into Our Roots: Rediscovering Community by Eating Locally
SAGE Community, Leadership
Now that school's winding down, most of our students have summer reading assignments— and they're not alone. SAGE has summer reading, too! We take our mission to "inspire minds" seriously, not only for the students at our schools, but also for our leadership across North America. That's why our District Managers and other leaders are assigned a book to read each summer. When school's back in session in the fall, they all get together to discuss key chapters and apply what they've learned to...
Thirty Years Strong at Patisserie Poupon
Locally Sourced
This month, Baltimore's Patisserie Poupon, which was founded by Joseph Poupon and his wife in June 1986, celebrates its 30th anniversary—and its 14th year of partnership with SAGE. A trained pastry chef from Western France, Poupon moved to the U.S. in 1974. He worked in New York, and then in D.C., making pastries. Poupon had always wanted to own a shop, and a decade later, the opportunity presented itself when a friend of his bought a strip of abandoned buildings on...
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