In the Kitchen with Chef Tim Cipriano

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IN THE FIGHT O CONTROL
CHILDHOOD OBESITY, STUDENTS NEED
ACCESS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO
FRESH, LOCAL FOOD.
AND SOMEBODY WHO'SBEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SCHOOLS
PROGRAM IS TIM CIPRIANO, NOW THE
FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR FOR THE
TOWN OF GUILFORD, JOINED BY THE
COOK-MANAGER.
THANKS FOR BEIN HERE.
THANKS FOR HAVING US.
I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT
CHOPS, HOW -- CHOP, HOW WAS THAT
EXPERIENCE?
CHOPPED WAS AN AMAZING
EXPERIENCE AND GREAT PLATFORM TO
TALK ABOUT NO KID HUNGRY AND
ENDING CHILDHOOD HUNGER.
SO THAT WAS MY KIND OF TICKET TO
TALK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS
CASE IS.
HOW DID YOU DO?
WELL, I DID GREAT, YOU KNOW.
I MADE IT THROUGH THE FIRST
ROUND.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
WITH FLYING COLORS.
AND THEN I GOT CHOPPED IN THE
ENTREE ROND.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE
EXPERIENCE, RIGHT?
IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE,
AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
ALSO, YOU WERE RECOGNIZED BY
THE WHITE HOUSE, A CHAMPION OF
CHANGE.
I WAS.
THAT'S AWESOME.
YEAH, THAT'S AN AMAZING
EXPERIENCE.
TO WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION
TO CHANGE SCHOOL FOODFOR THE
BETTER IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
AND YOU ARE WITH GUILFORD
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
YES.
HAVE YOU GUYS STARTED
REACHING OUT TO LOCAL FARMS AND
COOKING THAT WAY?
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE STARTING
THAT.
OH, GREAT.
IN THE WORKS.
IN THE WORKS, YEAH.
THE GROWING SEASON IS OVR.
VALID POINT, TIM, THAT'S
TRUE.
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT
DIFFICULT.
WE'RE STARTING TO MAKE THOSE AND
START THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH
LOCAL FRMS TO GET IN MUCH
BETTER PRODUCE.
WHAT ARE WE MAKING TODAY?
SWEET POTATO CHIPS AND KALE
CHIPS.
SO --
HOW DO WE GET STARTED?
I'M GOING TO START CUTTING
THE SWEET POTATOES AND JOANNE IS
GOING TO START WITH THE KALE,
WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY,
SYNCHRONIZED COOKING.
VERY GOOD.
AND --
THAT LOOKS DANGEROUS, THAT
THING.
IT'S A MANDOLINE.
YEAH, IF YOU DON'T --
I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN
INSTRUMENT.
WEL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A
LITTLE FANCY HERE.
YOU ARE.
IT'S A KNIFE LAYING ON ITS
SIDE, AND YOU HAVE THIS COL
LITTLE GADGET THAT HOLDS IT IN
PLACE.
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T USE THIS
LITTLE GADGET, YOU WILL SLICE
YOUR HAND.
AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE TOO
FUN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SKIN THOSE
POTATOES?
NO, WE KEEP THE SKIN ON.
IT HAS ALL THE VITAL VITAMINS
AND NUTRIENTS IN THE SKIN.
SO WE'RE GOING TO JUST CUT UP A
COUPLE OF SWEET POTATOES AND
THEN MIX THEM WITH SOME OLIVE
OIL.
OKAY.
A LITTLE BIT OF BROWN SUGAR.
OOH!
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
JOANNE, DON'T WORRY, WE'RE
NOT RADIATION HERE.
OKAY.
IT'S NT "CHOPPED."
OR WHATEVER.
YEAH.
YOU FIRST.
SALT AND PEPPER.
AT'S IT, WE'LL JUST TOSS THEM
UP.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT THEM ON A
SHEET PAN WITH PARCHMENT PAPER,
AND WE'RE GOING TO THROW THEM IN
A 400-DEGREE OVEN.
IT'S A VERY SIMPLE RECIPE.
IT'S KID-FRIENDLY, BECAUSE KIDS
LOVE CHIPS.
YEAH.
SO WE JUST WANT TO DO
SOMETHING, WE SERVE THIS IN OUR
SCHOOLS.
WE HAD IT LAST WEEK AT HE
MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND IT WENT OVER
GREAT.
WE'RE GOING TO JUST LAY THEM OUT
IN THE PAN.
NICE FOR TV.
GOOD.
YOU CAN JUST THROW THEM ON
ANY WAY YOU WANT, BUT YOU WANT
TO KEEP A SINGLE LAYER, BECAUSE
THEY'RE GOING TO COOK SO MUCH
BETTER.
ARE THEY GOING TO GET CRUNCHY
IN THE OVEN?
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET
REALLY CRUNCH IFLT SOME OF THE
REALLY THIN ONES MIGHT GET
CRUNCHY.
BUT THESE ARE GOING TO COME OUT
THEY'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT
CHEWY, BUT THEY'RE FUN.
WE CUT THEM A LITTLE BIT SMALLER
IN THE SCHOOLS, BECAUSE WE USE A
SLICER.
AS OPPOSED TO THE MANDOLINE.
BUT IT'S SIMPLE.
YEAH, NOT BAD.
JUSTTHROW THESE IN THE OVEN,
AND THEY COOK FOR ABOUT 20
MINUTES.
, GOOD.
WE'LL TRY THEM AT END OF THE
SHOW.
NOW, KALE CHIPS, HOW DOES THS
WORK?
YOU BAKE THE KALE?
YUP, YOU DO THE SAME THING.
YOU TOSS THEM IN THE OLIVE OIL
WITH THE SALT AND PEPPER.
AND BAKE THEM.
AND THEY COME OUT CRUNCHY.
I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT LUNCH
LADY BOOT CAMP, WHAT'S THAT ALL
ABOUT?
IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING.
WE HAD SOME PRETTY COOL PEOPLE
COME IN, AND TEACH US SOME
TECHNIQUES, AND THESE WERE TWO
OF THEM, ACTUALLY.
HENCE THE T-SHIRT, RIGHT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S GREAT.
WRE JUST GOING TO SPREAD
THESE OUT ON THE PAN.
YOU WANT TO KEEP THEM KIND OF
AWAY FROM EAC OTHER, JUST SO
THEY COOK.
THE OVEN SET AT 300, THROW IT IN
THE OVEN FOR 15 MIRREN'S AND
THEY COME OUT PERFECT.
PRETTY EASY.
I WANT TO ASK YOU WHAT ARE SOME
OF THE FAVORITE MEALS IN
GUILFORD THAT KIDS ARE EATING?
OH, LET'S SEE.
THEY LIKE BAKED CHICKEN THAT
WE'VE ADDED TO THE MENU, WHICH
IS HEALTHIER.
IS THAT ON THE BONE?
WE HAD THAT BEFORE.
OF COURSE IT'S ON THE BONE.
WE'RE STARTING TO INCORPORATE
REAL MASHED POTATOES.
THEY COME OUT OF A BAG AND WE
WASH THEM, SAME AS WE'VE DONE IN
THE PAST.
BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE FUN,
AND WE'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE,
BECAUSE OF THE NEW, HEALTHY
HUNGER-FREE KIDS ACT, WHICH
INCREASES THE NUTRITION OF TH
SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM, WE NEED TO
ADD MORE FRESH FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES TO ALL OUR MEALS, SO
WE WANT TO BE CREATIVE, IN HOW
WE GET TO THAT.
SWEET POTATO CHIPS AND KALE
CHIPS ARE A GOOD START.
WE NEED TO SERVE ORANGE AND
EEN VEGGIES ONCE A WEEK, SO WE
NEED TO FIND CREATIVE WAYS HOW
TO DO IT.
ONE OF OUR OTHER MANAGERS ROAST
CHICKPEAS, BECAUSE WE NEED TO
SERVE LEGUMES AND BEANS TO THE
KIDS ONCE A WEEK.
THAT'S REALLY A GREAT WAY TO GET
BEANS IN THE KIDS.
THEY DON'T REALIZE WHAT
THEY'RE EATING, RIGHT?
YEAH.
THAT GOOD.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO FUN AND
CREATIVE WAYS TO FEED KIDS GOOD
FOOD.
WE'LL TASTE THE CHIPS AT THE
END OF THE SHOW.
THANKS SO MUCH.