When Students Shape the Menu
A few weeks ago, I watched our students heatedly debate how hot a hot sauce…
The Sylvia CenterFebruary 25, 2026
Starting the Year in the Kitchen
Photo: Ivy Hedberg Since the beginning, the heart of The Sylvia Center’s work has been…
When Jamie Oliver Came to Class
Earlier this month, one of our middle-school cooking classes on the Lower East Side had…
The Sylvia CenterJanuary 28, 2026
The Sylvia Center x South End Children’s Café
This winter, we’ve been cooking up something special in the kitchen of Albany’s South End…
The Sylvia CenterDecember 13, 2025
The Sylvia Center x Transfiguration School
This fall, our Cooks for Health middle school program at Transfiguration School in Manhattan…
The Sylvia CenterNovember 20, 2025
The Sylvia Center x Knights Table Pantry
This fall, The Sylvia Center kicked off a new partnership with Knights Table Pantry, a…
The Sylvia CenterOctober 16, 2025
Partner Spotlight: Hamilton Grange
As students head back to school, we’re celebrating a partner that shows what it means…
The Sylvia CenterSeptember 13, 2025
From Combat Boots to Carrots: Nate Goes Back to School
I didn’t grow up thinking food could change your life. We lived in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn,…
The Sylvia CenterSeptember 13, 2025
NYP Youth Market Comes to the Farm!
Last week, we welcomed students from the New York Presbyterian Youth Market program to TSC’s…
The Sylvia CenterAugust 14, 2025
How Cooking Changed the Way I See Myself—and My Future
Athena, 15, has taken part in TSC programs through our upstate partner site Perfect Ten…
The Sylvia CenterAugust 14, 2025
