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Substitute teacher Sarah Fiacco, turned down a permanent role because she hated disciplining the kids. She was nervous about taking a job in the school cafeteria instead, as it seemed like a step-down ...

WELLINGTON, Fla. — Wellington's famous "Lunch Lady Squad" on Tuesday added another milestone to their list: meeting a member of the Miami Dolphins. The ladies, who became famous for their entertaining ...

All three defendants in the case have been convicted in the connection with the long-term embezzlement scheme targeting New ...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- Chef Beatriz Martinez, who just opened her first restaurant, hustled to get where she is now. Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Martines moved to Houston in 2000 at the age of 18. Her ...

SACRAMENTO – A school lunch lady is claiming that there is no air conditioner inside Valley High School's cafeteria kitchen. Angela Peterson said she has been working at the Elk Grove Unified School ...

TUTTLE, Okla. (KFOR) — Lunchtime at Tuttle Middle School is a noisy, but ordinary time in most ways, but what is out of the ordinary is for students, on their own accord, to write letters of ...

WALPOLE, Mass. (WJAR) - A lunch lady in Massachusetts was given a gift on the day of her retirement that she said she would never forget. Bette Duquette began working part-time in the kitchen for the ...

A cafeteria worker in Pennsylvania surprised a room full of normally unimpressed teens this week with her stirring rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Becky Alderfer shared her gift ...

METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) — We all remember the school lunchroom lady. Deep dishing the day. Serving Sloppy Joes with five-star fine-dining style. WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood ...

Kathy Del Tonto started cooking school food 30 years ago in the Montrose school district at the foot of Colorado's San Juan Mountains. Back then, the cafeteria workers made everything from scratch.