Title:Contributing WriterLocation:Los Angeles, CaliforniaExpertise:Culinary education, low-waste cooking, community outreachTheresa Farthing is lead cook at L.A. Kitchen, a nonprofit organization offering a culinary arts job-training program for former inmates and young adults leaving the foster care system. Theresa, affectionately known as Chef T, was valedictorian of the program’s inaugural class in 2014 after years of struggling with drug abuse, incarceration and homelessness. Theresa now teaches techniques for cooking with minimal waste to volunteers and new students in the program. Her motto is “Anything worth having is worth working for.”EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.
Title:Contributing WriterLocation:Los Angeles, CaliforniaExpertise:Culinary education, low-waste cooking, community outreach
Title:Contributing Writer
Location:Los Angeles, California
Expertise:Culinary education, low-waste cooking, community outreach
Theresa Farthing is lead cook at L.A. Kitchen, a nonprofit organization offering a culinary arts job-training program for former inmates and young adults leaving the foster care system. Theresa, affectionately known as Chef T, was valedictorian of the program’s inaugural class in 2014 after years of struggling with drug abuse, incarceration and homelessness. Theresa now teaches techniques for cooking with minimal waste to volunteers and new students in the program. Her motto is “Anything worth having is worth working for.”
EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.
