Mandy Randolph’s Farm to Classroom kids were recently treated to a lesson in making sticky sesame rice cakes and sushi rolls by Charles Dalton, co-owner of The Kitchen located in Eastsound.

“It was so much fun. I loved it!” Dalton said of his experience in the classroom.  “When it was over I must have handed out 70 sheets of seaweed to kids who were eating them when they left the class.”

Kids eating seaweed? Probably not a scene you would find in many schools these days; but thanks to Dalton, the Farm to Classroom kids found a new healthy food and thought it was cool to be seen eating it. And making sticky rice and sushi probably isn’t something many of us have had the pleasure of learning how to do, but if your child was in Randolph’s classroom when Dalton was there, you might ask them.

“We loved having Charles in our classroom,” Randolph said.  “He’s awesome with the kids and we would love for him to come back and teach us more!”

Dalton said he loves seeing kids excited about good food and would do it again at the drop of a hat.

Dalton was also our Celebrity Chef at school early in November and broke the record for the number of school lunches served in one day.