A Day with the Chef Making NYC's Best School Lunch | On The Line | Bon Appétit

Education
Published on Apr 15, 2025
“Brigaid is a company that hires professional chefs to work in school kitchens. We get to work with real ingredients and limit the amount of processed food that kids get on a daily basis.” Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Persefoni Vordokas, a Brigaid program chef at Dream Charter School.

00:00 Intro
01:03 Prepare for Breakfast Service
02:50 Breakfast Service
05:02 Chicken Prep
07:04 R&D Carrot Slaw
09:59 Finish Lunch Prep
12:34 Pre-Shift Meeting
13:12 Line Set Up
14:32 R&D Meatballs

Director: Gunsel Pehlivan
Director of Photography: Luke Riffle
Editor: Misa Qu; JC Scruggs
Talent: Persefoni Vordokas
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Senior Creative Producer: Mel Ibarra
Line Producer: Joe Buscemi
Associate Producer: Oadhan Lynch
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Alexis Winston
Camera Operator: Carlos Araujo
Assistant Camera: Lucas Young
Sound Recordist: Michael Guggino
Production Assistant: Quinton Johnson
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Rachel Kim
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Fynn Lithgow
Director of Content; Production: Ali Inglese
Senior Director; Creative Development: Dan Siegel
Senior Director; Programming : Jon Wise
VP; Head of Video: June Kim

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