Founder Chef Ann Cooper
Chef Ann Cooper is an internationally recognized author, chef, educator, public speaker, and advocate for healthy school food for all children.
In a nation where kids are born with shorter estimated life expectancies than their parents due to diet-related disease, Chef Ann has been a constant champion of school food reform as an important avenue for improving children’s health.
Founder Chef Ann Cooper
Chef Ann Cooper is an internationally recognized author, chef, educator, public speaker, and advocate for healthy school food for all children.
In a nation where kids are born with shorter estimated life expectancies than their parents due to diet-related disease, Chef Ann has been a constant champion of school food reform as an important avenue for improving children’s health.
An Interview with Chef Ann Cooper
How did Chef Ann find her unlikely calling as a rule-breaking, change-making lunch lady? Read her story.
An Interview with Chef Ann Cooper
How did Chef Ann find her unlikely calling as a rule-breaking, change-making lunch lady? Read her story.
Speaking Engagements
Chef Ann makes it a priority to share her school food experiences and insights through speaking engagements. Connecting with audiences as close to home as TEDxBoulder and as far away as Qatar and Taipei, Ann has inspired people throughout the world to change the way we feed our children. A sampling of her past lectures is available in our Resource Library.
If you’d like to inquire about having Chef Ann speak at your event, please contact us.
Speaking Engagements
Chef Ann makes it a priority to share her school food experiences and insights through speaking engagements. Connecting with audiences as close to home as TEDxBoulder and as far away as Qatar and Taipei, Ann has inspired people throughout the world to change the way we feed our children. A sampling of her past lectures is available in our Resource Library.
If you’d like to inquire about having Chef Ann speak at your event, please contact us.
Consulting
Lunch Lessons, LLC, co-owned by Chef Ann Cooper and her business partner, Chef Beth Collins, consults with school districts across the nation to help them successfully transition from serving pre-packaged, ultra-processed meals to fresher, healthier scratch-cooked meals.
Consulting
Lunch Lessons, LLC, co-owned by Chef Ann Cooper and her business partner, Chef Beth Collins, consults with school districts across the nation to help them successfully transition from serving pre-packaged, ultra-processed meals to fresher, healthier scratch-cooked meals.
“A Woman’s Place Is in the Kitchen,” The Evolution of Women Chefs
By Chef Ann Cooper
Wiley, October 1998
In the domestic setting, women have been the primary food providers to the world. Yet, until recently, women have been excluded from the upper echelons of professional kitchens. The first book ever to be written exclusively about women chefs and restaurateurs, A Woman’s Place is in the Kitchen provides an informative, insightful, and objective portrait of women working in the multi-faceted culinary field.
“A Woman’s Place Is in the Kitchen,” The Evolution of Women Chefs
By Chef Ann Cooper
Wiley, October 1998
In the domestic setting, women have been the primary food providers to the world. Yet, until recently, women have been excluded from the upper echelons of professional kitchens. The first book ever to be written exclusively about women chefs and restaurateurs, A Woman’s Place is in the Kitchen provides an informative, insightful, and objective portrait of women working in the multi-faceted culinary field.
Bitter Harvest
By Chef Ann Cooper & Lisa M. Holmes
Routledge, June 2000
“The history of food is not as straightforward as it may seem. Food isn’t just food. It is ritual, tradition, and memory,” begins Chef Ann‘s groundbreaking book on the relationship between food, politics, and health. Touching on virtually every aspect of food culture, Bitter Harvest is a vibrant example of the emergence of Chef Ann Cooper as a political voice to be reckoned with.
Bitter Harvest
By Chef Ann Cooper & Lisa M. Holmes
Routledge, June 2000
“The history of food is not as straightforward as it may seem. Food isn’t just food. It is ritual, tradition, and memory,” begins Chef Ann‘s groundbreaking book on the relationship between food, politics, and health. Touching on virtually every aspect of food culture, Bitter Harvest is a vibrant example of the emergence of Chef Ann Cooper as a political voice to be reckoned with.
In Mother’s Kitchen: Celebrated Women Chefs Share Beloved Family Recipes
By Chef Ann Cooper & Lisa M. Holmes
Rizzoli, April 2005
Much more than just a cookbook, In Mother’s Kitchen is a testament to the many ways that a mother can shape a child’s life through cooking. In this heartwarming collection, more than fifty celebrated woman chefs and culinary professionals share cherished heirloom recipes along with the memories that made them so special.
In Mother’s Kitchen: Celebrated Women Chefs Share Beloved Family Recipes
By Chef Ann Cooper & Lisa M. Holmes
Rizzoli, April 2005
Much more than just a cookbook, In Mother’s Kitchen is a testament to the many ways that a mother can shape a child’s life through cooking. In this heartwarming collection, more than fifty celebrated woman chefs and culinary professionals share cherished heirloom recipes along with the memories that made them so special.
Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children
By Chef Ann Cooper & Lisa M. Holmes
Harper Collins, September 2006
Known as the “Renegade Lunch Lady,“ Chef Ann has worked for more than two decades to transform cafeterias into culinary classrooms. In Lunch Lessons, she and Lisa Holmes spell out how parents and school employees can help instill healthy habits in children. Lunch Lessons is more than a recipe book—it gives readers the tools to transform the way children everywhere interact with food.
Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children
By Chef Ann Cooper & Lisa M. Holmes
Harper Collins, September 2006
Known as the “Renegade Lunch Lady,“ Chef Ann has worked for more than two decades to transform cafeterias into culinary classrooms. In Lunch Lessons, she and Lisa Holmes spell out how parents and school employees can help instill healthy habits in children. Lunch Lessons is more than a recipe book—it gives readers the tools to transform the way children everywhere interact with food.
