Remember when the lunch lady knew your name? When school cafeterias smelled like actual cooking, not just things being warmed up? That world is fading fast. The skilled women who once peeled potatoes, ...

DENVER - They still wear sensible shoes, but the nation's lunch ladies are trading in their hair nets for chef toques as they undergo a gourmet makeover. With the childhood obesity rates creating ...

It’s time the lunchroom ladies got their due. At Burke Street Elementary in Ashdown, Arkansas, (and later Ashdown High School) the kids in my grade were respectful of all adults. But just like at home ...