FOOD AND CULTURE: Chef Jamie Samford Helps Operation Frontline Educate Agencies to Serve Diverse North Texas

On June 15, Jamie Samford will help lead the Operation Frontline Team in helping North Texas hunger relief agencies better understand the cultural diversity and specific diets and health needs of the communities they serve.

Chef Jamie will present a program entitled Understanding Food and Culture:  The Platinum Rule – which takes the Golden Rule of serving others to the next level by serving other’s specific cultural needs. 

Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline® is a groundbreaking nutrition education program, recognized by the US Department of Agriculture, that helps families help themselves by teaching them how to prepare healthy low-cost meals. Professional chefs and nutritionists volunteer their time and expertise to lead hands-on courses that instruct adults, teens and kids living on a low-income how to get the most nutrition out of a limited budget.  The North Texas Food Bank is a local partner for Dallas/Fort Worth’s Operation Frontline program. 

Winn Meat Company, high-quality provider of protein to restaurants in Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and other major markets in the Southwest, is the official protein sponsor for the North Texas Operation Frontline program for 2006 and 2007.  Additionally, Winn Meat Company’s Corporate Chef Jamie Samford is teaching courses to North Texas area agencies on how to make the most of their budgets and nutrition options in feeding families in need.

We’re honored to be a part of this important program in North Texas, and we commend the North Texas Food Bank and Share Our Strength for their leadership.