Between the single working parents and just plain destitution, it wasn’t unusual for me to take most of my meals at the school cafeteria, which provided breakfast and lunch to children of low-income ...

Did you ever hear of a kid who liked cafeteria food? I didn’t just like it, I loved it. I went to public school in the 1960s, when the four food groups consisted of Hamburger Helper, Velveeta, Wonder ...

There are undoubtedly some wonderful stories about comfort food floating around out there in Forumland. Memories galore of the family sitting around the dinner table, chewing and chattering away, ...

School cafeterias of the past had lunch trays that were filled with meals that have since disappeared. These classic dishes were once lunchtime staples, bringing comfort and nostalgia to generations ...

If you grew up eating school lunches in the U.S., there's a good chance certain menu items have stuck in your mind, for better or worse. But there are some old-fashioned school cafeteria foods from ...

You have to remember only one thing before you go to Cleburne Cafeteria: Bring cash, because they don’t accept credit cards. Once you get there, the rest is gravy. Quite literally, actually. It took ...

In the hectic days before we went live one year ago ( hooray!), we somehow missed the news of the passing, at age 91, of John Gumperz — a hugely influential linguist who contributed reams of research ...

I have no memories of the lunch ladies from my childhood. I remember a large ice cream scooper slopping mealy mashed potatoes onto my plastic, segmented tray. Then watching the spuds mushed down with ...

Not to be critical or anything, but there is no free lunch. People too often come to believe they can get something for nothing, whether on the Internet or in general, but there really is no free ...