Jennifer Madia has worked at Tapestry Charter School as the food service manager for the past 6 years. Her responsibilities include menu planning, purchasing, preparing and serving breakfast and lunch for over 600 students daily as well as for faculty and staff. Most of the meals she prepares at Tapestry are made from scratch.  She has taught after school cooking classes for children ranging from kindergarten age to 5th grade. Prior to working at Tapestry, Jennifer worked for 13 years as the chef at her mother's restaurant, Solid Grounds, where everything, again, was made in house.