School of Hard Knox

The Blackbird Academy
2806 Azalea Place, Nashville

Changing lives through food My heart for this is really relationships with the kids. They have so much potential and I am here as a “seed sower” per say.

A chance for them to be able to meet these chefs, see different jobs in food service and meet business owners in Knoxville and be able to connect with them through food. I want to unleash their potential for greatness. Austin East is overlooked. People in our community need to see their talent. My heart is to change the trajectory of their lives. My vision is to see our kids work for our local res

02/06/2019

VERY excited to be back at Austin East soon!!! stay tuned

05/08/2017

05/07/2017

The kids are getting ready to help Holly, Jeff and Jesse at the Food and Wine Yard Party!!

05/07/2017

Had a blast with these kids!!! We catered the Great Schools Partnership event with the new Superintendent and the First Lady

Thanks for the opportunity

An evening with Chef Jeff Delajandro at OliBea to support #YEP!

05/02/2017

You won't want to miss this. Chef Jeff making a farmers market meal, investing in our urban kids and the future of our city.

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An evening with Chef Jeff Delajandro at OliBea to support #YEP! Join us for an exclusive chance to build up the next generation while enjoying an afterhours off menu experience of food and wine with Chef Jeff at OliBea in the Old City. Chef Jeff will be whipping up a special menu of locally sourced goodies paired with great wines. All the proceeds go to benefit…

Can School Lunches Be Fixed? Austin-East Experiments With "Real Food" - The Knoxville Mercury

04/27/2017

Thankful for these kids to finally have a voice on this issue.

Can School Lunches Be Fixed? Austin-East Experiments With "Real Food" - The Knoxville Mercury It’s almost lunch time at Austin-East High School, and David Howell is snapping on bright blue plastic gloves. The hulking senior will dish up food today, and then—unlike every other ...

04/19/2017

Women on the Rise to Shine - Making Work-Life Balance Work! Women on the Rise to Shine presented by SunTrust Making Work-Life Balance Work Panel Discussion featuring: Jill Green, BGT Recruiting & Consulting Alexa Sponcia, Hard Knox Pizzeria Crystal Washington, Scripps Network Interactive In today’s culture, the topic of work-life balance is prevalent wa...

04/04/2017

Proud of our kids, Proud to work with them, Proud to be a part fo their lives through food!!!!

http://www.knoxnews.com/story/money/business/journal/2017/04/03/beyond-classroom-business-leaders-get-involved/99499118/

04/04/2017

Shout out to Knoxville News Sentinel for this article including the School of Hard Knox. Thankful to have the opportunity to work with these awesome young people from Austin-East High School.