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- Restaurant St, Delicious City,
London 9578, UK - Open: 9.30 am - 2.30pm
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About Us
From Kourosh Mostoufi, owner and manager of Darioush Epicurus :
I love feeding my four-year-old son and family. And this company, this service is also a passion for me. Having forgone my former restaurants and full-event catering, I have been able to focus solely on school lunch service for the past 21 years.
In Barcelona, Spain I completed my business degree in Restaurant Management at the American College in 1980. I later graduated from the Heidelberg Hotel Management School with a Restaurant Management degree in 1983 in Heidelberg, Germany. Living and working with food in the European slow food tradition instilled in me an appreciation for warm cooked meals, rather than "fast foods" or reheated foods.
My talented managers and cooks, most of whom are parents, also care deeply about children. All of my staff have been with me for the past 20 years, and they share my love of healthy, thoughtful service. We hope that you will enjoy meeting them and seeing their friendly faces. We think service is more than being satisfied with the quality and quantity of your meals. We strive to offer the invaluable service of personable staff, and welcoming care for your children.
One of my personal passions is giving back to the community by volunteering for causes that I believe in. For the past 35 years I have enjoyed volunteering for a local non-profit to manage menu planning, serving area set up, crowd flow and service for as many as 3,000 people on a regular and ongoing basis.
I hope to be able to serve you as well!
Philosophy
We provide young minds and young bodies the fuel to grow, and to prepare for the day and the future ahead of them. Healthy eating is the requirement for children's energy needs for growth, development, and activity. We believe that all children should have access to healthy fresh food on a daily basis.
Our goal is to support balanced nutrition, expand children's taste for acceptable food choices, and foster appreciation for food from different cultures. We offer healthy versions of American favorites and favorite recipes from around the world.
We have seen healthy diet changes, with kids eating more salads and more vegetables. Although some kids may take time, most are more likely to try new foods when they eat with other children. And these habits often follow them into young adulthood.
Choosing a lunch at school may be first time children get to choose the foods they will eat. We create child friendly menus that focus on taste and nutrition. We don't offer unhealthy choices, so everything they can choose from will benefit their health. That is a good thing, considering that American children are now getting an average of 50% of calories from added fat and sugar. We like to use school lunches to steer kids into making good choices.
We encourage and support recycling, organic gardening and conservation principles in schools.
Every child's education should include healthy eating and learning about nutritious foods. We believe that parents can help too, especially with younger kids, by:
- Explaining that nutritious foods give energy for the school day,
- Looking at food choices and menus together,
- Choosing lean meats, or whole grains instead of white breads,
- Including fruit and vegetables,
- Avoiding fried foods for most meals, and
- Choosing milk or water instead of high sugar juice or soda.