[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 4, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                      HONORING CHEF LUCIE P. COSTA

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 4, 1994

  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of 
my colleagues the 1994 Culinary National Championships which were held 
in San Francisco, CA. The Championships are staged by the American 
Culinary Federation's National Convention and they honor twelve 
outstanding chiefs who work in partnership with food service 
professionals across the Nation to develop dynamic new menus for school 
lunches. I would like to particularly honor and recognize Lucie P. 
Costa, one of my constituents, who was among the twelve finalists in 
this year's competition.
  Competitions such as these serve as an inspiration to all parts of 
the food service industry to work together to provide American school 
children with menus that meet present standards for quality of food and 
service. By creating such networks within this industry, we can help 
raise the current Federal standards and provide 92,000 children with 
lunches that are nutritionally sound and cost effective.
  It is likely that this program will have a positive impact on 
lunchroom diets in schools nationwide and I ask my colleagues to join 
me in honoring Chef Costa for her commitment of time, energy, talent, 
and creativity in helping to ensure that our children are well taken 
care of at school.

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