Councillors get a school lunch served up at the City Chambers

October 25, 2018 2:04 pm

Edinburgh councillors today enjoyed a school dinner lunch during the break in the full council meeting.

The idea came from discussions at the Education Children and Families Committee last month when they talked about school meals.

Today the menu included

Scottish Country Lentil Broth

Pork Sausages Mashed Potato Gravy and Vegetables OR

Falafel with Pitta Cucumber Salad, Sweet Chilli Sauce and Mixed leaved

followed by Mixed Fruit Salad and a Chocolate Beetroot Brownie

It looks like they enjoyed the experience!

Cllrs Perry and DIckie on the left head up the Education Children and Families committee. They join their colleagues Cllr Robert Aldridge, Cllr Osler and Finance Convener Alasdair Rankin for lunch

School meals in Edinburgh have changed dramatically over the last two decades, the introduction of Hungry for Successand the expansion of free school meals to name just two developments. The Council’s catering service freshly cooks around 18,500 hot meals every day to over 90 schools across the city delivered from 54 production kitchens by over 500 dedicated staff.