Oh prom.... When I was in high school I actually went to the prom all 4 years. I grew up in a smaller town, so we would all go eat at nicer restaurants nearby. I know one year we ate at a hibachi grill and another at an Italian food restaurant, but my favorite prom dinner was actually at my date's grandmother's house. She wanted to cook us a fancy dinner, so we and a few friends ate there. I don't remember what we ate, but I remember it was good! She even made little menus and set them on our plates. I don't remember where we ate the 4th year.... I guess it must not have been that great.

My favorite memory of a food production associated with school was at an "International Heritage Day". The function was for every person in the class to bring in foods that are typical of their homeland or thier families nationality. It was there I tasted my first tamale and it was most definitely "Love at First Bite"!!! Many many more different foods were served that day all excellent and all prepared by the studenst parents.

I was in the 7th grade (eons ago:o) and to this day I have never forgotten that very special event!!!

Great stories, KYH, Haley and Cathy... I love Haley's bit about the date's Grandma cooking for their group... how special! She must have been an awesome cook! Nothing like the love of a Gramma!

And Brook & Cathy... seems most of us got our first exposure to international cuisine perhaps through school in the early years, huh? Pretty cool! I have done story-readings of Alaskan children's book in my niece and nephew's classes over the years, but as Hailley has gotten older (she's a senior this Fall) I hadn't given any thought to doing anything food-related for the older kids. Maybe I should look into doing an Alaskan foods thang- salmon, crab, berries... hhhmmmmmm... might be a kick!