Twelve years ago, my intention in creating Colors of Food Culinary Arts was to develop a well-rounded program to educate people in getting back to the basics of cooking and eating. With the prevalence of obesity and other health issues related to our busy modern lifestyles and industrialized food system, it was important to me to create something that could benefit everyone. My goal was to educate people in the simple art of cooking. After years of teaching the pilot program to teens, I found that I had made a difference in their lives. Students learned about nutrition, cooking, culinary skill...