Two radio personalities were talking about local school menus. Then, they got to the lunch options at Highland Park High School.
“Wow, what a month they’re having!” Mark “Hawkeye” Louis said while reading the menu, which included grilled ahi tuna steak with Korean dipping sauce, curry cauliflower, and smoked brisket sandwiches. “We are not making this up!”
“Korean beef bulgogi bowl? I think you have to go to Japan for that!” added his New Country 96.3 co-host Michelle Rodriguez.
“Is this as incredible as it sounds?” Louis asked, inviting someone from Highland Park High School to call in and set the record straight.
HPHS food service manager Brenda Vardell took him up on that.
Vardell explained that the menu was real. She had created it, and this was her 26th year in Highland Park schools. The radio hosts compared the high school to a five-star restaurant and asked Vardell about her techniques.
“Have you thought of creating a recipe book?” Rodriguez asked.
“People have asked me to do that before I retire,” Vardell responded.
The co-hosts then asked if they could visit the school and have lunch on Cuban pork tenderloin day.
To hear the entire conversation, visit newcountry963.com and click on “The Best of Hawkeye in the Morning” under Podcasts in the drop-down menu. The two conversations about Highland Park High School are dated Aug. 14.
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