Lunch lady

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Lunch lady
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A lunch lady serves a young student.
Occupation
Synonymscafeteria lady,
dinner lady
Occupation type
vocation
Description
Competencies food preparation
Related jobs
cook

Lunch lady, in Canada and the U.S., is a term for a woman who cooks and serves food in a school cafeteria. The equivalent term in the United Kingdom is dinner lady. [1] The role is also sometimes known as cafeteria lady or school caterer. Sometimes, a lunch lady also patrols the school playgrounds during lunch breaks to help maintain order.

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References

  1. Weale, Sally (4 April 2015). "The new dinner lady: 10 years on, can an Ottolenghi chef prove Jamie Oliver's revolution wasn't a flash in the pan?". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. "The Lunch Lady: A Documentary". imdb.com.
  3. Brown, Scott (October 9, 1998). "Flashes: Hot Lunch". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25.
  4. Krosoczka, Jarrett (2009). Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute . New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN   978-0-375-84683-0.
  5. Pfarrer, Steve (February 5, 2012). "Mass. children's writer flourishes after setbacks". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  6. "IMDB Full Cast and Crew of Girls5eva".