Upper West Side School Bans Ketchup

Two years ago Calhoun, a private school on the Upper West Side, hired gourmet chef Robert W. Surles or "Chef Bobo" to head the school's food program. The first day Surles removed ketchup from the menu and now doctors foods with Tabasco sauce. In addition, he removed all desserts and fatty foods and replaced them with organic foods such as red lentil soup and cucumber and yogurt salad. Most students appear to be dissatisied, but Chef Bobo claims "that it takes 15 tries for kids to like something new." Serving gourmet food in the lunchroom has become popular for several other of New York City's school systems have hired executive chefs.