Rudy's Back and How to Save Some Money Buying Lunch.

By now you've received the word that Rudy Gonzales, our long time former chef of the Kadima Kitchen, is returning to the school for this coming year. Rudy worked at La Scala for decades and spent years after that working for Kadima. His unique personality and great food have been a mainstay for generations of Kadima kids. We're glad to have him back.

If you're like my son, you eat a hot lunch at school almost every day. In fact, for years, Avi would say that the one of the best things about the school was the food in the cafeteria. That and the sports program. And the teachers. And the kids. But it was Rudy's food that really got him going. It was hot, tasty and kosher. If you're also like many of us, with busy mornings, it's great having the ability to avoid packing a lunch everyday. We're lucky to have a great kitchen and a great chef for our kids.

This year, for those of you with kids like Avi who buy lunch almost every day, we have a plan whereby you can purchase a whole semester's worth of lunch for about a 13 percent discount. This means that if your child gets a hot lunch 90 percent of the time, you've paid only 87 percent the cost (i.e., you've saved 3 percent) if you purchased lunches on a bimonthly basis. If your child eats more than that, then you save even more money.

In other words, the semester plan is really a good deal if your kid, like mine, eats hot lunch almost every day at school. It's a great way to save some money, avoid the hassle of lunch calendars, and also ensure that your child has a hot, healthy, nutritious, delicious and kosher lunch every day.

Think about it.