https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/13/school-lunch-memories-bay-area-chefs-talk-crusts-and-cafeteria-goo/ > France’s Jacques Pepin begged for pork fat to spread on stale, bug-infested bread. Sweden’s Marcus Samuelsson nibbled savory pancakes with lingonberry jam. And San Francisco chef Mourad Lahlou went home for lunch, where he ate fresh Moroccan salads, lamb and just-baked bread with his entire family. > Everyone — including some of the world’s most influential chefs — has a school lunch story to tell. Bought or brought, on a tray or in a sack, crusts on or off, the elementary school lunch conjures vivid memories of cafeteria lunch ladies, treat trading and for some, going without.