By Tyler Parvin, Liberty High School

Students with a passion for cooking and catering will be pleased to hear about the food production class offered at Liberty High School.    

The program creates and serves the delicious food served at school events such as straight “A” luncheons, perfect attendance ceremonies, student of the month awards and sport banquets.

Not only does this class cook food for the numerous events held at Liberty, but they also help prepare students for a career outside the school walls.

“We do all of the videos and all the training for (our students’) health cards,” foods teacher and supervisor Lola Shipp said. “Hopefully by doing certification, it will help (students) get a job more easily in the future or even now.”

IHOP will serve up free pancakes throughout the valley Tuesday, with the hope diners will donate to charity in return.

For the seventh consecutive year, IHOP will offer a free short stack of its buttermilk pancakes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on National Pancake Day in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

For every short stack served, customers are asked to make a donation. Donations made at IHOPs in the Las Vegas area will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ program at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals.

Miss Nevada Alana Lee will be on hand from 7 to 11 a.m. to flip and serve pancakes to guests at IHOP at 7490 S. Las Vegas Blvd in Las Vegas.

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Reviewer: this restaurant does solid high-end Italian without being stuffy.

I have a great deal of respect and admiration -- sometimes extending to awe -- for extremely innovative chefs. The ability to incorporate products new to the market or to create new combinations can reveal laudable creativity. I can picture some of the most innovative chefs in their kitchens, wheels turning furiously, as they say something like, "Oooh, let's try scallops with mead and white chocolate!" -- which is something I actually had at a restaurant in Florida, and which was much better than in my wildest dreams I would've imagined. But I digress.

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