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Tiger’s Loft Bistro equips students with essential skills for workplace

Eric Lam, Arts Managing Editor • November 5, 2025

The Tiger’s Loft Bistro is an on-campus and entirely student-run restaurant, open during second and third lunch. While lines of students stretch into the hallways during second and third lunch, culinary...

The Tiger’s Loft Bistro officially opens for the 2025-26 school year

Kendall Swint, Website Director • October 22, 2025

Scents of hot chocolate, scones, and breakfast sandwiches wafted under the door to the Tiger’s Loft Bistro Wednesday, Oct. 1, as students lined up eagerly outside for the bistro’s long-awaited reopening....

Business booms in Tiger’s Loft Bistro after COVID-19 shutdown

Shira Lobron • November 29, 2021

After a hiatus caused by COVID-19, culinary elective students are back in the kitchen and customers have resumed purchasing lunches and other baked products from the Tiger’s Loft Bistro. “I remember...

Tiger Taste: Channa Masala

The Newtonite • November 9, 2018

This recipe comes from the Tiger's Loft. [penci_recipe]

Tiger Taste: Chicken Cacciatore

The Newtonite • November 2, 2018

This recipe comes from senior Brenden Sarchioni in the Tiger's Loft Bistro. [penci_recipe]

Sodexo’s “Future Chefs Competition” tests elementary students' kitchen skills

Hannah Liu • April 9, 2017

Sodexo hosted the first annual Newton Public Schools Future Chefs competition in the cafeteria last Tuesday, March 28. The winner goes on to represent Newton Public Schools regionally and possibly nationally...

Tiger's Loft begins online ordering service

The Newtonite • October 23, 2012

by Alex Feit Within the next few weeks, the Tiger’s Loft Bistro will launch a new online ordering system and a tableside cooking bar to provide stir-fry dishes to customers, according to culinary arts teacher Lisa McKinney.

Bill O’Neill inspires student culinary achievement

The Newtonite • June 6, 2012

by Alex Feit When he first arrived at this school in 1977 as part of the then technical and vocational education department, culinary arts teacher Bill O’Neill said he was scared, lost in the halls and stairwells that commonly proved difficult for many newcomers to the old building.

Environment club tackles composting project

The Newtonite • April 10, 2012

by Malini Gandhi This school is already crammed with blue recycling bins bearing the characteristic white arrows, yet next year, the environment club hopes to introduce a new element of the fight against overflowing landfills: one that involves banana peels and coffee grinds instead of paper.

Administration discusses Tiger's Loft Bistro, possible textbook cart

The Newtonite • February 3, 2012

by Jared Perlo In the recent weeks, Student Faculty Administration members have discussed several key issues, including the Tiger’s Loft Bistro ending its servicesto students and student access to textbooks and computers during study halls.

Tiger's Loft Bistro to discontinue serving students

The Newtonite • January 13, 2012

by Samantha Libraty Starting second semester, the Tiger's Loft Bistro, this school's student-run restaurant, will be closed to students and only open for faculty and staff, culinary arts teacher Bill O'Neill wrote in a faculty-wide email.

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