The Jamaica Observer ‘s third annual Applaud it! lunch series is back. The first sitting took place yesterday afternoon in the company’s boardroom hosted by members of the newspaper’s executive team and executives from the Best Dressed Chicken.

For this year’s intitiative 20 children — whose parents are all employed to the company — enjoyed a four-course meal by award-winning caterer Michele Williams.

Applaud it! is a week-long initiative that provides a unique opportunity for the country’s powerful industry leaders to meet the next generation exactly where they are and guide them through an awesome experience that exposes them to social and dining skills.

Here, (back row, from left) Valerie Smith, Jamaica Observer circulation and dispatch manager; Lorraine Kemble, brand manager, The Best Dressed Chicken; Jamaica Observer Senior Associate Editor — Lifestyle & Social Content, Novia McDonald-Whyte; Racquel Watson, brand manager, Reggae Jammin and Hamilton’s Smokehouse; Kayann Williams, Jamaica Observer assistant advertising manager; Natalie Chin, Jamaica Observer head of advertising, marketing and communications; and some of the 20 children get ready to cut the celebratory three-tiered Fraisier cake by patissier Nadine Burie, the 2015 Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards Jing Shi Awardee for Dessert Chef of the Year. Look out for more awe-inspiring sittings.