A contest to crown L.A.鈥檚 best community college culinary program
As a graduate of Orange Coast College, I鈥檓 honored to speak to community college students whenever I can. That鈥檚 why I was more than happy to accept an invitation months ago to be a judge at something called the Culinary Cup, which happened Friday at Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar.
I figured I鈥檇 taste a couple of dishes, say some inspirational words, and that would be that.
Oh, how wonderfully wrong I was.
The Culinary Cup is a tournament between Mission College, L.A. Trade-Tech College, and L.A. Harbor College going on five years. Hundreds of people streamed into Mission College鈥檚 huge Culinary Arts Institute building to cheer on the dozens of students ready to face off in three categories centered around Caribbean cuisine: savory, pastry and tablescaping 鈥 the art of setting a table that鈥檚 as exacting as it sounds.
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