Second Annual MCCC Culinary Tasting Event to Benefit Student Scholarships Oct. 13

Second Annual MCCC Culinary Tasting Event to Benefit Student Scholarships Oct. 13

9/17/15

WEST WINDSOR – Area residents are encouraged to bring their appetites to a culinary tasting event hosted by Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC) Culinary Arts program, featuring more than a dozen of the region’s finest restaurants.

This second annual event will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the MCCC cafeteria, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. In addition to food prepared by area restaurants, MCCC Culinary Arts students – both current students and alumni – will be staffing tables and giving participants the opportunity to see them in action.

Scholarship Presentation

Last year's recipient of the Chef Anne Lumberger and Chef Shari Widmayer Pastry Arts Memorial Scholarship was Natalie Russano, second from left, pictured with David Lumberger, Chef Frank Benowitz, Chef Doug Fee, Don Widmayer and the Widmayers' daughters, Hannah and Lillie.

Headlining the event include tasting tables staffed by Agricola and Terra Momo Bread Company of Princeton, and the Blue Bottle Café of Hopewell. Other participating restaurants include Toscano Ristorante, Bordentown; Jersey Girl Café, Hamilton; Palace of Asia, Lawrenceville; Nassau Inn, Small World Coffee, and Teresa’s Café, all of Princeton; Sadie Cakes, Robbinsville; and Stone Terrace by John Henry’s, among others.

The evening will also feature a silent auction, with many holiday gift items available. Tickets are $35 for MCCC alumni, students, faculty, and staff; general admission is $50. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Chef Anne Lumberger and Chef Sari Widmayer Pastry Arts Memorial Scholarship Fund.

For more information, visit www.mccc.edu/hrim. Tickets can be purchased at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre, or purchased online through the Kelsey Theatre ticket portal at www.kelseyatmccc.org.

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