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There's
Plenty Cooking at MCCC this Summer
5/1/09
For
those seeking the ingredients to success in the kitchen, the region's
top chefs will share their skills in classes offered through the Center
for Continuing Studies at Mercer County Community College. Classes
take place evenings and weekends from May 18 through July 27 in the
MCCC Culinary Center on the West
Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Chef
Benson Yu presents four classes with roots in the Far East. In "Sushi
101" on May 18, he prepares a variety of delicious sushi
rolls on May 18, while in "Fusion Asian Cuisine"
on June 8, he creates exotic dishes from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong,
Singapore and Malaysia with influences from America and Europe. In
"Wok and Roll" on June 22, he teaches participants
to prepare stir fry dishes, including lo mein, spring rolls and wontons.
Yu completes his summer offerings with the fragrant, spicy delicacies
of "Thailand" on July 27. |
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Benson
Yu, left, and Bill Conrad
heat up the kitchen this summer.
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Summer
food and wines are on the menu in three classes taught by Chef Wendy Jaeger:
"Tuna 3 Ways" on May 28; "Wine and Cheese with
a Twist!" on June 4; and "Summer Grill Party, Two Meals
and Three Wines" on June 11. Chef Mamta Puri focuses on the cuisine
of India with "Street Foods from Northern India" on May
29 and and "From the Tan Door (Grill It Up!)" on June
12.
The emphasis is on the basics when Chef Nicole Glonek presents "The
Recipe Game!" on June 5 and July 17 to provide new cooks with
palette-pleasing dishes and help experienced cooks reinvent familiar fare.
Chef Bill Conrad presents techniques to improve dexterity and confidence
with "Knife Skills" on June 6. Chef Elizabeth Dinice
teaches "Quick Breads for Summer," including pita bread
and Focaccia, on June 19. Chef Yu shares his skills with budding cooks
ages 11-14 in "Simple Cooking for Young Adults" on July
20. Parents are welcome to enroll in the class with their children.
For more information on these and other noncredit courses, visit Center
for Continuing Studies or email comed@mccc.edu.
Registration is available online, or call (609) 570-3311.
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