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From carrot-coconut-ginger soup to nuts

Graduate chefs bring five-star cuisine to campus April 11 for their annual dinner.
Mon March 23, 2015
sorbet in ice goblet

UA Graduate Chef Dinner goers will freshen their palettes with sorbet served in ice goblets between courses.


Dishes like carrot-coconut-ginger soup infused with spiced almond cream and Chilean sea bass with tomato, saffron broth and pickled fennel will bring a five-star dining experience to The University of Akron April 11.

Alumni chefs, including Anthony Scolaro, owner of One Eleven Bistro in Medina; Dan Johnson of The Blair Center in Seville; Ed Ripepi, owner of Verso Classic Pasta & Pizza in Parma and Pep-erz in North Royalton; and several others will gather for the annual Graduate Chefs Dinner, which begins with hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m. at the Crystal Room Bistro in Gallucci Hall.

With featured dishes such as pork in apple brandy cream sauce; mixed field greens, candied pecans, apples, grapes and blue cheese tossed in citrus basil vinaigrette; and seven courses in all, the distinguished chefs are expected to draw a traditional full house. Proceeds from the $50 per person event benefit students in the UA Culinary Artists Club through chef mentoring, hands-on training opportunities, culinary event competitions and more.

For reservations, call 330-972-6615.


Media contact: Denise Henry, 330-972-6477 or henryd@uakron.edu.