The first 筹款晚宴 by 永利博彩's 烹饪艺术 students was a huge success. On June 27, the Columbus 烹饪艺术 students and faculty chefs put their talents where others’ mouths are. The students oversaw every aspect of a six-course 筹款晚宴 –from soup to nuts.

烹饪艺术专业的学生。 上排（从左至右）：克里斯托弗·维拉纽瓦、约翰尼·西蒙斯、肯尼斯·希尔、唐纳德·豪西、克里斯托弗·罗宾逊。 下排（从左至右）：塔梅卡·科尔伯特、布列塔尼·布朗、克里斯蒂娜·马歇尔、沙丽塔·哈特韦尔、亚历克西斯·惠特菲尔德、克里斯蒂娜·鹤田、布拉基拉·罗兹。

在幕后一个繁忙的准备室里。 The food pictured was the appetizer – a seared scallop topped with caviar and microgreens.

每张桌子都以一个国家的名字命名，以向我们的烹饪探险表示敬意。 感谢CTC图书馆服务主任Stephanie Middleton分享她的装饰才能！

This event – called 烹饪探险 – was held in room 104 of the Columbus Convention and Trade Center. More than 50 guests attended, providing ample practice for the students to find out what it’s like to prepare and serve food to a large group. 甚至有科罗拉多州立大学的学生现场演奏音乐。 除去费用，晚宴筹集了近6300美元。

第一次烹饪募捐晚宴座无虚席。

科罗拉多州立大学的音乐家鲁斯兰·阿波斯托洛夫和伊娜·佩特科娃-阿波斯托洛娃为人群演奏了优美的音乐。

Besides dining on exquisite food like scallops topped with caviar, a smoked tomato gazpacho, apple smoked grilled pork chops with peach chutney and a chocolate mousse topped with candied bacon, guests also enjoyed a "reverse raffle." 大奖得主获得了由烹饪学生和厨师提供的八人餐的证书。

项目总监兼厨师马丁·沃尔夫向人群发表讲话。

亚军是玛丽多娜·希克斯，她赢得了一瓶里奇兰朗姆酒。

威尔伯·威廉姆斯幸运地赢得了一场八人晚宴！

Proceeds from the event will help fund a 7月y 30 – August 10 trip to Ireland where the 12 students and one instructor will learn about international cuisine from chefs in the greater Waterford, Ireland area. Everyone participating in the “Irish Food and Culture Summer School” is required to have two professional chef coats as well as their own knife set. 前者的成本大约是每个30美元，刀组可以运行在100-150美元之间。 烹饪艺术课程的首席讲师马丁·沃尔夫（Martin Wolf）厨师称这次旅行是一生一次的机会。 Many of his students have never left the state of Georgia – let alone be given the gift to learn from world-renown chefs.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to witness and work in an international context. One of the greatest challenges for culinary students learning about other cuisines,” Chef Wolf said. “It used to be that French Chefs cooked French food, German Chefs cooked German food, etc. 现在厨师被要求通晓多种菜系。 The menus of the establishments that our students will be working at have the kind of international menus that have become the norm in most fine dining establishments. We expect them to return with a broad knowledge and appreciation of what the profession has to offer them.”

暑期课程将以沃特福德理工学院为中心，这是爱尔兰烹饪教育的主要提供者。 Students will earn three class credits while being exposed to Irish – and therefore European- business practice, coupled with training in specific regional and national food products. 还会有理论讲座和文化活动。 行程包括在七个专业厨房接受培训，主要是爱尔兰菜的食谱，以及屠宰和宴会准备技术。 来自奥尔巴尼和北乔治亚州的姐妹技术学院也将派代表参加这个暑期项目。

关于烹饪艺术： 永利博彩 offers both a diploma and an associate’s degree in 烹饪艺术. 该项目始于2016年夏天，当时只有4名学生，如今已有24名学生注册。 The average starting salary in Georgia for a chef or head cook is nearly $34,000 per year （*资料来源：美国劳工统计局，2016年5月）.