MCCC Culinary Arts Program to Host Regional Tasting Event to Benefit Student Scholarships

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 and featuring more than a dozen of the region’s finest restaurants.

The event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 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.

Participating restaurants include Jersey Girl Café, Hamilton; Blue Bottle Café, Hopewell; Palace of Asia, Lawrenceville; Agricola, Jammin’ Crepes, Nassau Inn, Pure, and Small World Coffee, all of Princeton; Sadie Cakes, Robbinsville; and Stone Terrace by John Henry’s and Terra Momo Bread Company, among others.

The evening will also feature a silent auction, with many holiday gift items available. Tickets are $25 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.