28th Ethnic Food Fair Held at Zane State College
ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Hundreds of people from across Muskingum County
and the surrounding area gathered at the Ohio University/Zane State
College Campus Center today as the annual Ethnic Food Fair took
place. Zane State College culinary students prepared Italian, Soul,
British, and Vietnamese cuisine for the crowd; and all proceeds went
to benefit scholarship opportunities at the college. Chef Marco
Adornetto, with the Zane State College Culinary Program, says the
event is always a success.
“They always come
and enjoy this once a year; we’ve been doing this—this is the
28th year that we’ve had this event, and this is my 27th
and it’s always full. One year, we had to cancel it because of
snow—but, thank goodness today held up and it’s a really nice,
beautiful day out there today. So, students are very busy working on
stuff but it’s all coming together now.”
While the day-to-day
culinary courses are in depth and require skill, the students
experience a new, fast-paced environment when the Ethnic Food Fair
takes place.
“For the students,
in the classroom when we’re in the lab they’ll do like a dish for
10 to 12 people—well, today they’re doing it for 350 people. In
the classroom lab environment, everything is nice and slow and fine;
but today things have to be perfect. They have to be on time because
there are 350 people here who want to eat lunch.”
The Ethnic Food Fair
serves as a kick-off for Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend in Muskingum
County. Students were responsible for selecting and preparing dishes.
