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Renowned area chefs and graduates of The University of Akron’s Summit College hospitality management program will offer a night of culinary delights at the third annual Graduate Chef’s Showcase Dinner Saturday, March 26, beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a cash bar, at UA’s Crystal Room Restaurant in Gallucci Hall, 200 East Exchange St.
Dinner begins at 6 p.m. when the first of eight courses will be served.
Gourmet dishes range from prosciutto-wrapped Gulf shrimp with an apricot-honey glaze to vegetable cous cous salad and orange achiote-marinated chicken over a bed of Latin hash with chipotle-saffron jam. Dinner includes three wine pairings selected to enhance the dining experience.
Featured chefs are:
- John Bush of CEC Regina Health Center;
- Aaron Hervey of Crave;
- Scot Jones of VegiTerranean;
- Joe Schmeltzer, senior instructor, Copley High School;
- Anthony Scolaro of Westfield Center; and
- Brad Smith, Copley High School junior instructor.
Admission is $50 a person. Reservations are recommended and available by calling 330-972-6615.
Media contact: Paige Poleondakis, 330-972-6482, pep7@zips.uakron.edu or Denise Henry, 330-972-6477 or henryd@uakron.edu.