Volume 124 Issue 139
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Friday, April 20, 2012
compromising the integrity of the icing. Students were invited to try the techniques themselves before chocolate and vanilla cupcakes were passed around.
The event was part of a recent series of cooking demonstrations hosted by Student Union Activities' culinary committee. A demonstration earlier this month featured Janna Traver, executive chef for KU Dining, who prepared Peruvian food.
Patrick Blanchard, a sophomore from Wamego and the committee's coordinator, said that the demonstrations aim to teach students useful techniques while introducing them to foods that might not already be in their culinary wheelhouse.
"We try to bring people and representatives from restaurants that display skills students would be able to take home some of the
Blanchard said that his personal favorite was the Sushi with Gusto demonstration even though it wasn't hands on. Attendees watched chefs prepare veggie, California and tuna rolls, which were then passed around the room.
Although Wednesdays' demonstration was the last of the semester, Blanchard said that he hopes to see next semester's coordinator continuing the presentations.
of the experts, as was Bea Tretbar,
a freshman from Wichita. Tretbar said that she was initially intimidated by Yi and Munoz's decorating skills.
But once she gave it a try, she felt like she could recreate the techniques in her own kitchen.
"When they iceed that cake, I've never seen somebody do that so fast and so well." Tretbar said.
Jennifer Yi, a baker at Billy Vanilly, puts the final touches on a six-inch cake with Amber Munoz's assistance during a demonstration at Impromptu in the Kansas Union Wednesday afternoon.
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