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Posted: Friday, June 7, 2024Chef Expo to Benefit Crisis Services: June 12
The campus community is invited to "Chefs’ Showcase," a culinary expo to benefit Crisis Services of Buffalo, on Wednesday, June 12, at 6:30 p.m. in Caudell Hall
The Hospitality and Tourism Department's own Chef Don Schmitter CEC, CCE, will lead the program. Tickets are $75 and include three dishes, three stories, chocolate-dipped strawberries, and two Flying Bison craft beers or wine, all in support of a great cause!
Tickets are available through the Eventbright website.
Meet the participating chefs:
Chef Don Schmitter
A chef for 30 years as well as a culinary educator for 20 years, Chef Schmitter is also a certified executive chef (CEC) and a certified culinary evaluator (CCE). He serves as lecturer and culinary lab coordinator for Buffalo State's Hospitality and Tourism Department and as executive chef at Asbury Pointe. Chef Schmitter was the tour group leader for the department's faculty-led study-abroad program in Vietnam this past spring.
Chef Camille Le Caër
Hailing from Brittany, France, Chef Camille Le Caër honed his early skills in both savory and sweet cuisine at Lycée Hôtelier de Dinard and at CFA Ploufragan. After graduation, he became an apprentice at several Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris before moving on to celebrated successes in NYC and here in Buffalo. Chef Le Caër provides private dinners, teaches master classes, and offers catering.
Chef Chris Sinclair McCalla
A well-known Jamaican chef formerly based in New York City, Chef Chris Sinclair McCalla is chef de cuisine for Bratts Hill, the beloved creation of Chef Darian Bryan (Buffalo State alumnus, executive chef, and owner of the Plating Society). Chef McCalla lends his dedication to culinary excellence and West Indian–influenced flavors to Bratts Hill’s upscale Jamaican fusion dinner menu.
Please contact Chef Schmitter for more information.
Monday, June 10, 2024
