Students now serving dinner at COD's Culinary & Hospitality Center

Advanced culinary students in the Classical French Cuisine class prepare a multi-course dinner paired with appropriate wines that starts with a champagne and hors d'oeuvres reception at 6 p.m. Dinners will be presented on Wednesdays, Sept. 21, Oct. 5, Oct. 19 and Nov. 2, with each evening featuring a different menu. The cost is $55, which includes tax.

Students in the International Cuisine class take diners on a gastronomic tour of the world with recipes celebrating the seasons and wine or beer complimenting the menu. Dinners start at 7 p.m. and will be presented on Tuesdays, Oct. 11 (October Fest), Oct. 25 (Greece), Nov. 8 (Spain), Nov. 22 (France) and Dec. 6 (International Tasting). The cost is $40 and includes tax.

Waterleaf is a professionally run, full-service fine dining restaurant that dedicates two evenings per week on select dates to student-prepared delights. The Culinary & Hospitality Center is a 60,000-square foot, state-of-the-art facility with high-tech teaching kitchens, bake shops, a skills kitchen, a culinary amphitheater and a dedicated chocolate room. In addition to Waterleaf, the Center also features Wheat Café, run entirely by students, and the Culinary Market, which sells student creations.

Reservations should be made through www.opentable.com. For menus, visit hhome.cod.edu/academics/programsDegrees/hospitalityAdmin/DineWithUs.

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