Category: Food

Food

Shrimp Crostini perfection

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A long, long time ago I was friends with a wonderful man named Charlie. Charlie owned Luciano’s Italian Restaurant on Alameda. It’s since been sold to new owners. Throughout, I had the absolute best time getting to explore the restaurant behind the scenes. Charlie would often laugh at my choice of favorite Italian meal. I was very predictable choosing the chicken parmesan every time I ate Italian. However, he soon made a rule that I couldn’t order the same thing twice. I began exploring the menu and trying things that were out of my comfort zone, things like veal and…

Community, Food

Chef Showdown draws local foodies

Brian Dufelmeier

Upon entering, guests were immediately smacked in the face by a wall of aroma from the numerous tables lined up around the edge of the room. Several local restaurants were presenting sample sizes of their signature dishes, all competing for the title of Peoples Choice at Corpus Christi’s first Chef Showdown. Foodies who attended the event, which was originally planned for 2017 but had to be delayed due to Hurricane Harvey, were treated to dishes including decadent Mexican Chocolate fudge in a miniature waffle cone, Anything Goes Stew made with anything and everything you find in a pantry, and Gnocchi…

Campus, Food

From food to flair…

Gabriella Ybarra

International students celebrate, share culture in Harvin Center Students representing cultures from across the globe came together in the Harvin Center for the annual International Day of Celebration. Some of the many countries represented were Greece, Taiwan, Brazil and the Ukraine. The March 28 event included informational tables displaying the variety of foods, traditions and artifacts specific to each country’s culture. The Harvin Center was loud and lively with drum sounds produced by those representing Brazil. Also included in the event was a traditional Brazilian martial arts dance called Capoeira and a Samba. Many of the tables offered free food…

Campus, Community, Food

Center for Early Learning’s goal: delicious, nutritious

Jonathan Garcia

The Center for Early Learning at Del Mar College is part of a new program to help the children eat delicious yet healthy food. The college has announced a sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Division. Melinda Eldrige, director of the CEL, has helped to make sure the criteria is met to be able to provide the children the meals. “The meal patterns are very particular as far as what we have to meet,” she said. Eldrige stated that it balances that they are focused more on whole…

Campus, Education, Food

No eating with hands allowed at this meal

Miguel Clement

Del Mar Career Development Center holds luncheon to teach manners Not too often does an opportunity arise to hone your professional dining etiquette skills — in fact, it only happens twice every semester. Del Mar College’s Career Development Center hosted a business etiquette luncheon on Feb. 28 on East Campus and a dinner on March 1 at West Campus to inform students about proper dining techniques needed for possible future interviews. “It’s an opportunity for students to come in and learn about luncheon business etiquette for dining interviews with potential employers,” said Darcy Letson, an architecture major who works in…