Oso Creek culinary students served Japanese food at luncheon
Del Mar College’s Hospitality & Culinary Institute served a Japanese-inspired buffet that was prepared by students in the food production and services class at a recent luncheon. Joseph Lemus, student manager, put together the menu for the Sept. 21 luncheon and ran the operations for the Teaching Restaurant, located at Oso Creek. The luncheon commences the third year of Coastal Bend Restaurant Week, which will run Sept. 22 through Oct. 1. Lemus said he has an interest in a Japanese-style cooking and is inspired by the precision of Japanese chefs’ skills. “Japanese style of cooking is its own world,” Lemus…