Students Celebrate Global Cuisine with International Food Bazaar

3/29/2017

On Sunday afternoon, Grier students enjoyed a taste of the world at a special event, the International Food Bazaar. Twelve student teams representing a variety of global cuisines planned, cooked, and served food to about 120 fellow students! The event was conceived and spearheaded by junior, Flora W.

The bazaar was largely student-led, with faculty and staff members serving only as facilitators. Teams prepared recipes and shopping lists in advance so that Grier's Kitchen could acquire the necessary ingredients. Groups cooked and prepared their food in faculty houses and dorm kitchens.

Cuisines represented included:

China, Northern
China, Southern
France
Haiti
Israel
Italy
Jewish Faith
Korea
Mexico
Nigeria
Poland
Russia
United States
Vietnam

To enrich the experience, event leader Flora also designed keepsake passport booklets. Students who toured the stations of food in the Auditorium received a stamp in their passports at each stop.

The event was a huge success!

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- Flora and fellow students have proudly prepared some cuisine from Northern China.
- Flora greets each student as they enter the auditorium. Faith E. gets a plate, utensils, and a keepsake souvenir passport.
- Stations throughout the auditorium.
- Mrs. Brubaker helps serve a Russian dish.
- Adding more noodles to Northern China's station.
- Payton M., Zai D., and Lily C. serve Nigerian and Haitian food.
- Panorama of a bustling Auditorium.
- Some mini chocolate eclairs from France.
- Beautiful spring rolls and sauce from Vietnam.
- Emily C., Mrs. Fernandes, Rachel L., and Michelle S. create foods from the Jewish tradition.
- Braided challah bread.
- Emily and Michelle ready to bake the challah bread.
- Flora with her Northern Chinese cuisine and passport booklet.