Grier Prepares for International Food Bazaar
Over the course of the next month, Grier students and teachers are preparing for a school-wide, day-long global awareness event. The 2nd annual International Food Bazaar will feature twenty different groups, each presenting cuisine representative of a different nation, region, or ethnicity. In addition to the array of foods, the twenty groups will promote cultural awareness through decorated tables, performances, and a hand-made souvenir.
After receiving official approval from Mrs. Borst and the Head of Food Services, groups convened on Wednesday to finalize menu plans. Students calculated recipe quantities and materials needed to create 250 servings. Once the final quantities are tabulated, Head of Food Services Chef Chris Flanagan will order ingredients that team members will use to prepare their dishes on the morning of the event.
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Teams also discussed what they might create for a memento and developed plans for decorating tables in a way that celebrates the country’s culture. Groups are also working on presentations or performances that will take place in 3 minute intervals throughout the festival.
The International Food Bazaar is the current iteration of a long-held tradition at Grier of celebrating global culture. The concept of the largely student-led International Food Bazaar was conceived last year by Flora W.’18. Building on the success of last year’s event, the 2018 International Food Bazaar will feature nearly twice the cuisine and culture from around the world. Along with Administrative and Food Services support, History Department Head Mrs. Abby Curtis is the main coordinator of the event. The bazaar fulfills one component of a multipart objective to increase Global Awareness across the student body and the whole school is eagerly anticipating the event.
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