Congratulate the Culinary Competition Students; Plus Demos 10 AM, 12/15

We are happy to announce the results of our Culinary students who competed last Friday in the Student Culinary Expo at Kapiolani CC.

This was an American Culinary Federation (ACF) sanctioned Food Show and Competition judged by three Certified Master Chefs (CMC).

There are only 60-75 CMC's in the United States!! The students (and their coaches, Chef Martina and Chef Nakata) went through an intensive 8 weeks of planning, training and execution after school in order to prepare for this event.

The competitors were:

Will Hudson, Gold Medal, and First Place-Hot Food Category

Kai Lopez, Silver Medal, Judges Choice-Hot Food Category

Joshua Planas,Silver Medal, Third Place-Hot Food Category

Kell Nonaka, Bronze Medal

Ken Morikawa, Certificate of Participation.

If you'd like to see these award-winning students in action, they will be holding a demo at 10 am, this Saturday, December 15th at the KCC Farmers Market.

Posted by:
Chef Martina Hilldorfer,CHE
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Kauai Grown & Kauai Made Holiday Celebration at KCC (12/15)

Kauai Celebrate Kaua`i style with local farmers and product makers at a joint Kauai Grown and Kauai Made Holiday Celebration! Kaua`i Grown produce, flowers, holiday products, and Kaua`i Made gifts. Plus delicious local foods, holiday treats, demos, and entertainment to enjoy.

Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 9:30am to 3:00pm at Kauai Community College on the front lawn.

For more information, call 337-9944 or visit www.kauaicommunitymarket.org.

Pick up your Holiday Gift Guide during December at the Market (Saturdays, 9:30am-1pm). Visit kauaigrown.org and kauaimade.net for more locally made and grown gifts.

Buy Local over the Holidays!

Posted via:
Chancellor Helen Cox

Holiday Market & Craft Fair at KCC - Dec 18th

CELEBRATE THE SEASON KAUAI STYLE at this joint Holiday Fair featuring Kauai Made and Kauai Grown products. Join weekly Kauai Community Market vendors together with Kauai Made product producers together with expanded food choices, entertainment and demonstrations for this FIRST EVER celebration of local eating, merry making and gift giving all on the front lawn of Kauai Community College!

• Delicious Kauai Grown products fresh from the farm for your holiday feast
• A wide range of Kauai Made and Kauai Grown foods for gift giving and hospitality…. coffee, honey, cheeses, jams, pies, dips, spreads, spices, dressings…and more
• Carefully crafted and unique Kauai Made gifts…jewelry, home décor, photography, ornaments, leis, novelties, and more!
• Kauai Grown tropical flowers and plants for decorating, gifting and gardening
• Ono local foods, holiday specials and treats to enjoy throughout the day

PROGRAM of Holiday entertainment, culinary demos, product sampling and decorating tips
    9:00AM - Orchid Alley floral demos on how to package and care for floral gifts from Kauai
  10:00AM - KCC Culinary School students demo & sample their recent Gold award winning recipes!
  12:00 noon - KCC Voice students & Greg Shepard share holiday classics and showtune favorites
    1:00PM - ENJOY the mellow sounds and holiday spirit of Sashimi Sunday

Mahalo to our event sponsors: Auntie Lilikoi, Salty Wahine, Moloaa Bay Coffee, Kauai Shrimp and Kauai Community College. For more info please contact Kauai County Farm Bureau: Phone: 337-9944 Cell: 652-3217 Email: kcfb@hawaiiantel.net

Buy Kauai Grown WEEKLY at the Kauai Community Market! 10AM TO 1PM Saturdays at KCC! Market will close Dec 25 and Jan 1 in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day.


Posted by:
Cammie Matsumoto
Director of Community Relations & Special Projects

Chancellor's Corner

This week the College has been involved in two exciting events that speak directly to two areas on which we've chosen to focus.

Internationalization

On October 12, 2009, Toyama National College of Maritime Technology and Kaua'i Community College signed an educational agreement to work together in ways that will be beneficial to both institutions. As the first project in this agreement, Toyama maritime students will come to Kaua'i CC to study Polynesian Navigation, Hawaiian culture, and English. A part of Toyama College's curriculum is studying modern navigation techniques. Intrigued by how Polynesians were able to navigate vast distances throughout the Pacific without the aide of modern navigation equipment, Toyama College students are eager to learn the treasured art of Polynesian navigation and voyaging. Dennis Chun (Instructor, Kaua'i CC) and Tomoki Oku (Associate Professor of Maritime Technology, Toyama College) are developing a program of study.

Sustainability

In partnership with the Kaua'i County Farm Bureau, KCC launched a new Community Market that includes Garden Island-grown fruits and vegetables, plus prepared foods and products made from local ingredients. Beginning this past Saturday, the 10th, the market will run weekly on the campus from 10-1. The market will also feature demonstrations and information about KCC programs. The market is envisioned as a central gathering place where neighbors can shop for food from the garden, enjoy delicious local foods, "talk story," learn more ways to cook and grow local ingredients, and connect directly with farmers from around the island on a regular basis.

Although the market launch was soggy, the turnout was good, and the Culinary students, along with Steve Nakata and Mark Oyama, did a terrific demonstration of cooking with local ingredients! Glenn Hontz and Kelly Ball were also on hand to give KCC garden tours and sell starts and garden produce. Other vendors included Hanalei Taro & Juice Co., fried green tomatoes and foods from the garden from Kaua'i Fruit & Flower Co., and a selection of fresh produce, cut flowers, plant starts, and value-added farm based products such as Moloa'a Bay Coffee and Kunana goat cheese.

We hope this weekend will be drier, but regardless, the market will go on!

Opportunity to Show Off Our Stuff

As you all know, KCC, in partnership with the Kauai Farm Bureau, is launching a Community Market beginning this Saturday, October 10th from 10-1 on the front parking lot. Part of the idea of this market is to support local agriculture and highlight our involvement in agricultural training and sustainability. However, another reason we are partnering with the Farm Bureau to have the Market on our property is to give us an opportunity to show off our programs. And we want to involve as many of you as possible! There are several ways to be involved. You could sign up for a Saturday when you would give a tour of your program, or demonstrate some aspect of it. This could be a field experience for your students! Another way you can be involved is simply to have your materials available at the educational booth at the Market, so that those at the Market can find out about your program. For the Launch of the Market this Saturday our Culinary Dept will be giving a demonstration, and our Garden Training Program will be giving tours. How and when do you want to be involved? Let me know!