World Cuisine Festival (go back »)

New York residents with bold taste buds celebrated Saturday evening when cuisine from around the world were brought together under one roof in Herkimer.
The Herkimer County College Foundation held its seventh annual World Cuisine Festival on the Herkimer County Community College campus on Saturday evening, bringing together restaurants from across the Mohawk Valley to prepare special dishes for the all-foreign food, buffet-style event.
“(Foreign restaurants) provide one particular food of their country. We try to have a lot (of restaurants) represented,” said event chairman Jean Stapleton.
Stapleton said HCCC faculty, staff and students, including some of the 101 international students, assisted with the event and served as volunteers.
The festival also included a silent auction, regular auction and entertainment was provided by pianist Joseph DeLorenzo as well as the group Creeve Dugen.
Besides providing scholarships, the foundation has purchased and built student housing and bought property around the campus to protect it from further developments. More than 200 people attended the event.
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