North Island College tourism and hospitality and culinary students teaming up with acclaimed Chef Xavier Bauby for a unique one-night culinary event at 40 Knots Vineyard and Estate Winery.
The event takes place March 13 from 5:30-9 p.m. and will feature a menu specially crafted by Bauby.
The menu will accentuate ingredients grown and produced on Vancouver Island.
鈥淲e have incredible ingredients that are produced on Vancouver Island and it鈥檚 a pleasure to create dishes that showcase the unique flavours of our region,鈥� said Bauby.
The five-course menu features a salmon, goat cheese and apple macaron hors d鈥檕euvres, rainforest mushroom ravioli, maple-marinated black cod, glazed spring vegetables and a trio of delicious desserts.
Bauby鈥檚 culinary students will be assisting him in the kitchen, helping to prepare the various dishes for attendees.
NIC tourism and hospitality students will provide service for the event and are also taking a lead planning role as part of their Food & Beverage Management class (THM-276).
鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled we鈥檝e found an opportunity for our two programs to come and work together,鈥� said Pedro Caraballo Acosta, NIC tourism and hospitality instructor. 鈥淚t is an opportunity for them to gain experience working at these kind of events, and also lets them learn from each other in terms of the different skills and techniques they are learning in their programs.鈥�
One addition to this year鈥檚 event is a Wall of Wine fundraiser, taking place at Cascadia Liquor in the Crown Isle Plaza in advance of the event. The wall will be auctioned off at the dinner, with funds raised going to support program activities like field trips and other events.
鈥淲e鈥檙e so grateful to the tremendous support we鈥檝e received from local businesses,鈥� said Caraballo Acosta. 鈥淭his event would not be possible without 40 Knots Vineyard and Estate Winery and Cascadia Liquor who are so supportive of our students and programming at NIC.鈥�
Those interested in attending can reserve tickets ($97 each) at
The event is expected to sell out quickly, so patrons are advised to book their seats as soon as possible.
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