Elena Key / Staff Writer An FIU student-led organization has students mixing drinks as a pastime. The Bartenders Guild is a pillar of the Bacardi Center of Excellence Program at FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. The club teaches members how to make drinks, their history and hospitality etiquette. “We go over different […]
Nayeli Lomeli/Staff Writer She loves to cook and has been doing it as a hobby since seventh grade. Thirteen years later, she took home $10,000 for her original burger creation. Ashley Hutchinson, a graduate hospitality management student, created the Elote Motive burger. Her recipe includes roasted corn, various kinds of cheese, lime juice, chile powder, […]
Irina Barneda/Staff Writer The Manja Manja burger, created by FIU student Dillon DiBartolomeo, is one recipe that might have what it takes to win a $10,000 scholarship, a feature at Heineken Burger Bash and a chance to be on the Red Robin menu. The Golden Robin Contest is an annual burger recipe contest that closed […]
Connor Grimm/Contributing Writer Some may believe the key to any successful outdoor celebration is a delicious burger, but Red Robin and the Food Network seem to have placed special emphasis on amazing burgers; a $10,000 emphasis, to be exact. Partnering with the South Beach Food and Wine Festival, Red Robin and the Food Network have […]
Stephanie Mason/Staff Writer After the four long days full of hard work for students and celebrity chefs alike, the University was able to take home a total of $2.1 million from the South Beach Wine and Food Festival this year. According to Richard Lopez, Student Associate Program manager for SOBEWFF, 1,303 students from the University […]
Stephan Useche/ Asst. News Director A garden of chocolate covered strawberries was one of the innovative food creations FIU students took part in last weekend at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Chefs from New York, California, Kentucky, Texas, Georgia and Miami worked with FIU students to prepare dishes that represented the flavors […]
Stephanie Mason/ Staff Writer While February may mean red hearts and boxes of chocolates for some, it means hard-work, volunteer hours and working with celebrity chefs for others. The South Beach Wine & Food Festival is approaching and thousands of students from the University work the event every year and this year is no exception. […]
