Outdoor, family-style meal will showcase CFF students and bountiful fall harvest

Whitby, Ont. – Durham College (DC) students will bring the college’s field-to-fork philosophy to life for more than 130 community members on Thursday, September 22 as DC hosts its second annual Harvest Dinner at the Centre for Food (CFF).

Planned, produced and executed by students and faculty, this event is a showcase for DC’s culinary, events management, horticulture and hospitality programs and marks the culmination of countless hours spent in the CFF’s fields, labs, classrooms and kitchens.

The evening will include:

• A cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres.
• Seating at a traditional harvest table that runs the length of the CFF’s garden path.
• A multi-course, family-style meal served outside under the stars.
• Recipes featuring produce grown, picked and prepared by DC students.
• An opportunity for guests to visit with Jamie Kennedy, celebrity chef and CFF ambassador.

Funds raised from ticket sales for the sold-out event will be used to fund bursaries for students enrolled in CFF programs.

When:
Thursday, September 22
5:30 p.m. – cocktails
6:30 p.m. – dinner

Who:
DC culinary, events management, horticulture and hospitality students.
Don Lovisa, president, DC.
David Hawey, CFF professor and creator of the Harvest Dinner menu.
Jamie Kennedy, celebrity chef and CFF ambassador.
Community members.

Where:
DC Centre for Food (Whitby campus)
1610 Champlain Avenue, Whitby

Parking:
Enter off Champlain Avenue and proceed to the main parking lot at the Whitby campus.

RSVP to:
Melissa McLean
Communications officer
Durham College
905.721.2000 ext. 2952 (office)
905.259.8483 (cell)
melissa.mclean@durhamcollege.ca