Nearly two dozen
professional chefs will work with an equal number of high school culinary
classes across the state to produce this fall's Harvest Moon Dinner benefitting
Arizona's Careers in Culinary Arts Program (CCAP).
Cancer Treatment
Centers of America (CTCA) is the primary sponsor of the event, set for Oct. 27
at 5:30 p.m. at CTCA's Goodyear campus.
"It is all a
valuable learning experience for the students, (culinary) instructors, and even
us - the Chef mentors," said Robert DeSantis, a chef with food service
group Elite Associates.
The Harvest Moon
Dinner will afford around 200 guests an opportunity to sample savory and sweet
bites from each school and professional chef mentor, with Arizona Cocktail Week
mixologists providing appropriate libations.
Culinary instructor
Stephanie Adams, and her students at Casa Grande High School, participated in
the event's inaugural dinner in 2014.
She said that she
and her students "talked about the dinner for weeks (after). The students that experienced it were
so on fire to share with their peers.
"Rubbing
shoulders with professionals and working with the public - it's great. And
great PR for our school also."
Tickets ($100) for
the event will be available later in September. Updates will be posted on the CCAP Harvest Moon Dinner page
on Facebook.
