{"id":32936,"date":"2022-09-26T15:23:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T19:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=32936"},"modified":"2022-10-14T13:04:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T17:04:43","slug":"the-culinary-institutes-cafe-reopens-for-the-first-time-after-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/the-culinary-institutes-cafe-reopens-for-the-first-time-after-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Culinary Institute\u2019s Cafe Reopens For The First Time After The Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a job interview two years ago in downtown Miami, Sendy Reimers came across Tuyo, the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/culinary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Culinary Institute<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s rooftop restaurant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her meal<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chicken and mashed potatoes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prompted her to apply for the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/chefapprentice\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chef Apprentice Program<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI fell in love with the atmosphere,\u201d said Reimers, who is pursuing an associate\u2019s degree in culinary arts management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32933\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_side_web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-32933\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_side_web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_side_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_side_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_side_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_side_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kitchen Prep: Guest chef Kannon Swaris works in the kitchen at the Miami Culinary Institute. Swaris trains students who staff the Cafe in building 9. BRIANNA ACEVEDO \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, the Canadian-born aspiring chef is practicing her craft at the Miami Culinary Institute\u2019s Cafe, located on the first floor of building 9 at Wolfson Campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reimers is one of several students who get daily experience at the facility. She starts her shift at 7 a.m., setting up the kitchen and preparing pastries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s an opportunity that\u2019s been missing from the MCI curriculum for the past two years after the\u00a0 Cafe was closed due to the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The facility marked its return on Aug. 29 with a soft opening. An official grand reopening will be held on Oct. 12.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m very excited,\u201d Reimers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guests who enter the Cafe are greeted by the aroma of freshly baked goods that include butter and chocolate croissants, empanadas and chocolate chip cookies. Items sell for less than $4 each. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., guests can enjoy lunch for $8 or less. The revamped menu features lentil, creamy tomato and Italian wedding soups, primavera and Bolognese pasta, burgers, Cuban, BLT and Italian sandwiches. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe most popular item is the pasta of the day,\u201d said Dominique Ravenberg, a first-year hospitality student from Suriname who also works at the Cafe. \u201cI love the cheese Danish.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burgers, salads and sandwich options are always available, but soup and pasta selections vary daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe tuna is really good,\u201d said Esther \u201cShelly\u201d Smith Fano, who serves as the Miami Culinary Institute Chairperson and the executive director of MDC\u2019s Hospitality Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All earnings from the eatery go toward the Culinary Institute\u2019s food stock supply that\u2019s used to run the Cafe. Tips fund Miami Dade College scholarship programs such as Rising Black Scholars, Presidential Scholars and the American Dream Scholars. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renovations include a new kitchen on the first floor outfitted with a fryer, oven and grill. The old kitchen on the seventh floor will continue to be used for baking. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seating area now includes a connection to the ballroom in Room 6100. The space, which was previously used for meetings and events, now has several big-screen TVs, height chairs and couches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aileen Valdivia, an animation major at the College, was intrigued by the \u201cclassy\u201d ambiance the space now has.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI got the shrimp pasta,\u201d Valdivia said. \u201cIt was really good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For students interested in learning how to run a restaurant on an administrative level, the Cafe will host a new Culinary Management Internship course\u2014FSS2381. The four-credit class will be offered during the fall and spring semesters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vicky Ardaya, the course\u2019s culinary instructor, and guest chefs <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paolo Osorio<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kannon Swaris <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will train students on how to work as baristas, order the menu and serve as a cashier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swaris and Osorio, who earned a culinary arts degree from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, have more than seven years experience at local businesses and hotels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cafe is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> here<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:mdc.thereporter@gmail.com\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mdc.thereporter@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32934\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_bot_web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-32934 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_bot_web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_bot_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_bot_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_bot_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mdc_cafe_bot_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Addition: The ballroom in building 6 provides seating for guests at the Miami Culinary Institute Cafe. It includes height chairs, couches and big-screen TVs. 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