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MCI Student Offers Healthier Food Options With His New Venture—Verde

Juliette Bryant , 
Last fall, Christian Barruos-Brens was baffled during chef Patrick McCurry’s culinary sustainability and practices class at Miami Culinary Institute.  After learning that chain restaurants—Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Starbucks—cook with unhealthy ingredients, such as soybean oil and high fructose corn syrup, he wanted to transform people’s diets. “Why [is it that] just… Read the rest at our website.
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MCI Students Snag Best Dessert Award At Orange Bowl Food & Wine Festival

Joelle Worcester , 
A team led by Miami Culinary Institute sophomore Christian Barruos-Brens was awarded the 2024 People’s Choice Award for Best Dessert during the Orange Bowl Food & Wine Festival on April 12.  Brens’ Cafecito Brownie—a chocolate confection augmented by coffee-flavored ganache, coquito whipped cream and a shot of cold coquito… Read the rest at our website.
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Miami Culinary Institute Student Aims To Be The DJ Khaled Of Latin Cuisine

Olivia Valkenburg , 
As his mom battled thyroid and breast cancer in 2018, Christian Barruos-Brens—then a 16-year-old high school student at Miami Lakes Educational Center—searched for a way to help. Prior to her diagnosis, the teenager developed a passion for the culinary arts. Serving as her unofficial sous chef in their Hialeah… Read the rest at our website.
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‘It’s Adorable’: Miami Culinary Institute’s Café Introduces Robotic Server

Victoria Martinez ,  , 
Jaire Treminio was picking up food at the Miami Culinary Institute Café when she stumbled upon something rather unusual.  A three-and-half-foot white robot was delivering food to customers at a slow but steady pace. The mechanical worker features two upper circular platforms that transport orders to customers and a… Read the rest at our website.
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The Culinary Institute’s Cafe Reopens For The First Time After The Pandemic

Isabelle Greiner , 
After a job interview two years ago in downtown Miami, Sendy Reimers came across Tuyo, the Miami Culinary Institute’s rooftop restaurant.  Her meal—chicken and mashed potatoes—prompted her to apply for the Chef Apprentice Program.  “I fell in love with the atmosphere,” said Reimers, who is pursuing an associate’s degree… Read the rest at our website.
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Competition Gives Three Entrepreneurs A Chance To Run Their Own Food Truck

Juan S. Gomez , 
And the winners are…  Nancy Guerrier, Tywanda Dupont and Clarence Davis.  The three food aficionados won the Miami-Dade County Food Truck Enterprise Program competition—a free 14-week competition-style course at the Miami Culinary Institute—that affords the winners the opportunity to either lease or purchase a food truck.  The food trucks,… Read the rest at our website.