Miami Culinary Institute Archives - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College https://mdcthereporter.com/tag/miami-culinary-institute/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:46:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://mdcthereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/R_reporter_logo-1-125x125.png Miami Culinary Institute Archives - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College https://mdcthereporter.com/tag/miami-culinary-institute/ 32 32 Wolfson Campus Appoints New Senior Director Of Campus Administration And Culinary Operations https://mdcthereporter.com/wolfson-campus-appoints-new-senior-director-of-campus-administration-culinary-operations/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:22:52 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=39731 Laura Rodríguez was selected as the senior director of campus administration and culinary operations at Wolfson Campus on May 19.
“I look forward to continuing to contribute in meaningful ways and to support the mission and community that I care about deeply,” Rodríguez said.
Her duties include managing the… Read the rest at our website.

Wolfson Campus Appoints New Senior Director Of Campus Administration And Culinary Operations

]]> MCI Student Offers Healthier Food Options With His New Venture—Verde https://mdcthereporter.com/mci-student-offers-healthier-food-options-with-his-new-venture-verde/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 23:17:31 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=37730 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.

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

]]> MCI Students Snag Best Dessert Award At Orange Bowl Food & Wine Festival https://mdcthereporter.com/mci-students-snag-best-dessert-award-at-orange-bowl-food-wine-festival/ Sat, 25 May 2024 02:23:23 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=37231 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.

MCI Students Snag Best Dessert Award At Orange Bowl Food & Wine Festival

]]> Miami Culinary Institute Student Aims To Be The DJ Khaled Of Latin Cuisine https://mdcthereporter.com/miami-culinary-institute-student-aims-to-be-the-dj-khaled-of-latin-cuisine/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 01:36:27 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=35382 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.

Miami Culinary Institute Student Aims To Be The DJ Khaled Of Latin Cuisine

]]> ‘It’s Adorable’: Miami Culinary Institute’s Café Introduces Robotic Server https://mdcthereporter.com/its-adorable-miami-culinary-institutes-cafe-introduces-robotic-server/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:11:18 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=33421 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.

‘It’s Adorable’: Miami Culinary Institute’s Café Introduces Robotic Server

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