{"id":38747,"date":"2015-09-25T14:44:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T00:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=38747"},"modified":"2021-07-21T15:53:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T01:53:53","slug":"maui-culinary-academys-noble-chef-benefit-features-the-flavors-of-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/09\/25\/maui-culinary-academys-noble-chef-benefit-features-the-flavors-of-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui Culinary Academy\u2019s Noble Chef benefit features the flavors of Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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This year’s main entreé will include chocolate, among other ingredients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Maui Culinary Academy<\/a> (MCA<\/abbr>) at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Maui College<\/a>, in partnership with the Fairmont Kea Lani Maui<\/a> and Maui No Ka ʻOi<\/span> Magazine<\/a>, will present the 19th annual Noble Chef<\/a> benefit on Saturday, October 17, 2015.<\/p>\n

The Noble Chef is Maui Culinary Academy’s largest annual fundraiser, and features a mentorship program that pairs together many of Maui’s most celebrated chefs and MCA<\/abbr> students. This year’s event theme is “The World on a Plate–Latin America” represented by a celebrity chef-designed reception menu spanning the flavors, traditions and the spices of Latin culture.<\/p>\n

The 19th annual Noble Chef benefit begins with a festive courtyard reception with a celebrity-chef designed menu at 5:30 p.m., followed by an elegant gourmet dinner with entertainment and auction at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Back by popular demand is the Buena Vista Lounge industry after party at 8:30 p.m. in the Fairmont Kea Lani’s Lobby Mezzanine, featuring Cuban tastings from Maui Culinary Academy alumni Chef Travis Morrin<\/strong> of Three’s Bar and Grill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The annual Noble Chef event is our most anticipated function for our culinary art students and faculty.\u200b They benefit from spending valuable time with our local Maui celebrity chefs \u200bthrough kitchen preparation that begins a few days out from the event date,” said Chef Dean Louie<\/strong>, Maui Culinary Academy program coordinator. “This creates real\u2013world environments for students to cultivate working relationships with industry partners and the hands-on training they receive is an invaluable and memorable experience.”<\/p>\n

This year’s celebrity “Noble Chefs” include:<\/p>\n