蜜桃影像 Culinary Arts Chefs and Staff Prepare, Serve 300 Meals for Let鈥檚 Celebrate
May 28, 2020
Broadway and TV star Tituss Burgess assisted HCCC chefs in preparing gourmet, hot lunches.
May 28, 2020, Jersey City, NJ 鈥� Over the past few days, chefs, professors and staff from the Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Division of Business, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management have been working with Broadway and TV star Tituss Burgess to prepare over 300 hot lunches for clients of Let鈥檚 Celebrate. The HCCC staff plated and served the to-go meals on Friday, May 22 at the Let鈥檚 Celebrate Square Meal Soup Kitchen, 46 Fairview Avenue in Jersey City.
Let鈥檚 Celebrate, Inc. is a nonprofit, community service organization that began feeding the homeless in Journal Square more than 30 years ago and has grown to include a network of soup kitchens and food pantries throughout Jersey City. The organization鈥檚 mission is to move people from hunger to wholeness by providing a comprehensive group of food security, rental assistance, financial management and transitional housing programs.
The gourmet meals included Tuscan-style Herb-roasted Chicken, Jus Lie (lightly thickened natural juices) and Braised Leg of Veal A La Normande (apple scented demi-glace sauce) served with Saffron Rice Pilaf, and Melange of Corn, Peas and Lima Beans O鈥橞rien.
HCCC President Dr. Chris Reber said that while the food was donated by the College, organizing, preparing and serving was completely reliant on the goodness of the HCCC faculty and staff. 鈥樷�漌e commend Assistant Professor Chef Gary Bensky, and Business, Culinary and Hospitality Recruiter Janine Nunez for coordinating and preparing this compassionate outreach for our community. We applaud Chef/Professor Anuchit Pukdeedamrongrit (aka 鈥淐hef Puk鈥�), Assistant to the Vice President of Planning and Development Mirta Sanchez, and Mr. Burgess, who spent two days preparing the meals, and Adjunct Chef/Professors Susan DaSilva and Victor Moruzzi, who assisted in serving them.鈥�
Tituss Burgess made his Broadway debut in 鈥淕ood Vibrations鈥� in 2005, and went on to perform in 鈥淛ersey Boys,鈥� 鈥淭he Little Mermaid,鈥� and 鈥淕uys and Dolls.鈥� Mr. Burgess received four Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy series as a result of his starring role in the Netflix comedy series, 鈥淯nbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.鈥� He has appeared in numerous TV series, including 鈥淏lue Bloods,鈥� 鈥�30 Rock鈥� and 鈥淭he Good Fight,鈥� and is starring opposite Jennifer Hudson in the Aretha Franklin biopic, 鈥淩espect.鈥�
The HCCC Division of Business, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management offers degree and certificate programs that provide students with the knowledge and skills needed for in-demand employment sectors. The HCCC Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program is nationally recognized and accredited by the American Culinary Federation Accrediting Commission and the American Culinary Federation Educational Foundation, a prestigious designation held by only a select number of schools in the U.S.