• News
    • Campus
    • Local
    • World
  • Arts and Entertainment
    • Performing Arts
    • Visual Arts
    • Music
    • Film
    • Fashion
  • Lifestyle
    • Campus Happenings
    • Community Happenings
    • Food
    • Business
    • Travel
    • Calendar
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Video
    • Globe News
    • What’s Bruin
    • Bruin Lens
    • Film
    • Music
    • Globe Shorts
  • Radio
Search
17.4 F
Salt Lake City
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
  • Newsletter Signup
  • Contests
  • About The Globe
    • Staff
    • Jobs
    • Issue PDFs
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Privacy Policy
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
The Globe The Globe
The Globe The Globe
  • News
    • Campus
    • Local
    • World
  • Arts and Entertainment
    • Performing Arts
    • Visual Arts
    • Music
    • Film
    • Fashion
  • Lifestyle
    • Campus Happenings
    • Community Happenings
    • Food
    • Business
    • Travel
    • Calendar
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Video
    • Globe News
    • What’s Bruin
    • Bruin Lens
    • Film
    • Music
    • Globe Shorts
  • Radio
Home News Campus Home sweet home: Culinary students build gingerbread village to spread holiday cheer
  • News
  • Campus
  • Lifestyle
  • Campus Happenings
  • Food

Home sweet home: Culinary students build gingerbread village to spread holiday cheer

By
Makenda Hill
-
December 9, 2015
0
Gingerbread houses on kitchen rack
Gingerbread houses harden on a rack in the culinary arts kitchen before being put on display. (Bob Burdette)

Culinary arts students at Salt Lake Community College built a gingerbread village this season to sweeten the lives of cancer patients.

Students in the baking class will showcase their arrangement of gingerbread houses for the community at the Wellington Senior Center, where they are hosting their annual Holiday Open House. The houses will be auctioned off to benefit the Cancer Wellness House.

Photo gallery
Click here to view more houses from the SLCC gingerbread village.

“Our goal is to make a splash in the community,” says Culinary Arts program manager Bob Burdette.

Along with the auction, the Wellington offers a $500 prize for the grand winner in a gingerbread house contest.

The striking array of gingerbread houses will not only get your mouth watering but will let you delve into the imaginations of the culinary arts students.

Culinary student creating gingerbread house
SLCC culinary arts students prepare their gingerbread houses for the Holiday Open House. (Bob Burdette)

According to Burdette, completing this project allows the students to showcase their learned talents by incorporating different skills. The purpose of the gingerbread house assignment is not so much for the taste of the final product, but more to allow the students to experiment, create and learn about the structure and strength of the gingerbread.

For many families, gingerbread houses are an annual tradition. The display is a way to get everyone in the holiday spirit and also brings excitement for this time of year.

For 25 years SLCC has housed a state-of-the-art culinary arts program that prepares students for careers as chefs, food and beverage supervisors in a wide range of industries.

The gingerbread house display is located at the Wellington Senior Center at 4522 South 1300 East in Salt Lake City. The live auction will be held Thursday, Dec. 10 from 4 to 7 p.m.

All proceeds from this event will go to the Cancer Wellness House.

Colorful gingerbread houses
The SLCC gingerbread houses will be auctioned off Dec. 10 at the Wellington Senior Center. (Bob Burdette)
  • TAGS
  • auction
  • Baking
  • Bob Burdette
  • Cancer Wellness House
  • Charity
  • culinary arts
  • events
  • Gingerbread Houses
  • Gingerbread Village
  • holidays
  • Photos
  • Salt Lake City
  • Salt Lake Community College
  • Wellington Senior Center
Makenda Hill

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

Cameron Dean cuts Alex's hair

Local barber takes to SLC streets to offer free haircuts

Gingerbread houses

Photos: SLCC gingerbread village

Homeless man with head down

Volunteering in Salt Lake: 6 ways to help

Helping Kids with Cancer donations

Stockings lift spirits of cancer-stricken children

Donated chili and black beans

MCC seeks donations for annual food drive

The Globe
ABOUT US
About The Globe
Staff
Jobs
Issue PDFs
FOLLOW US
  • About The Globe
  • Staff
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs
© 2023 The Globe