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Ten years ago, the Food Network’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SoBe) was the “Florida Extravaganza,” a modest gathering on FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus to showcase food and drink. Fast forward to 2010. FIU just replicated what is now the biggest and best known food and wine festival, but [...]
Michael Moran ’86, MS ’03 is no stranger to finding success in the kitchen, be it through his work at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management or out on the beach at the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Moran and his students recently added another feather [...]
Shena Corrado is pursuing a master’s in hospitality management at FIU. She is working as the student associate coordinator for the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Feb. 25-28, managing the assignments of 1,000 student associates. We asked Panthers such as Corrado who are working on “SoBe” to [...]
MIAMI – More than 5,500 Florida International University students will join the ranks of 140,000 FIU alumni when they receive their degrees next week. More than 3,000 of those students will participate in six ceremonies. The ceremonies –scheduled for Dec. 14 and 15– will be led by FIU President Mark [...]
Students from the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management are taking elementary school kids on a culinary trip around the world in an effort to enrich their lives. The 12-week program is a partnership between FIU and Common Threads, a non-profit founded by Oprah’s former personal chef. By Martin Haro [...]
As School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Dean Joseph West vacates his two roles, Associate Dean Joan Remington steps in to replace him as the school’s interim dean. Associate professor Steven Moll will serve as BBC’s interim vice provost. In a memorandum to the FIU community, Douglas Wartzok, the university’s [...]
The annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival raised funds for the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and provided approximately 900 Golden Panthers with invaluable hands-on experience in the process. By Martin Haro Last month’s Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival exceeded all expectations when it [...]
Students from the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management can take the heat in the kitchen – and they have the fans to prove it. By Martin Haro A woman dressed in red raises her glass of white wine to toast her husband. An alumnus shares a laugh with his [...]
Golden Panther Andres Villabona and School of Hospitality and Tourism Management professor Michael Moran ’86, MS ’03 beamed with pride as they mingled with guests at the Feb. 20 Perrier-Jouët BubbleQ, one of the signature events of the 2009 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. This year, Moran and the [...]
The annual bacchanalia, scheduled for Feb. 19-22, raises funds for the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Approximately 900 hospitality students help make the event a success, gaining valuable hands-on experience in the process. By Martin Haro February in South Florida – it really is the time when everyone else in the [...]
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