Monroe College Says 'Cheese'!

Regina McDuffie, third from left (front row); Chef Craig Rutman, fourth from left (2nd row); Prof. Joan Garvin, sixth from right (front row); and Associate Academic Dean Carol Genese, far right; get together with some Monroe College culinary students at the “Meet the Chef” lecture series.

On Tuesday, July 13, the Monroe College Department of Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts presented the second in its “Meet the Chef” lecture series with a fascinating study of cheese, dubbed “The Cheese Stands Alone”. The guest speaker was Regina McDuffie, the manager of the cheese department at Whole Foods in Madison, NJ. Ms. McDuffie offered Monroe culinary students tasty samplings of ten different cheeses and described techniques for preparation, uses, choosing, and displaying cheese.