“I didn’t work well with school, but I was smart. I would skip school and go read books,” says Richard Witting. He dropped out of high school at 17, tried a few classes at CCV, and then moved to the West Coast for more than a decade. In Portland and San Francisco, he returned to familiar work: food.
Welcome Home: Winooski Festival Celebrates Food and Friendship
A CCV student named Ali is speaking French as he scrapes the last serving of a thick and fragrant stew from a casserole dish. A hungry guest wearing a wide grin holds out a bowl.
As American as Arroz con Leche: Winooski Food Fest Celebrates Community
Chef and CCV graduate Richard Witting served up three different dishes at CCV-Winooski’s 17th Annual International Food Festival last Thursday, where students, staff, and community members came to share cuisine from around the world.
Annual Food Festival Fosters Community
A sea of community members joined CCV-Winooski students, staff, and faculty gathered at the Winooski academic center to taste dishes from around the globe— sweet, savory, spicy, and delicious.
CCV Holds 14th Annual International Food Festival
Roughly a hundred hungry students, staff, faculty and members of the general public made their way over to CCV Winooski on April 9th for the annual event that regularly draws repeat visitors: the International Food Festival. Attendees dined on fare from around the globe, including dishes from Japan, India, Ethiopia, Burundi, and Somalia to name but a few.