PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College student Lucretia Zorat (right), of Moonachie, rose as the cream of the crop March 9, winning a culinary competition at the institution as part of its annual Women’s History Month celebration. Three students showed off their culinary chops for a panel of expert judges including (from left) Christine Nunn, the executive chef and co-owner of the acclaimed Picnic on the Square in Ridgewood; Rama Ginde, of caterer WannaBee Chef; and Dana Cohen, a former “Hell’s Kitchen” contestant. Zorat, a hotel/restaurant management student at the College, prepared four courses in varying cuisines during the competition for the grand prize – a day in Picnic’s kitchen alongside Nunn. Bergen’s hotel/restaurant/hospitality and culinary arts programs offer students a blend of in-class lecture and hands-on experience in a professional-grade kitchen at the College’s main campus in Paramus.
Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls 15,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.
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