San Diego, CA. — On Saturday and Sunday, May 13 and 14, San Diego Mesa College Culinary Arts Professors and students will be participating at the Annual Gator by the Bay Festival. This year, Professor and Chef Michael Fitzgerald, who has been participating in Gator by the Bay for nearly 15 years, and Adjunct Professor and Chef Jack Gambrell from San Diego Mesa College Culinary Arts Department will be joined by renowned Louisiana Chef Patrick Mould. They will be doing cooking demos and providing professional instruction in preparing several favorite Southern specialties and samples. Michael Fitzgerald will be demoing at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, cooking beignets, chicory coffee, and other traditional dishes. Jack Gambrell will be demoing at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, cooking Jambalaya.

San Diego Mesa College’s very own 72Fifty breakfast is back – and they have everything you need to start your day off right! Hours are Monday through Thursday 8:15-10:15am on the 2nd floor of Mesa Commons.

Mesa College Culinary Arts alum Inno Pamaran was recently gifted funds by the San Diego Mesa College Foundation. Each year, the Foundation provides funding for departments at Mesa College to use how they see fit. Tonya Whitfield, Professor of Culinary Arts at Mesa College, had kept in touch with Inno, and was aware that he was facing challenges in scaling his businesses.

On Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. San Diego Mesa College will host the annual “Taste of Mesa”, the premier cooking-show style fundraiser benefiting the Culinary Arts Management Program. Taste of Mesa features internationally-inspired cuisine and two cook-off competitions between alumni, students and advanced baking teams. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the family-friendly event.

Associated Students (AS) of San Diego Mesa College kicked off the holiday season with the 5th Annual AS Thanksgiving Feast. This event, hosted by students for students, provided the Mesa community with a warm, welcoming environment to break bread together in the true spirit of Thanksgiving. This event started five years ago with a small group of students and has grown to serving over 250 students.

On Saturday, October 27, San Diego Mesa College Culinary Arts students took 3rd place in the People's Choice category at this year's San Diego Mac n' Cheese Fest. Mesa's Gourmet class entered the 4th annual competition, being the only school to accept the challenge.

San Diego, CA ---- Today, San Diego Mesa College announced that Taste of Mesa, the popular fundraiser benefiting the Culinary Arts Management Program, will take place on Thursday October 4 at 6:00pm in Culinary Outlook, located in the Mesa Commons. Taste of Mesa is an exciting cooking-show style event that will feature internationally-inspired cuisine, tastings, demonstrations and three cook-off competitions between alumni, students and an advanced baking team. The ticketed event is open to the public.

The two celebrity guest chefs who will be participating in “Taste of Mesa,” San Diego Mesa Colleges cooking-show style fundraiser, will now be able to use locally sourced herbs and vegetables, thanks to Culinary Outlook’s new rooftop garden.