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.

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 Friday, October 20, San Diego State University (SDSU) will hold their annual War Memorial Ceremony to honor veterans who died while serving in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. This will be the 21 annual wreath-laying ceremony, and has been expanded to include and honor service members involved in events since World War II.