The tastes of Malaysia will be served up by Sodexo Global Chef Vigean Suparamaniam on Thursday, October 16 and Friday, October 17.
Chef Suparamaniam will prepare classic dishes from Malaysia and other Asian countries and will provide active demonstrations of meal preparation that involve the students and other attendees.
Chef Suparamaniam is participating in this program at the Western New Mexico University Mustang Dining Hall as part of the 2014-2015 Sodexo Global Chef Program. The program is a month-long international chef residency that provides an opportunity for Sodexo’s top chefs worldwide to travel to different countries and share authentic international cuisines with students, faculty and staff.
The program allows students to sample a slice of another culture while also exposing the local culinary staff to new techniques and flavors.
The presentations will be given on Thursday, October 16 from 11:00am to 1:30pm and 4:30 p.m. to 7pm; and on Friday, October 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Mustang Dining Hall is located in the second floor of the Student Memorial Center. For non-meal plan attendees, the cost of the lunch will be $8.59 and dinner is $9.66.