LIVE 8 Brings Out the Best ... In Philly Food

LIVE 8 Brings Out the Best ... In Philly Food

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College and Chef Jim Coleman to Feed VIPs at LIVE 8

PHILADELPHIA, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- When you need to feed 2,000 dignitaries at LIVE 8 who do you call ... with four days notice? There is only one place to go in Philly - The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. In conjunction with renowned Philadelphia chef, Jim Coleman, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College will provide all of the food and service at LIVE 8 to the city's two VIP tents for dignitaries on Saturday.

What goes into rolling out the culinary red carpet on short notice? More than thirty student volunteers are prepping thousands of pounds of food on Friday, July 1st at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College's teaching kitchens, starting at 1:00 p.m. Another group of volunteer students will also serve at the VIP tents for six hours on Saturday at the concert.

What do you serve two thousand VIPs at a worldwide concert? Lots of gourmet deli trays, grilled vegetables, cold seafood dishes and desserts of all kinds. "We wanted Philadelphia to put its best foot forward on a world stage. We are honored to be a part of it," say Jim Coleman, renowned Philadelphia chef and coordinator of all the food and logistics for the VIP tents.

"This is one of those times that being in the hospitality industry and having an education in this field, has a real advantage," states Colin Clifford, Executive Vice President and Provost of The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. "You get to do things and open doors that you never thought were possible. That's the sort of education we provide."

Jim Coleman is the owner and executive chef of Coleman's Restaurant @ Normandy Farms in Blue Bell, PA and TV host of Flavors of America on CN8. He has arranged for donations for all the food and logistics.

Nationally renowned, The Restaurant School was established in 1974 as one of the country's first schools to offer programs that specialize in the hospitality industry. The school offers four full-time majors which grant a specialized Associate Degree - Culinary Arts, Restaurant Management, Pastry Arts, and Hotel Management.

For more information call Matthew Shein, (215) 222-4200 or email at mshein@walnuthillcollege.edu.

Source: The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

CONTACT: Matthew Shein, Director of Marketing, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, +1-267-295-2373, Mshein@walnuthillcollege.edu

Web site: http://www.walnuthillcollege.edu/

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