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The Culinary program at Nunez will host its annual King Cake Extravaganza Feb. 27 in the Student Testing and Career Counseling Center on the Nunez campus. An entry fee of $15 gets guests one slice of every king cake they wish to sample, along with jambalaya provided courtesy of the Nunez SGA. Community members are also encouraged to submit their own homemade king cakes to take part in the competition.
CLICK TO ENTER YOUR KING CAKE IN THE EXTRAVAGANZA COMPETITION
Legendary chef and Nunez Coordinator of Culinary Arts & Entrepreneurship Ruth Varisco offers the following advice to community members apprehensive about entering a king cake in Nunez Community College’s King Cake Extravaganza competition:
“Whatever kind of food you love, savory or sweet, just bake it into a king cake!”
Chef Ruth and the Nunez Culinary program will host the 2025 King Cake Extravaganza Feb. 27 from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. in the Student Testing and Career Counseling Center on the Nunez campus. Half competition and half celebration, the Extravaganza serves up an eclectic variety of king cakes each year that prove the versatility of the traditional Mardi Gras treat.
As usual, the King Cake Extravaganza will feature both savory and sweet divisions. And as usual, Nunez Culinary students will cook up some wildly creative takes on king cake. What’s new this year is the expansion of the competition to invite amateur bakers from the community, from Nunez’s faculty and staff, and even professional bakers.
Everyone who wishes to try their hand at baking a king cake is encouraged to enter their creation in the King Cake Extravaganza competition. Winners chosen by Nunez’s panel of local celebrity judges will receive trophies crafted by local metal artist Luis Colmenares.
Each additional entry also adds to the variety available to the Extravaganza’s guests. An entry fee of $15 entitles guests to one slice of every cake they would like to sample, while supplies last. Nunez’s Student Government Association will also provide jambalaya.
About Nunez Community College
Nunez Community College is a student-centered institution that delivers relevant and innovative curriculum integrating the arts, sciences, and humanities leading to academic credentials and workforce opportunities. Nunez serves a vital role in the community by engaging with partners to support student success and personal growth. Nunez Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees, technical diplomas, and certificates. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Nunez Community
College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org). Nunez is located at 3710 Paris Road, Chalmette, LA. For more information, visit www.nunez.edu.
