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A FOOD ARTS STUDIO
Expanding a Creative Vision
By Aaron R. Fodiman
T he Dunedin Fine Art Center, a leader
in arts education for decades, is
now venturing into food arts. Some
believe the world’s interest in food
began in 1963, when Julia Child first entered
people’s living rooms via Boston television.
Yet most of us realize our fascination with
food began long before then, and that for
some of us, our first food as art was a lime
jello mold filled with canned fruit. Cooking
and presentation of meals has become a
fine art, and cookbooks are still the largest
category of books purchased. The food
channel intrigues millions of people and
wherever you turn, someone is talking
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about a new or special dining experience.
So it should be little wonder that some of
those individuals at the Dunedin Fine Art
Center would realize that there is a great
demand for information and training in
this area of interest.
The food arts classes at the center are
intended for the various levels of experience
from novice to expert. This is not
training for those seeking employment in
the food industry, but rather for those who
are looking to expand, or at least begin, their
knowledge about the latest or most traditional
methods to prepare and serve food.
As always, the classes will be warm
The Dunedin Fine Art Center is still seeking donors for the food arts project at the center.