The holidays are finally here! While many of us might be digging through cookbooks and searching online for some fresh ideas for holiday meals, the DU Newsroom turned to Timothy Downs, executive chef at Knoebel Events in the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business, for some culinary brilliance.
Knoebel Events, which is in the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management, hosts hundreds of occasions each year, ranging from small events with a couple dozen guests to wedding receptions and large events with 500 or more guests. A student staff of about 50 helps operate and manage the Meyer Family Kitchen and provides the necessary services to visitors.
“This is about as real as it gets for an events center,” Downs says. “It’s exciting that we are able to provide students with this type of opportunity where they can learn and be a part of the program.”
Reservations at Knoebel Events are slowly rebounding to levels predating the pandemic, when it did more than $1 million in business each year. Clients can order from a set menu, make special requests or ask the kitchen to prepare a family recipe.
For this year’s holiday dish, Downs has created something new that can either be served as a side item or take center stage as the main dish.
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