‘TC3’ a recipe for success
Michael Rooke in action in the kitchen.
Classes designed to give students an opportunity to learn the basics of cooking have proved a popular addition to the generic and extra-curricular ‘skills’ tutorials offered in the residential College in 2007.
Introduced in first semester, these highly successful, hands-on sessions attracted a total of 42 enrolments and earned plenty of plaudits for James Buzzard (TC 2003) and Michael Rooke (TC 2003), the enterprising young alumni who are conducting them. Students pay $5 per session to cover the cost of ingredients and equipment, while the College covers the tutors’ fees.
Success, however, brings its own problems. While demand is high for James and Michael to repeat the introductory course in second semester, they are also being asked to run a slightly more advanced class in parallel. Such a class will require more elaborate, and hence more costly, ingredients, possibly putting it beyond the financial reach of some students.
To guard against this, James and Michael are looking at ways of raising funds to subsidise the sessional costs and are planning a fundraising dinner, with themselves as the chefs, for later in the year.
They would also be grateful for donations of equipment, utensils or cookbooks that the college community may be able to provide. Please email them at TC3@trinity.unimelb.edu.au if you think you may be able to help!
James Buzzard demonstrates his culinary skills to students.