UHDS News

[Campus Living, Oct. 21, 2011] — University Housing & Dining Services will host Taste of the Mediterranean, a celebration of Mediterranean regional culture, from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at Marketplace West Dining Center.  Dinner will be served until 7:30 p.m., with music and conversation continuing until 8 p.m.

The celebration is one of many in the journey through culture and cuisine series and is being held in conjunction with OSU’s International Education Week. The Taste of the Mediterranean will honor the cultures and foods of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

Tickets are $8 and will be available at the door, or in advance from any of the University Housing and Dining Services dining centers.

Menu items include dolmas, hummus with pita and Baba Ganouj from local Corvallis restaurant Bazaar.  Other menu items include mussels with chorizo, Chicken Tagine with preserved lemons and olives, Lebanese Spinach with carrots, Calamari Frito, Pizza Margherita and other regional culinary favorites.