PBS Chef Joanne Weir visited with Davidson residents who joined a meal at Davidson College Wednesday. (Cathryn Westra photo)

Ms. Weir's lunch is served at Davidson College's Vail Commons. (Katie Lovett/DavidsonNews.net)

By KATIE LOVETT
CorneliusNews.net

DAVIDSON – Davidson College’s Vail Commons on Wednesday transformed from a college dining hall into a gourmet restaurant as part of a visit from chef and television personality Joanne Weir. Students filled their trays with pork loin topped with onion, orange, and raisin marmalade; fire roasted potatoes, vegetable gratin; zucchini fritters; mushroom crostini; and oven-roasted beet soup with a dollop of crème fraiche.

Ms. Weir was the first in what Davidson Dining Services director Dee Phillips hopes will become an annual series of celebrity chef visit to Davidson College. Read the full story

Joanne Weir

TV chef Joanne Weir will be at Davidson College on Wednesday, Feb. 8, for a talk and Mediterranean lunch. Ms. Weir is host of the public television series “Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class” and a new series titled “Joanne Weir’s Cooking Confidence.”

She’ll be here to meet fans, talk about cuisine, and offer a Mediterranean luncheon she has inspired. The event will continue from 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. in Davidson College’s Vail Commons dining hall.

The cost of the luncheon is $9.75. For information call 704-894-2600 or email crmombert@davidson.edu.