This is a private event only for students part of the Haitian Summer Instituite with the Kimberly Green Latin American and Carribean Center.

Award-winning Chef Vicky Colas hosts an interactive/hands-on cooking class for the 29th Haitian Summer Institute Lecture Series. This event features not just a taste of Haitian cooking but a lesson in the country's Creole cuisine. Throughout the class, Chef Vicky references the history, politics, culture and ritual surrounding featured Haitian dishes.

Chef Vicky attended culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu Miami and holds a bachelor's degree in hospitality restaurant management
and a master's degree in dietetics and nutrition, both from Florida International University.