Kelen Barr '00 is the latest Union student to star in Carmine's
Table, a combination talk and cooking show airing this week on local
cable television.
She was one of several students from area colleges who
met for a lighthearted show on dorm food with chef and host Carmine Spiro,
who prepared sea bass in a pouch, an entrée he said students could
prepare in their dorm rooms.
“I've never cooked in my life,” Barr told
the host at one point.
“Now that you see how easy it is, do you think that
will change?” Spiro asked.
“No,” Barr replied.
Besides tasting the fare, Barr and students from Siena
and the College of Saint Rose talked about how they chose their respective
colleges.
Mark Will '99 and Prof. James Underwood were guests of
the show in August prior to the C-SPAN production at Union on President
Chester Arthur. On the menu for that show was “Mugwump in a
Hole,” a veal dish that was a favorite of Arthur's.
The show airs weekdays at 12:30 and 7 p.m., and weekends
at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Cable Channel 19 (Channel 9 in Albany, Troy and
Saratoga).