Food Diary Special Edition featured the Mayor of Semarang, Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu, and gave several tips and tricks to students of the Department of Hotel Management at Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus). 

In the segment, the mayor taught the audience the methods of cooking a healthy and delicious menu for iftar. On the same occasion, the Chancellor of Udinus, Prof. Dr. Ir. Edi Noersasongko, M.Kom., was also present to witness the cooking ability possessed by the mayor, particularly in cooking rib soup.

Nur Fajrin, a Hotel Management student at Udinus, also assisted the mayor in preparing the dish. The Food Dairy Segment was conducted in the Hotel Laboratory on the campus.

During her interview, the mayor stated that the Food Diary Segment initiated by the Humanities Faculty was promising. Moreover, the segment also aligned the mission and vision of the city, namely, in regard to marketing goods and services. On that occasion, the mayor also eulogized students of the Hotel Management Department for their formidable cooking skills and entrepreneurial mindset in the field of culinary.

“Every millennial youth must possess the ability to cook healthy food, and students of Udinus have apparently had the capability of doing so. Moreover, the campus has also pushed students to learn entrepreneurship, which would help them in their future,” she explained.

Meanwhile, Dr. Raden Arief Nughroho, S.S., M.Hum., the Dean of the Humanities Faculty, explained that the faculty had provided entrepreneurship courses to students, lining with the campus vision and mission. According to him, various programs for entrepreneurship in the field of culinary were created to lure the students’ latent creativity in the field of entrepreneurship, particularly in the Foodpreneurship sector. In this sector, students of the Hotel Management Program are encouraged to hone their skills in cooking typical cuisines and market them to consumers.

“Food Diary Program and foodpreneurship could serve as a huge opportunity for Hotel Management Program students, particularly in the sector of food and beverages. With the presence of the mayor, students became more motivated in pursuing the sector,” the dean emphasized.

Food Diary itself is a program initiated by the Department of Hotel Management and TVKU Semarang. As additional information, the Hotel Management Department is a part of the Humanities Faculty.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Edi Noersasongko, M.Kom., expressed his gratitude to the mayor for sparing her time to visit and cook with students. According to the chancellor, graduates from the Department of Hotel Management were needed to sustain the demand for workers in the hospitality industry.

“Hopefully, students could learn well from the mayor. Additionally, her presence indicates that the Hotel Management Program holds a high level of quality,” he concluded. (Humas Udinus/Alex. Foto: Humas Udinus)