Chef Miguel Larcher guiding co-host/cooking student Emily Graham during the show.

September 16, 2021

Camp Au Sable chef and team continues online cooking show

Food can change lives. It can heal, injure, make, or break someone’s health.

On that principle, the collaborative efforts of Camp Cuisine, a food ministry operated at Camp Au Sable by renowned Chef Miguel Larcher, and the 13th Street Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cadillac, Michigan, has borne fruit: an online cooking show, titled “Home Cooking with Chef Miguel Larcher”.

The demonstrations, held monthly, have been received well by many across Michigan.
The demonstrations, held monthly, have been received well by many across Michigan.

 

The cooking show was introduced out of necessity. Pastor Robert Benson, the pastor of the 13th Street Church, envisioned having a cooking class in his church and inviting the surrounding community to attend. But with Northern Michigan’s COVID-19 case numbers surging in early 2021, Benson was concerned about planning in-person events. With that in mind, Benson approached Chef Miguel Larcher, Food Service Director at Camp Au Sable, with the concept of an online cooking class. With Larcher on board, they launched into their first season of “Home Cooking” in February.

After a short summer hiatus, the show returned to live production for their second season on September 7th.
After a short summer hiatus, the show returned to live production for their second season on September 7th.

 

The demonstrations, held monthly, have been received well by many across Michigan. Viewers span across the region and even into Canada. Notably, several from the local community in Grayling and Cadillac have also tuned in. “We have cultivated a following that has a much broader region then what was originally anticipated when we first started planning!” exclaimed Benson. Each show features a different dish and health focus, and has sage, practical health lectures by Nadine Larcher, Nurse Practioner student, during the cooking intermission. “It’s always exciting to see what we are going to do each month!” says Emily Graham, co-host, and cooking student. “We always have a lot of fun doing this, and we hope our viewers have just as much fun.”

“It’s always exciting to see what we are going to do each month!” says Emily Graham, co-host pictured far left, and cooking student. “We always have a lot of fun doing this, and we hope our viewers have just as much fun.”
“It’s always exciting to see what we are going to do each month!” says Emily Graham, co-host pictured far left, and cooking student. “We always have a lot of fun doing this, and we hope our viewers have just as much fun.”

 

After a short summer hiatus, the show returned to live production for their second season on September 7th. “We’re really excited to be back!” Larcher said, and that was a sentiment echoed by the rest of the production team. They have planned breakfast courses for the first few episodes of this season, such as Larcher’s famous scrambled breakfast tofu, roasted rosemary potatoes, and more. You can find out more information about Camp Cuisine or watch previous episodes of “Home Cooking” by visiting their website, www.campcuisine.org. You can also find them on YouTube and Facebook. Their next live episode is scheduled for October 12 at 6:30pm EDT. “We hope you’ll join us!”

Samuel Girven, "Home Cooking" associate producer and production co-director