Cobras ready for Taste of Coker Thursday

All proceeds from the Taste of Coker go to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for the purchase of new uniform's for the school's 12 athletic programs.

By: | SCNow
Published: October 06, 2008

Coker College’s athletic department will once again be hosting its annual Taste of Coker. The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 6-8 p.m. on Coker's soccer field.

More than 30 cooks have already signed up for the event, and all of the proceeds go to purchase uniforms for the school’s 12 NCAA Division II teams.

In addition to the variety of foods, the Coker College Dance Team and the Coker cheerleaders will be entertaining guests. The school will also have a DJ to provide music.

Tickets for the event are $25 per person, $35 per couple or $50 for a family of three or more. Tickets may be purchased from Coker athletes and coaches. For more information, call 383-8068.

The following is a list of cooks and dishes they will be preparing for the taste:

Pork ribeez, Bizzell's / Leigh Ann Bizzell

Desserts, Bethlehem & Prospect Churches / Betty Griggs & Patricia Warden

Pork tenderloins, Don Boice, Arbor One Financial

Grilled cheese, Mac & Cheese, hot dogs & cookies, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee / Officers: Joel Tyson, Kendyl Seawright, Kelsey Carlson, Lindsay Crighton

Dried butterbeans, Mike & Billy Atkinson

Grilled turkey strips, Billy Sherrill, Tommy Chaplin, Bobby Griggs & Billy Teal

BBQ hog and Fried corn on a stick, Carolina Bank / Jamie Morphis, Bubba Demaris, Whitney Demaris, et al

Chicken, sausage and shrimp jambalaya & pumpkin soup, Aramark / Ebi Zahabi & Brian Pannenbacker

venison shish-kabobs, Timmy Tyner

Bacon-wrapped chicken breast, Jimmy Rogers

Seychelles Shrimp and Wild Rice Salad, Brown & Coker Realty / D Brown, Ed Coker, Lucy Brown & Kyle Segars

Boston butt & rice, Gainey's Heating & Cooling / Mike Gainey & Frank Murray

desserts, The Blue Poppy / Carol Holloway & Mal Hyman

snow cones, Carolina Pines Regional Medical Clinic / Kristen and Brandon Downy, Shane Valagora, Josh Euten & Emily Deck

desserts, Student Government Association / Andrew Mitchum, Kate Pease, Marshall Thomas, Becky Sullivan, Jordan Heydt, Robert O'Hara, Trevor Robinson, & Daniel Meyer

pork tenderloin & baked beans, Henderson ACE Hardware / Eldon & Debrah Henderson

shrimp creole, Office of Campus Life / Jon Driggers, Erin Perna, Trent Pinto, Leslie Pinto

mini burgers, Lee’s Café / Nancy Smith, Chauntel, Sara & Harmonie Carmen

Pig pickin, 60 Minute Cleaners / Wayne McCutchen, Ralph Henderson, Smitty Soles & James Clemmons

mini crab cakes, Hartsville Country Club / Brad Nycum

peach and apple cobbler with whipped cream, Development Office / Lyn Blackmon, Pat Dampier, Christie Happ, James Jolly, Dee Pierce, Kyle Saverance, Mary Lathan Steele, Christian Stryker

smoked salmon and pineapple, Ronnie and Billy Grant

Bulgarian sausage, Tom Mincheff, Dick Nall & Jim Morphis

Chicken bog, Ollie Tyner

trail mix, Kalmia Gardens / Mary Ridgeway

cajun shrimp cornbread, Café 3:16 / Nadine & Fred Vazquez

fruit & chicken salad, Bilo / Reggie Hancock, Margaret Kissiah & Heather Simmons

coffee & desserts, Suzanne Galloway / Hobnob Gourmet

Inside-out French puffs, Coker Psychology / Kate Kelly, Sarah Grogan, Marquetta McElvain, Colleen Kelly