Category: Honors Convocation

Shanna Holt won the Outstanding Student of the Year Award at the Honors Convocation held May 1.

by northeastnation May 1, 2025

Honors Convocation celebrates Northeast State students

Northeast State recognized the year’s outstanding students at the 34th annual Honors Convocation held Thursday, May 1 at the BalladContinue Reading

The Art of the Meal with Chef Josh Murray - The Sound Bearier

Gordon Ramsay and Marco Pierre White started somewhere. The new Culinary Arts program at Northeast State boasts an instructor who knows his way around the kitchen. What's cooking on the Sound Bearier podcast? Chef Josh Murray and his students! Chef Murray brings an impressive resume and regional sensibility to this exciting new academic program. The Culinary Arts program at Northeast State leads the charge of exciting developments in the region's food scene. The Sound Bearier welcomes Chef Murray to talk about culinary arts, his time as a chef in the foodie mecca of New Orleans, and how certain dishes elicit generational memories we all share. Chapters (00:00:00) - The Sound Barrier(00:01:02) - Meet Northeast State's Chef Murray(00:08:25) - What can the culinary students expect from the program?(00:10:51) - What is the culinary arts program and the opportunities for students?(00:14:34) - Tennessean on New Orleans' culture(00:18:22) - Culinary Arts: Where Do the Technical Skills and Creative Skills(00:23:17) - The New NE State Student Center(00:25:32) - Post-Baccalaureate Culinary Arts Program(00:28:07) - What does a day in the life of a culinary arts student?(00:31:14) - What are some basics that maybe would surprise some people who aren't(00:32:59) - Food Network and the culinary industry(00:34:48) - Favorite dish made in the culinary industry(00:39:52) - What is it about food that creates a sense of comfort?(00:45:58) - Flavor of Broccoli(00:46:17) - How Does Geography Play Into a Restaurant's Taste?(00:50:15) - What kinds of partnerships exist within the Northeast State Culinary Program?(00:52:19) - What's the strangest kitchen tool?(00:58:19) - What's The Weirdest Dish You've Ever Had?(01:02:01) - Farmers Try Chicken Livers(01:05:16) - PODCAST: With Josh Murray(01:05:37) - Sound Barrier Podcast