Antoni Porowski from “Queer Eye” will come to Syracuse University’s Goldstein Auditorium on Oct. 20 at 8 p.m., University Union announced Sunday. The event, sponsored in part by Traditions Commission, will include a cooking demonstration by Porowski followed by an audience Q&A session.

Tickets are $5 for SU and ESF students, $10 for alumni, faculty and staff and $15 for the public. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday at the Schine Box Office. Prior to the show, the SU homecoming court will be crowned.

“Queer Eye” is a Netflix series reboot of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” from the early 2000s. The show follows the “Fab Five” — Tan France, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness and Porowski — as they perform lifestyle makeovers for people across the country. The Fab Five helps their clients, nominated through an application process, with their home design, grooming habits, personal wardrobe, diet and cultural endeavors.

Porowski is the show’s food and wine specialist. He got his start in the kitchen as a child, watching his mother cook for hours, according to the UU press release. His self-taught culinary education began with studying culinary greats such as Julia Child, Jacque Pepin and Anthony Bourdain.

Porowski worked in several North American restaurants before connecting with Ted Allen, one of the original “Queer Eye” Fab Five members. Porowski worked as Allen’s personal chef, where his career then lead to working for some of New York City’s most notable residents, per the release.

This fall, Porowski opened his own restaurant, The Village Den, located in NYC’s West Village. The restaurant’s menu features diet-friendly bowls, salads and smoothies.

Doors for Porowski’s cooking demonstration and audience Q&A open at 7:15 p.m. American Sign Language interpretation and Communication Access Realtime Translation will be available.

Published on October 7, 2018 at 7:53 pm

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