It’s not the easiest thing to find culinary innovation in Tacoma but that’s not to say it doesn’t exist. In fact, it’s often hiding right under our noses, in unassuming neighborhoods, and in this case, at a school without an actual cooking program: Pacific Lutheran University, located in Tacoma’s Parkland neighborhood, has jumped on the emerging interest in food and has been steadily cultivating and harboring the culinary passion of students and staff alike.