Acclaimed 'Veggy Artist' and Penn College Alumnus to Make TV Rounds

A Penn College culinary arts alumnus will be a familiar face on the Food Network and elsewhere in the coming months. James Parker, a 1991 graduate and founder of Veggy Art, is among the competitors in the $10,000 "Food Landscapes" challenge to premiere at 8 p.m. Sunday (and air numerous other times) on the cable channel. Parker also is scheduled for "The Rachael Ray Show" at 10 a.m. July 28, as well as other programming on the Food Network:"Chefs vs. City" (Washington, D.C.), to air at 10 p.m. Aug. 27 and at 1 a.m. Aug. 28; and "Outrageous Pumpkins 2," for which he serves as a judge, on Oct. 3.