Baking & Culinary Articles

Chef Frank M. Suchwala shares the recipe for a mushroom soup he and his students make for a Central Pennsylvania Food Bank fundraiser. Suchwala has led students in supporting the event for 20 years.

Penn College students and faculty returned Sunday from a week of work at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, where they joined a nationwide crew of culinarians to serve guests in the Downs’ premium venues during the Kentucky Derby and the week of events leading up to it.

Applied management student and baking & pastry arts graduate Kendal L. Johnson, of Scranton, was among those receiving awards at the 13th annual Cupcake Challenge at Keystone College.

A contingent of Penn College business and hospitality students – along with faculty and Le Jeune Chef staff – left campus Monday morning and traveled by bus to Louisville, Kentucky, where they’ll spend the week serving VIP guests at Churchill Downs as activities get under way leading up to the Kentucky Derby on May 2.

WNEP-TV journalist Mackenzie Aucker visited a Penn College baking lab on Wednesday to interview students and faculty who will help provide a deluxe dining experience to spectators at Churchill Downs during the famed Kentucky Derby.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students and employees are again set to make a delicious impact at the iconic Kentucky Derby, slated to make its 152nd run at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 2.

Levy, the food/beverage provider for Churchill Downs, is once again counting on Penn College students to help feed tens of thousands of spectators at one of the world’s premier events: the Kentucky Derby.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will again showcase its hands-on applied technology education for the thousands who attend the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The 2026 show, themed “Growing a Nation,” is slated Jan. 10-17 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg.

Students in Applications of Professional Cooking recently worked with the professional staff of Le Jeune Chef Restaurant to feed 475 Lycoming Engines employees during the company’s third annual employee Thanksgiving meal.

Nearly 200 students from nine high schools and career and technical education centers explored Penn College’s baking and culinary majors during Friday’s Hospitality Visit Day. Their visit included a tasty sample of students’ classwork.