Fifteen students in the Cakes and Decorations II course concluded the eight-week class Friday with a wedding cake competition.
Twenty-five Pennsylvania College of Technology students will trek to Louisville for the first week of May, where they will join the Churchill Downs culinary team in preparing food for more than 170,000 guests of the storied Kentucky Derby horse race.
Pennsylvania College of Technology representatives will present “A Taste of Technology” for thousands of people hungry to experience STEM fields at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., April 15-17.
Christopher S. Kasler has been keeping busy balancing a full-time job as the general manager of Moe’s Southwest Grill in Williamsport while working to complete his culinary arts and systems degree at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The Kendall Park, New Jersey, native says he splits his time evenly, but school comes first. “My work schedule revolves around my class schedule,” Kasler explains.
Penn College students worked alongside renowned Chef David Danielson, executive chef at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, during last week's Spring 2016 Visiting Chef Series. During Danielson’s stay on campus, he led the students in preparing a five-course meal that benefits scholarship funds.
A head cook in one of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s dining venues – and a graduate from its culinary arts program – is set to compete March 6 in the National Association of College & University Food Services Mid-Atlantic Region Culinary Challenge. Chef Cody J.
Students at Pennsylvania College of Technology were among community groups that made soup and bowls for Central Pennsylvania Food Bank’s sold-out “Soup and a Bowl” fundraiser, held Feb. 19 in Williamsport. The event, celebrating its 10th anniversary, features a variety of soups, breads and desserts. In addition to lunch, guests leave with a soup bowl donated by a local potter.
Ally T. Monborne (foreground), of Williamsport, and Sarah I. Tielmann, of Tatamy, add a personal touch to their holiday creations. Valentine goodies are deliciously prepared and beautifully packaged by baking and pastry arts majors (from left) Ally T. Monborne; Natascha G. Santaella, of Puerto Rico; Lloyd A. Shope, of Blanchard; and Sarah I. Tielmann. Lloyd A.
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s culinary arts technology and baking and pastry arts technology degrees have gained American Culinary Federation reaccreditation through 2022. The college was given a seven-year grant of accreditation – the longest term conferred to an institution – by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission.
Students, from left, Lloyd A. Shope, of Blanchard; Keegan D. Sonney, of Erie; Natascha G. Santaella, of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; Nathan Diaz, of Reading; Merissa N. Aucker, of Middleburg; and Alexis L. Kepley, of Reading, gather with an enviable spread of goodies for their movie night. A pre-movie selfie in a comfortably furnished Dauphin Hall lounge.
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