Baking & Culinary Articles

A baking and pastry arts instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology was awarded a Judge's Prize in the second annual America's Best Raisin Bread Contest, sponsored by the California Raisin Marketing Board. Chef Charles R.

Students at Pennsylvania College of Technology will dedicate proceeds from an upcoming bread and pastry sale to a memorial fund for a former classmate. The Baking and Pastry Arts Application class will dedicate its Nov. 13 sale to raising funds for the Akacia Klick Memorial Fund.

Baking and pastry arts students at Pennsylvania College of Technology benefited recently from a visit to campus by a master in the craft of artisan bread baking, who helped to judge students' original raisin-bread creations. The visit and contest were sponsored by the California Raisin Marketing Board.

WBRE-TV aired a segment Monday evening about Penn College hospitality students preparing a tea luncheon at Le Jeune Chef to benefit the American Rescue Workers Men's Center in Williamsport.

Dean Yasharian, who earned a bachelor's degree in culinary arts technology in 2003, will appear on an episode of Food Network series "Chopped" this week. The episode, titled "When Chefs Collide," will premiere at 10 p.m. Oct. 13 and will be rebroadcast at 1 a.m. Oct. 14 and 8 p.m. Oct. 23.

School of Hospitality students and faculty benefited from visits by culinary experts who shared their knowledge during classes and special events.

This year's lone graduating member of the Penn College tennis team was recognized during a brief "Senior Day" ceremony prior to Wednesday afternoon's match against Penn State Mont Alto. James Kyle Hanjaras, a culinary arts and systems major from Montrose, was congratulated by teammates and members of the Athletics Department at the Memorial Park courts, where the Wildcats ultimately won, 9-0.

A baking and pastry arts instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology was selected to compete in the final round of the second annual America's Best Raisin Bread Contest, sponsored by the California Raisin Marketing Board. Chef Charles R. Niedermyer, instructor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts, will join 29 other bakers at the American Institute of Baking in Manhattan, Kan., Oct.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students will prepare a tea luncheon on Oct. 19 to benefit the American Rescue Workers Men's Center in Williamsport. Under the direction of Chef Judith P. Shimp, associate professor of hospitality management/culinary arts, culinary arts students in the Breakfast and Brunch course will serve an English high tea buffet, with poured hot and flavored ice tea.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Hospitality will host an internationally recognized wine expert on campus and, as part of his visit, will offer "A German Wine and Food Tasting" to benefit international student programs at the college. During the Oct.