The School of Hospitality hosted "A Farewell Tribute to Peter Hellermann," longtime general manager of the school-operated Le Jeune Chef Restaurant, on Monday. The dinner featured visiting vintner Frederic Frank, of Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars on New York's Keuka Lake.
The Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation and the college's School of Hospitality combined efforts to offer a reception honoring individuals, organizations and businesses that have established scholarships at the college. The gathering centered on a carnival-themed buffet of pastries as pleasing to the eye as to the mouth.
Judges have announced winners for the recent CalJava International student cake contest at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Annie M.
Four students pursuing bachelor's degrees in culinary arts and systems are completing internships this semester at the School of Hospitality's Le Jeune Chef Restaurant. An internship in Le Jeune Chef is a requirement for all students in the major.
The second annual "CalJava Wedding Cake Contest," conceived by prominent cake decorator Daniel Budiman for Pennsylvania College of Technology students, is scheduled for April 30 on the college's main campus in Williamsport. Budiman is CEO of CalJava International the contest's sponsor and editor of Here Comes the Cake magazine.
Accomplished cake decorator Bartolo "Buddy" Valestro Jr., of Carlo's City Hall Bakery in Hoboken, N.J., offered a demonstration to students, alumni and the public Monday evening. Valestro remained on campus to work with cake-decorating classes Tuesday.
On-campus internships in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant, operated by the School of Hospitality at Pennsylvania College of Technology, give culinary arts students the chance to exercise their inventiveness as they work with the kitchen's professional staff. "The emphasis in this lab is on creativity," said Fred W. Becker, dean of hospitality.
A Penn College culinary arts alumnus is one of four competitors in "Fantasy Fruit Sculptures" the latest Food Network Challenge on the popular cable channel. James Parker, a 1991 graduate and founder of Veggy Art, turns fruits and vegetables into indescribably beautiful centerpieces. A description of thecompetition is on the network's Web site.
On Fridays during the spring semester, students taking courses in culinary arts at Pennsylvania College of Technology will help manage the kitchen in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant a live-learning lab for School of Hospitality students. The students, who are enrolled in the Regional American Cuisine course taught by Chef Michael J.
Students in Chef Monica J. Lanczak's baking and pastry arts application class prepared goodies for Friday night's "Sweet Temptations," a fundraising event at the Best Western Inn sponsored by the Lycoming County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. For a $10 donation, visitors could sample sweet treats made by local businesses.
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