Baking & Culinary Articles

To raise funds to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, School of Hospitality faculty and staff have organized a sale of "Gumbo for a Cause." This week, the school will take pre-orders of Louisiana-style chicken, sausage, shrimp and oyster gumbo served in one-quart containers and accompanied by one pint of steamed rice. Price is $15 per quart.

Chef Michael J. Ditchfield's catering students served the public at Saturday's Williamsport Outdoor Growers Market. The students used ingredients donated by the local growers at the popular market, then offered samples of their dishes to the buyers that morning. ( Photos provided by the School of Hospitality)

Twenty-two Pennsylvania College of Technology students enrolled in culinary arts majors will not only practice their cooking skills, but also help to manage the kitchen for an evening this semester at Le Jeune Chef, the college's fine-dining restaurant. On Wednesday and Friday evenings beginning Sept.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and a Toronto college have established an agreement that will offer graduates of the Canadian school's two-year culinary program a smooth transition to complete their bachelor's degree in Penn College's School of Hospitality.

Visions of chocolate houses are dancing in the heads of Pennsylvania College of Technology students ... and these visions will help dreams come true for needy families. In conjunction with the School of Hospitality's annual food show, the sixth annual "A House for a House" auction will be held Friday, Dec. 5, in Penn's Inn, located in the College's Bush Campus Center.

From France to Phoenix to ... Williamsport. That's the route being taken by one of America's best young chefs as he takes center stage at Pennsylvania College of Technology's next Visiting Chef Dinner, set for Friday, Sept. 12, in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on the College campus. Chef Christopher J.

A panel discussion on "Career Opportunities for Women in the Hospitality Industry" will be held later this month at Pennsylvania College of Technology: Sponsored by Penn College's School of Hospitality and the Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation Featured panelists: Chef Traci Des Jardins, Spring, 1997, Distinguished Visiting Chef Chef Susanna Foo, Chef/Owner and Cookbook author Also repr