Baking & Culinary Articles

Students enrolled in a Regional American Cuisine course at Pennsylvania College of Technology will take turns leading their classmates as student managers in the kitchen of Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on the college's main campus.

This past weekend, a dozen School of Hospitality students from Penn College prepared and served food with ingredients found at the Williamsport Growers Market, held downtown on Saturdays through October. The market, generally the students' first eventof the fall semester, provides experience in interacting with local food producers and in preparing dishes that use fresh ingredients.

Eleven Pennsylvania College of Technology students have been selected to help prepare food and serve guests at the 2008 Ryder Cup, the biennial matchup between the top United States and European golfers.

Students enrolled in a catering course at Pennsylvania College of Technology will cook and serve samples to patrons of the Williamsport Growers Market on Sept. 6. The Growers Market serves as the students' first event each fall, for which they plan a menu made from the products sold at the market. Three students Leanda J. Hill, of Allenwood; Marco G. Romano, of Danville; and Michael R.

Penn College's Le Jeune Chef Restaurant, the School of Hospitality's fine-dining laboratory for culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and hospitality management majors, was among the local attractions mentioned in the Aug. 17 editions of the New York Daily News.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation and the School of Hospitality combined efforts recently to offer a reception honoring those who have established scholarships at the college, at the same time providing a unique capstone project for students in the baking and pastry arts major.

Ten members of Boy Scout Troop 622 in Turbotville working on their merit badges in cooking visited Penn College's School of Hospitality on Monday. The boys, accompanied by Assistant Scoutmaster Albert Mabus and two other chaperones, are required to learn about three positions in the food-service industry.

This summer, guests dining at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant – operated by the School of Hospitality at Pennsylvania College of Technology – will have the opportunity to enjoy a new menu concept for dinner service Wednesday through Saturday nights. An à la carte format was put in place May 28 that will allow guests more flexibility for their dining pleasure.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students were selected to attend the National Restaurant Association's Salute to Excellence, held in Chicago on May 17. The event took place during the 89th annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, which gathers industry leaders, educators and top students from more than 100 restaurant and culinary schools nationwide.

Judges have announced winners for the recent CalJava International student cake contest at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Kristan N.