Chef Charles Niedermyer II's "Zest for Life" is explored in the latest episode of the Tomorrow Makers podcast, and like a baklava or mille-feuille, the conversation sinks deep into delicious layers. From his teen years of washing dishes in a bakery to working at The Ritz-Carlton to shepherding Penn College students to the Kentucky Derby, the wide-ranging discussion covers a lot of ground.
The delicious duo of beer and food was explored at the first “Cooking with Class: Meet the Brew Masters” event, held recently in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on Pennsylvania College of Technology's campus. The evening featured a reception, a tour of the college’s brewing & fermentation science lab, and a three-course dinner paired with beers provided by New Trail Brewing. Proceeds from the gathering are supporting the brewing & fermentation science major.
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s baking and pastry arts faculty, joined by nine students, presented several educational sessions at the two-day Artisan Bakery Expo East, held at the Atlantic City Convention Center in New Jersey.
While friendly faculty and staff welcomed visitors to the 108th Pennsylvania Farm Show through varied activities at the Penn College booth in the Giant Expo Hall, students and chefs from the School of Business, Arts & Sciences joined celebrities and alumni alike on the always-busy Pennsylvania Preferred Culinary Connection stage.
A Pennsylvania College of Technology student has received the highest award in Girl Scouting – the Girl Scout Gold Award – for the 2024 Gold Award class, according to Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania. The award was earned by Sarah Marie Kline, a graduate of Montoursville Area High School, who is majoring in baking & pastry arts and applied management at Penn College.
The Retail Confectioners Association of Philadelphia, which for years has provided a learning experience for Pennsylvania College of Technology baking & pastry arts students during its Philadelphia National Candy, Gift & Gourmet Show, recently established an annual scholarship for students in the college’s baking and culinary majors.
More than 100 high school students, most already taking hospitality-related courses in their secondary school, explored Penn College’s baking and culinary majors on Dec. 1.
Engaging emissaries from Pennsylvania College of Technology will again be part of the winter celebration of the commonwealth’s agriculture industry and those whose lives and livelihoods depend on it. Students and employees from the college will travel to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg from Jan. 6-13 for a variety of activities that reflect this year’s theme of “Connecting Our Communities.”
Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty and students recently lent their knowledge as presenters and assistants at the Retail Confectioners Association of Philadelphia’s fall event. In addition, a Penn College instructor was presented the association’s 2023 “Candy Hook Award,” and the association announced its intent to establish an annual scholarship for the college’s students.
A few had never flown or been outside of the United States. For some, not even beyond Pennsylvania or any farther south than Virginia. And if any of their good fortunes ever included travel to the Caribbean, that touristy resort experience offered no hint of how revelatory everyday life can be. When they boarded their flight in Philadelphia in June, not even a 16-week preparatory class on their Penn College campus could have adequately prepared them for their imminent awakening in the Dominican Republic.
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