Chef Roberto Caporuscio recently brought the 300-year-old art of Neapolitan pizza making to the kitchens of Penn College’s hospitality program, where he offered a demonstration and hands-on lesson to students in the Global Cuisine & Connections course, taught by Chef Mary G. Trometter. Caporuscio’s visit was facilitated by Giacomo Berselli, founder of the Marco Polo Program Abroad in Italy.
A 2012 Penn College baking & pastry arts graduate recently offered instruction to Jackie Lewandoski, co-host of “Home & Backyard” on WNEP. Sabrina (Strassner) Branning, owner of Baked by Brina in Milton, opened her bakery’s kitchen to show viewers how to make and decorate a pumpkin spice cake with cinnamon cream cheese icing, providing handy pro tips throughout the process.
Students in the Bakery Operations & Product Development class hosted a trade show in Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on Friday, pulling together the skills they’ve learned throughout their baking & pastry arts coursework.
When staff and students from Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Le Jeune Chef Restaurant catered daily meals for the teams participating in the 2023 Little League Baseball World Series, they had an extra token to share: trading pins designed by Penn College graphic design student Brock R. Hower, of Montoursville.
Penn College culinary arts & systems and baking & pastry arts grad Dylan Therrien ’18 has found a culinary playground at Brush Creek Ranch, where he is executive sous chef in the luxury resort’s fine-dining restaurant. His work at the 30,000-acre Wyoming destination is featured in the August-September issue of Covey Rise, “a distinctive magazine devoted to the upland sporting lifestyle.” The article is titled “Passion to Plate in the Great American West.”
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s association with the Little League Challenger Division dates back to the early 2000s, when a faculty member – with two kids playing in the first two exhibition games – turned parenthood and passion into a volunteer gig. Decades later, Steven J. Moff, professor of business administration/management and marketing, is still on board.
On their first day in her Global Cuisines & Connections course, Chef Mary G. Trometter, assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts, took students to The Gallery at Penn College, where they explored the current exhibit: “Food Justice: Growing a Healthier Community Through Art.”
A follow-up report on Penn College's assistance in making this summer's Little League Baseball World Series run smoothly was broadcast on WNEP newscasts beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Two Williamsport-area nonprofits will again support one another during the Little League Baseball World Series, as budding culinary artists and paramedics from Pennsylvania College of Technology gain experience, and Little League players and fans benefit from their skill. The nationally televised series, scheduled Aug. 16-27, draws tens of thousands of spectators each day to the Little League World Series complex in South Williamsport, just a few miles from the Penn College campus.
Nearly two dozen Penn College business and hospitality students made their mark at 149th running of the storied Kentucky Derby in early May. For the past 30 years, Penn College has been part of that story.
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