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Press ReleaseNew York Culinary Students Cook Up Victory at Regional CompetitionTeam is 2010 ACF Student Team Northeast Region champion and heads to nationals. St. Augustine, Fla., March 16, 2010—Five students representing ACF Chefs & Cooks of the Catskill Mountains, students from State University of New York at Delhi, Delhi, N.Y., won the American Culinary Federation, Inc.’s, (ACF) Student Team Northeast Region Championship, sponsored by R.L. Schreiber, Inc., at the 2010 ACF Northeast Regional Conference held at the Hershey Lodge, Hershey, Pa., March 13–15. The team comprises the following student culinarians: Julie Hernandez, of Delhi; Kenneth Liranzo, of New York; Joseph Michaud, of Gansevoort, N.Y.; Mike Specioso, of Binghamton, N.Y.; and Sarah Thurgood, of Bovina Center, N.Y. The team is coached by Victor Sommo, CSC. Eight student teams from Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont and West Virginia competed March 13 and 14. The competition consisted of three phases: cold-food presentation, skills salon and cooking. In the cooking segment, teams prepared a pre-assigned classical fish starter chosen from Escoffier: The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery, and a salad, entrée and dessert of their choice. As the Northeast Region champions, the team will compete for the national title against three other winning regional teams at the 2010 ACF National Convention in Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 2–5. The team with the highest score will be named ACF Student Team National Champions for 2010. Before advancing to the regional competition, the team competed at the local and state levels for the title of ACF Student Team State Champions. The Student Team Championship is designed to raise the standards of culinary excellence and professionalism among students, promote camaraderie and educational opportunities, and act as a staging area for research and development of culinary concepts. The 2010 ACF Northeast Regional Conference, hosted by ACF Harrisburg Chapter, brought hundreds of chefs, cooks and foodservice professionals to Hershey. The conference provided attendees with opportunities to advance their professional development and enhance their culinary skills through business seminars, cooking demonstrations featuring the latest trends and techniques, cooking competitions and awards. Sponsors of the 2010 ACF Northeast Regional Conference and ACF national award sponsors are: American Technical Publishers; Barilla America, Inc.; Barry Callebaut; The Beef Checkoff & The Pennsylvania Beef Council; Beef Information Center; Cabot Creamery Cooperative; Canada Cutlery Inc.; The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Inc.; Christopher Ranch; Custom Culinary, Inc.; Desserts International; Heinz North America; King & Prince Seafood; Koch Foods, Inc.; MARS Food Services; MenuMax; MINOR’S®; Nespresso; NEWCHEF Fashion Inc.; NRA Conserve; RC Fine Foods; Riviana Foods Inc.; R.L. Schreiber, Inc.; S&D Coffee; Splenda®; The Sterno Group; Sysco; Tyson Food Service; Unilever Foodsolutions; U.S. Foodservice; Vitamix Corp.; and the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. The American Culinary Federation, Inc., established in 1929, is the premier professional organization for culinarians in North America. With more than 22,000 members spanning 230 chapters nationwide, ACF is the culinary leader in offering educational resources, training, apprenticeship and accreditation. In addition, ACF operates the most comprehensive certification program for chefs in the United States. ACF is home to ACF Culinary Team USA, the official representative for the United States in major international culinary competitions, and to the Chef & Child Foundation, founded in 1989 to promote proper nutrition in children and to combat childhood obesity. For more information, visit www.acfchefs.org. # # # To arrange interviews or for a high-res photo, contact Patricia Carroll or Leah Craig. Contacts: Patricia Carroll Leah Craig |
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