New reads!
The Kentucky Bourbon
Cookbook (The University
Press of Kentucky, 2010)
by Albert Schmid, CEC,
CCE, CCA
Food Styling (John Wiley
& Sons, Inc., 2010) by
Delores Custer
In The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook
(The University Press of Kentucky,
2010, $24.95), chef and Sullivan
University instructor Albert Schmid,
CEC, CCE, CCA, shares classic
bourbon recipes, from Mint Julep
Cocktail to Bourbon-Pecan Crème
Brûlée with Chocolate Sauce, and a
look at bourbon lore, food traditions
and Kentucky history.
More at www.kentuckypress.com.
Learn the art of food styling in
Delores Custer’s Food Styling (John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010, $75). You’ll
learn about the tools and equipment
needed, recipes for artificial foods and
guidelines for running a successful
food-styling business. The book
features a timeline of food styling, a
glossary of important terms and styling
resources.
Visit www.wiley.com.
SkillsUSA Championship results
More than 5,600 students competed in
the annual SkillsUSA Championships
in Kansas City, Mo., June 21-25. To see
who earned medals in the commercial
baking, culinary arts and food and
beverage service categories, visit
www.skillsusa-register.org/reports/
medalists.aspx. SkillsUSA is a national organization for students in
trade, industrial, technical and health occupations education.
Students win Kraft scholarships
Congratulations to Sonali Ruder, a student at The Institute
of Culinary Education, New York, for winning the 2010 Chefs
of Grey Poupon Student Culinary Competition and a $20,000
scholarship from Kraft Foodservice. Ruder won the award
following a competition in Glenview, Ill., in May.
Joshua Ogrodowski, CC, a student at Johnson & Wales
University, Providence, R.I., took home second place and a
$5,000 scholarship. Sarah Roberts, a recent graduate from
Kendall College, Chicago, took home third place and a $3,000
scholarship. And Brooke Maynard, a student at The Culinary
Institute of America, Hyde Park, N. Y., won a $2,000 scholarship
for fourth place.
Delgado offers new pastry program
Students wanting to hone their pastry
skills now have one more school to
consider: Delgado Community College,
New Orleans. The school’s culinary arts and
hospitality department recently announced
a pastry arts associate of applied science
degree. Students will learn about baking,
contemporary desserts and showpiece
design. More information at www.dcc.edu/.
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including recipe contests, accomplishments
and school announcements, to sizzle@acfchefs.net.
