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Culinary Arts faculty and students cooked up delicious recipes for Indiana’s Cookin’ on April 5, 2016, sponsored by the Indiana Gazette.

Francesco Ricchi, chef/owner of Cesco Osteria, in Bethesda, Md., presented “The Art of Authentic Italian Cuisine” on June 26, 2015, at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts.  Twenty-one Pennsylvania educators attended the one-day, professional development workshop designed for culinary and foods instructors. The

Academy of Culinary Arts graduates and students were among the award recipients at the Health and Human Services 25 th annual Awards Dinner held on April 30, 2015.  Culinary honorees recognized for their outstanding professionalism and service to both the community and the culinary profession included:

Monique Washirapunya, baker, chef, and owner of Gateau Monique Bakery, was the featured speaker at the Baking and Pastry Arts Toque Day ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2015. Students, families, faculty, and staff commemorated the students’ successful completion of classroom work and celebrated the honor of accep

Every class day from March 2 through March 27, 2015, IUP culinary students enjoyed site presentations and job interview opportunities with chefs and human resource representatives from some of the most prestigious employers in the nation. Each of the employers scheduled a full day at the Academy o

Culinary competition, “Chopped” style, is coming to the IUP Punxsutawney campus on Saturday, March 28, 2015. Join us as culinary teams of students and faculty compete to prepare a winning menu of appetizer, entrée, and dessert. Faculty chef instructors Jaclyn Price, Martha Jo Rupert, and Jeffrey Santicola and the

A uniquely culinary homecoming by alumna Krista Gaston ’11 wowed IUP Baking and Pastry students in October 2014. Currently a demi pastry chef at Bistro, the fine dining restaurant on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., Gaston graduated from the culinary and baking programs at IUP in 2011. After complet

Certified executive chef and department chairperson of the Academy of Culinary Arts, Albert Wutsch, will share his expertise on game butchering and cookery on the Gateway Outdoors radio series on preparing venison from the field to the table. Listen to the show and hear radio host Charlie Burchfield interview C

Seth Adams, a 1998 graduate of the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts and executive chef and co-owner of the Riverhorse on Main in Park City, Utah, made a guest appearance on the Today Show on Monday, August 15, 2014. Chef Adams shared one of his favorite recipes, a delicious and simple crab cake with avocado and c

Culinary Arts student Andrea Glisan is the first recipient of the Chef Jeremy Critchfield Scholarship. The annual $1,000 scholarship is sponsored by Critchfield, a 1993 graduate of the Academy of Culinary Arts and chef and operating partner of the historic Stonehouse Restaurant and Inn in Farmington, Pennsylva

There’s still time to visit IUP’s culinary campus this summer. Our Summer Weekday Buffet program on July 31, 2014, will give you the information you need about the culinary majors at IUP while you enjoy amazing sweet and savory dishes created by our culinary students. Have you ever had the chance to taste calamari

On July 14, 2014, the Tony and Emma Ricupero Memorial–Rustic Lodge Scholarship for $1,400 was awarded to Joshua Zimmerman, a student in the Culinary Arts program.  The recipient of the scholarship is chosen each year based on academic performance, as well as service to the profession, the community, and the uni

Academy of Culinary Arts students are named to the Dean’s List for academic excellence when they achieve a GPA of 3.25 or higher.  The  Academy of Culinary Arts , in Punxsutawney, Pa., is one of only 112 culinary programs fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation, the maximum accreditation possible for pr

Culinary arts and family and consumer science teachers from Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Mississippi, Ohio, and Ontario, Canada, participated in the ProStart Summer Institute, Level I certification program at the IUP Academy of C

On the Fox Network hit series Hell’s Kitchen,  Joy Parham-Thomas ’10 cooked her way onto the first ever Hell’s Kitchen calendar. Joy is an alumna of the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts . The last seven contestants on Hell’s Kitchen were given a challenge to present a dish to Chef Gordon Ramsey and thr

IUP Academy of Culinary Arts alumna Lindsay McClain (Walsh) ’07 competed against three other professional chefs on the Food Network’s Chopped . She appeared on the episode “Swai Not?” which aired for the first time on June 24, 2014. Lindsay was able to persevere through three rounds, winning the competition an

Chef Instructor Jeff Santicola, MSEd, FMP, CCC is the newest addition to the Department of Culinary Arts.  Jeff Santicola has more than 27 years of experience in the food service industry. He is a member of the Lake Shore Chaine Des Rotisseurs and the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Culinary Federation and hol

Chef David Noto, executive chef at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort and Spa, was the keynote speaker at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts Baking and Pastry Arts Toque Ceremony on May 9, 2014. Over 350 guests, including 28 students and their families, faculty, staff, administrators, and friends, listened to Noto’

Chef Richard Harber (’96) accepted the American Culinary Federation’s Achievement of Excellence Award on behalf of the Food and Beverage Team at the Philadelphia Country Club. Harber is the executive chef at the Philadelphia Country Club and oversees all of the dining facilities.    The ACF Achievemen

Sponsored by the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation (NRAEF), ProStart is a nationwide program for high school students that combines education, competition, and industry experience to develop talented students into future leaders in the food industry.  The Academy of Culinary Arts bega

A recruiting visit by the Biltmore Company, located in Asheville, North Carolina, kicked off the 2014 Academy of Culinary Arts Sponsor Fair on March 4th. In total, 15 employers coming from as far away as southern Florida and Wisconsin will visit the culinary campus over the next four weeks to present information about

It’s not too late to register for our Weekday Baking Buffet tour on Friday, February 28, 2014. Indulge in mouthwatering chocolates and scrumptious pastries while you learn about the culinary, baking and pastry, and culinary with a bachelor’s degree options at IUP. You’ll tour our kitchen laboratories, meet our

Academy of Culinary Arts students Bradley Drake, John Mink, J’aime Abramowitz, and Megan Kauffman kicked off the Spring 2014 semester in a heated competition and took home a bronze medal. On January 10, these IUP Baking students participated in American Culinary Federation-sanctioned culinary competition at

The Resort Food Executive Committee (RFEC) is dedicated to excellence in food preparation and the career development of future chefs. Its members include chefs from some of America’s greatest resorts and industry leaders, including IUP Academy of Culinary Arts faculty member Gary Fitting and alumnus Jeremy Critchfi

Educators from across the nation attended ProStart Summer Institute training at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts, June 16–21, 2013. The IUP Academy of Culinary Arts was one of four culinary programs selected by the by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) to host and instruct ProS

Interested in learning more about the awesome careers our Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry programs can prepare you for? Join us on Friday, July 5, 2013, for our Weekday Tour. With small-sized tour groups, lots of time to talk to faculty and students one-on-one, and incredible sweet and savory food stations, th

The IUP Academy of Culinary Arts is sad to share the news that former chef instructor Thomas Vieli passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Chef Vieli was an instructor from 1994 to 1998. Born in Ilanz, Switzerland, on April 30, 1948, he had a successful 30-year career in the hospitality industry, holding numerous che

April Simpson-Gruver, owner of Vanilla Pastry Studio, in East Liberty near Pittsburgh, Pa., was the keynote speaker at the 2013 IUP Academy of Culinary Arts Baking and Pastry Arts Toque Day ceremony on Friday, May 17, 2013. California-born April Simpson-Gruver has cooked and baked around the country in notable pla

IUP Academy of Culinary Arts faculty members Albert Wutsch, Clifford Klinger, and Andrew Nutter were among the culinary professionals invited in 2013 to judge the National Restaurant Association’s premier culinary competition for high school students, the ProStart Invitational. IUP chefs judged state competitions

Culinary and Baking graduates of the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts have many success stories to share. Here is our latest alumni news! If you are a graduate of our program, please update your alumni information and we will include your profile in our next Class Notes newspost. ’00 Culinary Arts Dana Jenni

Academy of Culinary Arts faculty member Mindy Wygonik has received a certificate of appreciation for her participation in the ManageFirst Examinations Item Writing Drive held October 15–17, 2012, at the National Restaurant Association offices in Chicago, Illinois. The national writing meeting was charged

On June 22, 2012, the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts became the first culinary school east of the Mississippi River to sample the specialty fish Skuna Bay Salmon . Sandra Ewing from Euclid Fish Company brought samples of this hand-chosen, hand-cleaned, and inspected salmon for culinary faculty and students to p

Educators from across the nation are attending ProStart Summer Institute training at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts , June 18 through June 22, 2012. The IUP Academy of Culinary Arts is one of three culinary programs selected by the by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) to host a

Three teams of chefs and culinary students volunteered to compete against the clock and each other to prepare the “best” picnic lunch of the day at “A Chefs Challenge: Picnic Food.” On Sunday, May 6, 2012, the Escoffier Club at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts and IUP Dining sponsored a picnic food culinary com

Culinary students are finalizing their externship employment contracts for Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 after participating in the 2012 Sponsor Fair hosted by the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts. Executive chefs and human resource managers from some of the most prestigious employers in the hospitality industry visited th

IUP Academy of Culinary Arts graduate Caleb McNany and externship students Danielle Tenfelde and Daniel Le assisted celebrity chef John Besh at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla., on March 5, 2012. Chef Besh presented “My New Orleans,” a cooking and learning demonstration featuring the fresh flavor of local in

Culinary and Baking graduates of the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts have many success stories to share. Here is our latest alumni news! If you are a graduate of our program, please update your alumni information and we will include your profile in our next Class Notes newspost. ’97 Culinary Arts

The  IUP Academy of Culinary Arts will be participating in the National Association for College Admission Counseling College Fair on February 8 and February 9, 2012, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. If you would like to learn more about culinary arts , baking and pastry arts , culinary

Albert Wutsch , chairperson of the Department of Culinary Arts , and culinary arts graduate Virginia Lazo are featured guest speakers at the 2012 Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show, the largest show of its kind in North America. From February 4 through February 12, 2012, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harr

The eighth annual Chili and Hot Wing Cook-Off will be held at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Chef Martha Jo Rupert and a team of culinary student volunteers are once again assisting local resident, Gene “Chilipepper” Roberts, to run this appetizing community event on the ev

IUP Academy of Culinary Arts faculty members Albert Wutsch , Clifford Klinger , and Andrew Nutter are among the culinary professionals selected to judge at the 2012 ProStart Student Invitational competitions. State ProStart competitions in Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, and Wyoming and the National ProStart

This year marks the thirteenth year that IUP culinary students have participated in the externship program at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida. This partnership between the  IUP Academy of Culinary Arts and Ocean Reef has resulted in the placement of over 120 IUP culinary students and graduates in externshi

Culinary and Baking graduates of the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts have many success stories to share. Here is our latest alumni news! If you are a graduate of our program, please update your alumni information and we will include your profile in our next Class Notes newspost. ’02 Culinary Arts Ashley Mart

The American Cancer Society and Giant Eagle in Indiana held their twenty-first annual Grocers Fight Cancer Day on Thursday, October 6, 2011. This one-day event featured sales, raffles, live music, and more to entice customers into the store to shop on this special day, where a percentage of sales was donated to th

Culinary and Baking graduates of the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts have many success stories to share. Here is our latest alumni news! If you are a graduate of our program, please update your alumni information and we will include your profile in our next Class Notes newspost. ’93 James Sones is the p

Culinary and Baking graduates of the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts have many success stories to share. Here is our latest alumni news. If you are a graduate of our program, please update your alumni information and we will include your profile in our next Class Notes newspost. ’01 Greg Zaffuto is the cu

Chef Francesco Ricchi, owner of the award-winning Cesco Trattoria near Washington, D.C., was the keynote speaker at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts Acceptance of the Toque Ceremony held on August 6, 2011. Born in the village of Cercina, Italy, Chef Ricchi started his culinary training when his grandfather open

Culinary and Baking graduates of the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts have many success stories to share. Here is our latest alumni news. If you are a graduate of our program, please update your alumni information and we will include your profile in our next Class Notes news post. ’99 Steven Sterritt is ex

Culinary Arts student Alexandra Cleis was awarded the Tony and Emma Ricupero Memorial Rustic Lodge Scholarship on June 8, 2011. Cleis was selected to receive the $1,200 scholarship based on her outstanding academic performance and her exemplary service to the culinary profession, the community, and the university.

Culinary and Baking graduates of the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts have many success stories to share. Here is our latest alumni news: If you are a graduate of our program, please   update your alumni information and we will include your profile in our next Class Notes newspost. ’98 Heidi May is ex

Culinary Arts student Jessica Hatheway was awarded a $500 scholarship from the ACF Groundhog Chapter on June 8, 2011. Hatheway was selected as the scholarship winner based on her exemplary service to the culinary profession, the community, and the university. A graduate of Fox Chapel Area High School in Alleg

Jillian MacPherson, a 2010 graduate of the Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry Arts program at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts , was the featured speaker on June 8, 2011, at the American Culinary Federation Groundhog Chapter in Punxsutwney, Pa. MacPherson’s presentation, entitled, “Plated and Whole Desserts,”

The Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla., held the annual Culinary Student Dinner on April 13, 2011. On this day, the menu featured gourmet appetizers, entrees, and desserts prepared by Ocean Reef culinary students, including eight from IUP, for the club’s board of directors. This event celebrates the end of the c

Culinary and Baking students from the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts canvassed downtown Punxsutawney on March 26, 2011, to raise funds for the Clearfield-Jefferson chapter of the American Red Cross. Twenty-eight students participated in the fund-raiser along with chef instructors Martha Jo Rupert and Anthony Ba

You still have time to register for the IUP Culinary and Baking Open House visit program on Saturday, April 9, 2011. This fun and fast-paced program will introduce you to the culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, culinary dietetics, and culinary/hospitality management majors at IUP. Tour our culinary teac

It's time for the annual Sponsor Fair at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts! From March 28 through April 18, 2011, executive chefs from some of the most prestigious employers in the hospitality industry are traveling to the Academy to interview students for externship positions. The following employers are partici

Watch Joshua Rhodes ’07 as he assists the Breakers’ executive chef of banquets, Jeff Simms, demonstrate the creation of the Grand Marnier Chocolate Mousse Tower with Raspberry Sorbet dessert. This dessert was the delicious finale for the 2011 Muse Awards dinner on February 10, 2011, in Palm Beach, Fla. The

Come see Academy of Culinary Arts faculty members Lynn Pike and John Kapusta on Saturday, November 6, 2010, at the Good Taste Pittsburgh Food Show . “Slow Cooking, One Pot Pleasers” will be presented by Chefs Pike and Kapusta on the Flavors of Pittsburgh Stage at 11:00 a.m. Learn to slowcook unconventional

On Saturday, August 7, 2010, Brent E. Wertz, vice president of Food and Beverage and executive chef at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort , was the keynote speaker at the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts Toque ceremony. This graduation ceremony, where culinary students are presented with the toque (tall chef hat) for the first

During the month of July 2010, faculty and students from the Academy of Culinary Arts are appearing at the Friday farmers’ market in Punxsutawney. In an effort to support local growers and to increase community awareness of healthy cooking and eating choices, chef instructors Martha Rupert , Lynn Pike , and An

Heidi Miller, a 2008 graduate of the  Academy of Culinary Arts , won three awards in Pittsburgh’s premier cake decorating and tasting competition “Let Them Eat Cake!” The black-tie event was held at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on April 25, 2010. Miller submitted an entry for her employer, Vanilla Pastry S

From March 31 through April 19, 2010, the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts continues the tradition of hosting our annual Sponsor Fair. Executive chefs and human resource representatives from some of the most luxurious resort sites in the United States are traveling to Punxsutawney to meet with culinary and baking studen

IUP faculty member Chef Clifford Klinger is a featured presenter at the 2010 Pittsburgh Culinary Career Day, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Tourism and Lodging Association. Scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at the Holiday Inn Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh Culinary Career Day features culinary demonstrations a

“Six more weeks of winter.” And the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts Ice Carving Club approves! On Monday, February 1, 2010, the Academy of Culinary Arts hosted Punxsutawney’s sixth annual Chili and Wing Cook-off. In honor of this event and Groundhog Day, culinary students who are members of the IUP Academy of Culin

Culinary Arts department chairperson Albert Wutsch is listed in the National Culinary Review’s “Toast to the Outstanding Contributors of the Culinary World and Beyond.” Chef Wutsch is recognized in the January 2010 edition of the American Culinary Federation’s official magazine for his participation as a j

In the current edition of Sizzle , the American Culinary Federation’s quarterly for students of cooking, the benefits of studying abroad are discussed in the article “Taste the World.” Author Suzanne Hall talked to faculty members, students, and alumni from several U.S. and international cooking schools. Among th

Fast Recipes , the on line culinary arts publication and cooking community, recently interviewed Chef Albert Wutsch , chairperson of the Department of Culinary Arts , about the advantages offered by the culinary program at IUP. The academy is currently the featured cooking school on the Fast Recipes website

The Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (PASFAA) has presented Mysti Dinger, Student Services coordinator for the Academy of Culinary Arts , with the Emerging Leader Award. The award recognizes consistent service to and involvement in PASFAA and is one of four awards given out to PASFA

As executive chef for Levy Restaurants at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, Culinary Arts alumna Dominique Metcalfe is creating the cuisine that feeds the leaders, staff, and media from countries around the world who are attending the G-20 economic summit. Metcalfe and her culinar

Culinary Arts faculty member Gary Fitting, C.E.C., C.C.E., C.C.A., A.A.C., received the ACF President’s Medallion at the 2009 ACF National Convention in Orlando, Florida, where he was one of twenty-three people recognized for service to the American Culinary Federation and the culinary profession. Chef Fitting i

Chef Michael Herr, 1997  Culinary Arts  graduate and 2003 graduate of the Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management program, will be the honorary guest speaker at the Culinary Arts graduation ceremony on August 8, 2009. Herr, age thirty-one, is currently executive chef at The Country Club of St. Albans, a pr

Culinary, Baking, and Hospitality Management students visited Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa in Farmington, Pennsylvania, for the annual IUPACA Sunday Brunch and resort tour on Sunday, March 29, 2009. All guests were treated to an amazing brunch which included cheese and fruit displays, a shrimp and crab raw ba

Are you interested in training to become a professional in the food industry? Come visit us this spring and learn how you can make your career dreams real! At IUP we have multiple program options in culinary, baking, hospitality, nutrition, and dietetics. Visit us and get the facts. Culinary admissions programs wil

Lautrec , the highly acclaimed French restaurant at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa in Farmington, Pennsylvania, has been awarded the Mobil Travel Guide Five Star ranking. Lautrec is the only restaurant in the state of Pennsylvania to achieve the Five Star ranking for 2009. Having also been awarded the AAA Five Di

Ice carving demonstrations at Ebensburg’s annual "Dickens of a Christmas" will never be the same! On the first Saturday in December,  IUP culinary  students and faculty carved a giant thirty-block ice sliding board. The crowd was wowed by the sheer size of the ice blocks and the demonstration of ice carving technique

Thinking about attending the Academy of Culinary Arts this Fall? One of the choices you will have to make is where you would you like to live. Why not choose one of our state-of-the-art  on-campus suites ? Residential living has never been better, and these are definitely NOT traditional “dorms!” Enjoy your own pri

We still have a few seats available for the class beginning this fall. The Academy offers a first-rate culinary education at a surprisingly affordable price. Our comprehensive program, with its multiple degree options and world-class chef instructors, can bring you one step closer to your future career as a profess

Teachers and Counselors: join us for complimentary gourmet dining this summer ! We have one table per day reserved especially for educators. Bring up to three guests or come by yourself and we will seat you with other teachers and counselors. This is a great way to see the Academy of Culinary Arts for yourself an

Interested visiting the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts during the week? Check out our Culinary Admissions Baking Buffet Tours. Classes and individuals alike are welcome. You will tour our state-of-the-art Living and Learning Center and our Kitchen Labs. Along the way, we'll meet and talk with students, faculty and staff