Monroe Culinary Earns gold and silver in ice carving competition!

Walton, NY—while others may shiver at the thought of minus 8 degrees, it was perfect weather for an American Culinary Federation sanctioned ice carving competition. Monroe Culinary students Jesus Alvarez and Cuauhtemoc Cortez earned a gold and silver medals respectively at the 2^nd annual Winterfest held Saturday, January 22 at the Delaware County fairgrounds in Walton, NY. The students participated in a one day ice-carving workshop in Delhi, NY, arranged by Dean Costantino in conjunction with Chef Thomas Recinella, Coach of the SUNY Delhi ice carving team.

Chef Costantino and Chef Eric Pellizzari were on hand to support the students and to judge the rest of the competitors. These were the first two medals ever earned by Monroe Culinary in the ice carving category.

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