Hard work pays off! That’s the underlying philosophy the Monroe Culinary and Confectionery applied in their weeks of preparation for the cold salon at the International Hotel Motel and Restaurant Show held earlier this month at the Jacob Javits Center. As a result of their efforts, Monroe won the gold medal of the Salon and the Prosper Montagne award for cold food display.
To prepare, the twenty-seven students, led by their team of coaches, transformed the college‘s new Pastry Lab into a tropical rainforest of delicate chocolate pieces, sugar artistry, a cake featuring all of nature’s beauty, and a finely-airbrushed frog composed of rice crispy treats. The long hours of work ensured that each delicate piece of their craft from the pastries to the poularde came together for the cold food display table.
“This is another feather in our cap,” said Dr. Frank C. Costantino CEC CCE AAC, Dean of the School of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts, “and it’s the result of hard work and dedication by our faculty and the students who are really beginning to see the great value in perfecting their skills for competitions like these. When the results come in, we couldn’t be prouder.”
The Student Teams
Garde Manger -Veronica Marcano, Betania Lopez, Alberto Obando, Aaron Monis, Luz Santiago, Hosung Lim, Cuauhtemoc Cortez, Tiffany Gautier
Confectionery - Glen Jose Hernandez, Lourdes Mejia, Clarissa Rangel, Katrina Vasquez, Steven Medina, Gauris Melo, Maria Wu, Sade Collington, Naomi Torres, Brenda Lara, Jazmilette Velasquez, Shamel Donigan, Angela Jimenez, Jennifer Rivera,
Table Design- Ezra Bailey, Raynelle Brown, Michelle Flores, Grizelle Garcia, Giselle Francisco
Monroe College Educational Booth
The PCMA Club: Katherine Garcia , Lucy Nieves, Wilarid Peralta, Estephanie Jeminez, Yvette Hernandez, Kristalie Negron, Lenny Sanchez, Vanesa Ramirez, Jocelyn Henderson, Neisha Simon, Ramona Samuels, Dominique Jamison-Jones, Antonio Martin, Jonathan Greenfield, Norrell Joseph, Donnell Davis, Yvette Gumbs, Liza Burgos, Marsha Marcelle, Tagewattie Khemraj, Argelia Cureno, Monique Arrucci, Nelissa Davis, Michelle Flores, Mario Grijalva
Faculty
Chef Tracy Zimmermann CCC CHE, Chairperson
Professor St. Clair Thompson CHE, Deputy Chairperson
Professor Tanya Hodges CHE, Director
Chef Eric Pellizzari CEC CCE, Garde Manger
Chef Ebow Dadzie, Confectionery
Professor Sharon Gellman CHE, Table design
Chef Gerard Molloy CEPC, advisor
Chef Michael Vignapiano CCE AAC, advisor
Professor Geeta Debisingh, CHE
Professor Patrick Hayes, CHE
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