Twiss Wins Regional ACF Competition

Chittenango resident takes silver on SUNY Delhi campus

(Chittenango – Nov. 16, 2009) – Aaron Twiss of Chittenango was awarded a silver medal in the Professional Ice Sculpting category of the 11th Annual SUNY Delhi American Culinary Federation (ACF) Regional Competition.

Twiss is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Culinary Arts at Delhi.

SUNY Delhi’s culinary arts program has gained national attention and continues to garner respect and accolades for its excellence. Regarded as one of the best in the country by many industry professionals, the program offers students a firm foundation in which to start their careers as culinary professionals.

The college’s culinary labs progress through basic skills dealing with Garde Manger, baking, sauces, stocks, etc., to the capstone course, Signatures by Candlelight, a full-service fine dining restaurant that is open to the public and operated completely by SUNY Delhi students.

In addition to the core classes, there are numerous culinary electives offered to help each student customize their portfolio of education. Depending on their interest or direction in the field, students can choose from electives such as advanced meat cutting, culinary competition, advanced pastries and confections and culinary sculpting, which uses 300 pound ice blocks made on campus by culinary students in the college’s own ice sculpting lab.

Twiss Wins Regional ACF Competition

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