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Culinary Institute Welcomes Top Chefs for ProChef Certification Course

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 13, 2006
 
CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA'S PROCHEF CERTIFICATION COURSE
DRAWS PROFESSIONAL CHEFS TO HYDE PARK FOR REFRESHER CLASSES
 
NINE TOP CHEFS COME TO CAMPUS OCTOBER 2-5 TO STRENGTHEN
THEIR INDUSTRY STANDING
 
HYDE PARK, NEW YORK -- The Culinary Institute of America is known world over for grooming the best chefs in the business. But even the best chefs in the world know there’s no advancement simply by resting on your laurels. That’s why the greatest chefs return to CIA for a "refresher course" to bolster their careers through the college’s ProChef Certification Program.

We are holding our next ProChef Exam Oct 2-5 and welcome foodservice trade journalists to our Hyde Park, NY, campus to watch this grueling, fascinating process firsthand. It would make for a great article for a foodservice publication.

Why is ProChef Certification important? The dynamic world of foodservice means constant changes: new flavor trends, new cooking styles, new management techniques. ProChef is the best way for top chefs to stay on top. ProChef is an intensive, three-part examination which tests the knowledge of working chefs and rewards their efforts. Students learn about the latest trends in world cuisine, but also about the latest technological advances in managing a restaurant by computer. Even brass-tacks matters like kitchen sanitation, union relations and employee negotiations are reviewed.

ProChef is fast becoming the gold standard for advancement in foodservice. I welcome you to report on this growing force in the industry.

Here are the candidates for the Oct 2-5 ProChef exam:

Andrew Atkinson, US Marines Corp
Washington DC
 
Kaith Blauschild
Polo Club of Boca Raton
 
Albert M. Creese
Sticky Wicket Res't & Bar
St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda
 
Marc A. DeGiovanni
A Single Pebble
Burlington, VT
 
David DiNapoli
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
 
Terry S. Howard
Country Club of Spartenburg
Roswell, GA
 
Damien Joseph
Wee Burn Country Club
Darien, CT
 
Shaun C. Lewis
Woodcrest Club
Bayville, NY
 
Richard Nielsen
Lakeland Yacht & Country Club
Lakeland, FL

Industry insiders and top chefs agree that CIA’s ProChef Certification program positively affects the future of American foodservice continuing education.

For more information about CIA's ProChef certification, visit www.ciaprochef.com or call Jay Blotcher, Media Relations staff at CIA: (845) 905-4419 or j_blotch@culinary.edu.
www.ciaprochef.com or call Jay Blotcher, Media Relations staff at CIA: (845) 905-4419 or j_blotch@culinary.edu.
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