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Monroe College's Culinary Institute of New York Competition Team Wins ACF National Student Team Championship for the Second Straight Year

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

BRONX, N.Y., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Monroe College, a national leader in educating first generation and international students, is proud to announce that its Culinary Institute of New York student competition team was named the American Culinary Federation's (ACF) 2023 national champion, taking home the coveted trophy for the second straight year.

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  • The CINY team was one of four top student culinary teams in the country to compete at ACF's national competition in New Orleans.
  • They earned their number one seed and the Northeast Regional championship at a qualifier event held last March in Kansas.
  • Pandemic year aside, 2023 was the fifth straight year that the CINY team was crowned the ACF Northeast Regional Champion.
  • "Team CINY is incredibly proud to earn the national championship again this year," said Dr. Frank C. Costantino, Dean of Monroe College's School of Hospitality Management and Culinary Institute of New York and the head coach of the competition team.

Aspiring Future Chefs Taste Victory at Monroe College's Annual "America's Best High School Chef" Competition

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Monday, March 20, 2023

BRONX, N.Y., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The sweet taste of victory was on the menu earlier this month as high school students interested in culinary and pastry careers took over the Culinary Arts Center for Monroe College's annual "America's Best High School Chef" (ABHSC) competition.

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  • Talented high school chefs and pâtissiers from along the east coast impressed the judges with their creativity, knowledge, and skills
    BRONX, N.Y., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The sweet taste of victory was on the menu earlier this month as high school students interested in culinary and pastry careers took over the Culinary Arts Center for Monroe College 's annual "America's Best High School Chef" (ABHSC) competition.
  • Congratulations to this year's incredibly talented winners:
    The students earning first place each won a scholarship valued at $65,600.
  • "While our 'America's Best High School Chef' competition always attracts many of the best of the best, we were especially impressed by the skills, creativity, and true passion of this year's participants," said Dean Frank Costantino, EdD CEC CCE CCA AAC.
  • This is the 14th year that the College hosted its "America's Best High School Chef" competition.

Culinary Competition Team from Monroe College's Culinary Institute of New York Wins 2022 ACF National Student Team Championship

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Monday, August 15, 2022

BRONX, N.Y., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Monroe College, a national leader in educating urban and international students, very proudly announced today that students from its Culinary Institute of New York (CINY) earned the American Culinary Federation's (ACF) 2022 Student Team Championship title – an exciting first for the program.

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  • BRONX, N.Y., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Monroe College , a national leader in educating urban and international students, very proudly announced today that students from its Culinary Institute of New York (CINY) earned the American Culinary Federation 's (ACF) 2022 Student Team Championship title an exciting first for the program.
  • The CINY team was one of eight teams from across the country invited to compete at ACF's national competition.
  • "They worked incredibly hard all season to come together as a unified team and find their shared culinary voice in the kitchen.
  • The competition took place at the 2022 ACF National Convention held July 24-28 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Monroe College Holds 13th Annual "America's Best High School Chef" Competition for Aspiring Chefs and Pâtissiers

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

BRONX, N.Y., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Monroe College, a national leader in educating first-generation and international students, recently opened the doors to its Culinary Arts Center on the New Rochelle campus to welcome participants attending its annual "America's Best High School Chef" competition.

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  • BRONX, N.Y., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Monroe College , a national leader in educating first-generation and international students, recently opened the doors to its Culinary Arts Center on the New Rochelle campus to welcome participants attending its annual "America's Best High School Chef" competition.
  • The College warmly congratulates the top scorers on their wonderful achievement and thanks all of the participants and their coaches for their terrific work.
  • The winner of that round earns the title of "America's Best High School Chef" and a full academic scholarship to attend Monroe.
  • The winner of that round earns the title of "America's Best High School Pastry Chef" and a full academic scholarship to attend Monroe.