January 28, 2007 - Dover , New Hampshire -
The Atlantic Culinary Academy at McIntosh College will host the state round of the 2007 American Culinary Federation Jr. Team Culinary competition on January 28, 2007. The school’s competition team will also participate in the day-long event.
This event will be held at the McIntosh campus in the instructional kitchens of the Atlantic Culinary Academy. The team’s head coach, Chef Instructor Michael Ciuffetti, said, "The competition will be in two parts. The first section is a skills set, in which the teams butcher a chicken and fish for preparation in the entrees, as well as showing vegetable preparation and pastry skills. In the second round, teams go head-to-head in cooking a four-course meal."
Chef Ciuffetti added, "The competition is a test of skills, management and team work. Those who excel in this type of environment learn what it takes to compete not only in the kitchen, but in their careers."
The American Culinary Federation, Inc, (ACF) is the premier professional chefs' organization in North America, with more than 240 chapters nationwide and 19,000 members. The organization promotes national culinary competitions at many levels, including the junior competition for students.
The winner of the January 27th state competition will represent the state of New Hampshire at the regional event in Pittsburg in early March.
McIntosh’s team is coached by Certified Executive Chef (CEC) Instructors Michael Ciuffetti; Todd Sweet, CEC; and Murray Long, CEC. The five-member team includes the following students:
- Quintin Mapes, from Ovid, Michigan
- Nathan Paquin, from Londonderry, NH
- Dick Felch, from East Hampstead, NH
- Rebecca Cail, from Rochester, NH
- Christina Weaver, from Vorheesville, NY
- Paul Couch, from Vineland, New Jersey
About McIntosh College
McIntosh College is a private, degree granting post-secondary college located in Dover, New Hampshire. McIntosh College offers a variety of associate degrees. McIntosh College was founded in 1896, and has continually operated in Dover, playing an important role in the region's evolving career education landscape. Today the college enrolls nearly one thousand students from around the country. In 1999, McIntosh College became part of the Career Education Corporation's community of schools.
McIntosh College's programs currently include Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Criminal Justice, Medical Assisting, Paralegal Studies, Graphic Design, Professional Photography, Accounting, Business Management, Massage Therapy and Fashion Merchandising. In 2006, McIntosh entered into an articulation agreement with New Hampshire's Plymouth State University in which course credit can be transferred to PSU for Graphic Design and Criminal Justice. McIntosh College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC).
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