“It was our honor to represent Kendall College and the Central Region in the ACF’s Knowledge Bowl, and we are thrilled to bring the national title and gold medals home to Chicago,” says team coach Dina Altieri, CEC, CCE, CHE, dean of the School of Culinary Arts. “Competition has made each of us stronger, and we are grateful for the opportunity to participate.”
The annual Baron H. Galand Culinary Knowledge Bowl, sponsored by American Technical Publishers, tests the acumen of culinary-arts students via a “Jeopardy”-style subject grid that includes challenging culinary, baking, nutrition, safety, sanitation and math questions as well as sensory perception. First held at the ACF’s 1992 National Convention in Washington, D.C., today the four geographic regions of the ACF hold the competition at their respective conferences in winter and spring to qualify teams to compete for the national title at the ACF’s convention in summer.
Kendall College won the National Baron H. Galand Culinary Knowledge Bowl championships at the ACF’s conventions in Dallas, Texas, in 2011, and Anaheim, Calif., in 2010. According to Altieri, a new Kendall team will compete at the ACF’s 2016 ChefsConnect conference for the Central and Western Regions in Hawaii next March to vie for a spot in next summer’s national competition.
PHOTO:Kendall College’s 2015 Baron H. Galand Culinary Knowledge Bowl team (l. to r.): Mike Kubiesa (2nd alternate), Emily Mankus, Michael Lanzerotte, Chef Dina Altieri, Alex Szabo, Nelia Salvi and team captain Alex Gabrielson.