​Looking for work? The National Restaurant Association estimates a record $566 billion in food and beverage sales for 2009 (more than $1.5 billion per day). The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, NY, will be holding an Admissions reception at Ocean Prime (Aventura Mall) on Sunday, November 8 at 6 p.m. This is an opportunity for aspiring culinarians to meet CIA agents -- er, representatives, and to learn about the college's bachelor's and associate degree programs in culinary art
The question was this:Only two people currently working in the
South Florida food industry graduated The Culinary Institute of America
with the highest honor accorded: The Francis B. Roth Award for
Outstanding Performance. Can you name them? Most folks guessed Tim Andriola correctly. Neal Cooper eventually felt he had triumphed with Alfred Portale as the second Roth winner. But...Portale graduated top of his class in grade point average, but we haven't found any evidence that he copped the Outst
