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10 Feb

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For Leroy, cooking isn’t just a job. It’s a way of life. “When I’m in the kitchen, all my worries go away.” There was a time when Leroy had plenty to worry about. After 15 years in federal prison, he found himself spiraling towards his lowest...

10 Feb

Posted at 00:37h in ACF, baked goods, Catering, Catering for a cause, chef, Culinary Arts, Events, Graduate of the month, homemade, Markets, Pastries, Recipes, Uncategorized by
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Yield: 2 dozen cupcakes Ingredients: 2 ½ cups flour 1 ½ cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cocoa powder 1 ½ cup oil 1 cup buttermilk 2 eggs 2 tablespoons red food coloring 1 teaspoon vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Frosting: 1 pound cream cheese 4 cups confectioners' sugar 1 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions: Preheat oven...

28 Oct

Posted at 18:19h in baked goods, Catering, Culinary Arts, Faces of Food Services, Graduate of the month, harlem, healthy living, homemade, Pastries, Recipes, Special Events, Uncategorized by
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Kronna Williams, left, preparing food with his team at a James Beard event.  For a long time Kronna Williams believed that dreams were made for other people—not him. As a child, his reality was one of poverty and drugs. Of hardship and struggle. Of ultimately being...

28 Oct

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Kronna is giving back every day and expressing himself in each dish that he creates as the Executive Chef at our Peter Jay Sharp Center for Opportunity in Brooklyn. He has stated that “Cooking is therapeutic”. He loves how fascinating the whole process is when...

14 Oct

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[caption id="attachment_1095" align="aligncenter" width="354"]                     Congratulations Pastry Pete![/caption] On October 10th we competed in Harlem Park to Park's Harlem Harvest annual bake-off and took home 3 awards! Overall, we won first place for our chocolate pecan brownies and third...