Pierpont Culinary Academy to Play Key Role in Downtown Brand

Main Street Fairmont commissioned Arnett-Muldrow, city planning and marketing consultants, from Greenville, SC to help re-brand Fairmont. Arnett-Muldrow recommended a four district approach (Downtown, Southside, Eastside, and Riverside) to feature the distinct areas represented in MSF's boundaries.

The Pierpont Culinary Academy's future student bistro was presented as a driving force in the Downtown district. Arnett-Muldrow has laid a solid foundation for Maple Creative and Mythology, two consulting firms hired by Pierpont to brand and market the bistro and Cafe District, to build upon.

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Pierpont Pastry Students Visit Washington DC

Pastry Chef Kristen Cirolia led a group of students on a field to our nation's capital recently to experience pastries on a large scale at Ridgewell's Catering. The group toured the food service operation, and dawned some aprons to pitch in with some extra hands as well.

The trip was designed to give the students an urban experience both from an operational perspective as well as a sense food service and restaurant options in a larger city. The group enjoyed dinner at McCormick and Schmicks.

Pierpont Culinary Gives Back to the Union Mission

Students in Pierpont Culinary Academy Quantity Foods class prepared and served a meal at Fairmont's local homeless shelter: the Union Mission. The Tuesday and Thursday FOSM 2204 Quantity Foods Lab classes put their semester's practice to work recently by preparing a meal for 75 people at the Union Mission.

Tuesday's lab prepared a BBQ theme. Residents and visitors to the shelter enjoyed BBQ ribs, pulled BBQ, coleslaw, cornbread, green beans, and honey-apple cake. Thursday's lab prepared: meatloaf, garlic mashed potatoes, snap peas, and double-chocolate cookies.

Pierpont Culinary ends every semester with this community service learning project. Students are given an opportunity to reflect on their experiences at the end of the class, and usually it is one of the highlights of the semester.

Hear more about the project with this WBOY exclusive: