Caitlyn Jones Joins SUNY Delhi Ice Sculpting team

2015 Mar 13

Caitlyn Jones of Walton, NY is a member of the SUNY Delhi ice sculpting team. Jones is pursuing a bachelor in Hotel and Resort Management.

SUNY Delhi was the first school in New York State to have a dedicated ice sculpting lab, a point of pride for the college's Culinary Arts program. Culinary sculpting uses 300 pound ice blocks made on campus by culinary students in the college's own ice sculpting lab. In the past 12 years, SUNY Delhi's ice sculpting team has traveled to Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire and elsewhere for ice sculpting competitions. In 2009, the school's team placed second in the Collegiate Nationals in Michigan. The team also frequently sculpts for local events.

SUNY Delhi's culinary arts program has gained national attention and continues to garner respect and accolades for its excellence. Regarded as one of the best in the country by many industry professionals, the program offers students a firm foundation in which to start their careers as culinary professionals. The college's culinary labs progress through basic skills dealing with Garde Manger, baking, sauces, stocks, etc., to the capstone course, Signatures by Candlelight, a full service fine dining restaurant that is open to the public and operated completely by SUNY Delhi students. In addition to the core classes, there are numerous culinary electives offered to help each student customize their portfolio of education. Depending on their interest or direction in the field, students can choose from electives such as advanced meat cutting, culinary competition, advanced pastries and confections and culinary sculpting.