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School of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts New York is considered to be the Hospitality and Culinary Capital of the World.

In New York City alone, there are over 200 hotels and 23,000 restaurants as well as countless universities, yacht and professional clubs, two airports, a cruise line terminal, who all provide excellent career opportunities. People from all over the world compete for employment throughout the NY Metro Area and Monroe has an extensive network of relationships in the local hospitality industry. Profe

ssionals in the Culinary Arts require specialized training so they can become expert in both front and back-of-the-house. The food service industry includes restaurants, corporate dining, institutional settings, cruise and airline catering, private chef and consulting companies. The Culinary Arts program helps develop graduates who are able to select from a range of opportunities. They learn to work in teams, communicate effectively and solve problems quickly. Realizing that each guest comes with different expectations, concerns, and considerations, Culinary Arts students are taught how to effectively work in a variety of situations.

03/14/2026

Today we hosted our annual Americas Best High School Chef and Pastry Chef Competition!

It was an incredible contest with talented students traveling from all over the United States to showcase their skills. Congratulations to our winners and participants!

We were grateful to have an outstanding judging panel led by CINY alumni and long time supporters. Thank you to Dean Costantino .frank and Monroe University for continuing to create meaningful opportunities for young culinarians.

It was an intensive day that highlighted dedication, discipline, and hard work from every young competitor. CINY was proud to host them and even prouder to be a part of their journey. Most of all, today showcased the strong community we have here at CINY and the ways we can come together to support the next generation of chefs.

03/09/2026

ACF North East Regionals 2026

Hosted at the Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh PA!

This year CINY had entries in every category. Bringing home 8 gold medals, a silver and a bronze! We are so proud of our students and this efforts made through this extensive training camp.

Our 5 student Freshman Team placed 2nd with a score of 92 points. All bringing home gold medals 🏅! This team produced a high level menu and put on a spectacular preformance. With only being in our program for 6 months, they have a bright future ahead of them.

The Student Pastry Chef of the Year competition was a display of pastry excellence! Rachel Brookes, CCAP Chicago Alum scored a silver medal with her tropical dessert platter. Carolina Verdugo, CCAP Arizona Alum scored a bronze medal with her chocolate dessert platter.

Student Chef of the Year totaled 6 entries. We went 1st and 2nd with our golden girls Lyric White, CCAP Arizona Alum and Lilliana Morales, CCAP LosAngeles Alum. Lilliana will move on to Nationals in Grand Rapids, MI later this year.

Our Chef of the Year produced an amazing duck platter and won with a Professional Gold medal and will also continue to the ACF National Convention!

None of this could have been possible without the guidance of our Chef, Dean Costantino .frank . His coaching and support pushed every one of us to do our best in the kitchen.

A huge thanks to our 4 apprentices for our core team aswell as our 2 professional apprentices for chef of the year. As well as our training support & .radley_x . CINY totaled 16 students at this comp!

All photos shot by: @ and

GO TEAM CINY!

02/07/2026

Empowering the next generation of chefs.

High school students showcasing their culinary skill and competing for life changing scholarships.

Proud to host. Proud to support. Proud to uplift future talent.
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02/06/2026

Competing in the 12th Annual IIHM Young Chef Olympiad. Angely Reyes showed what passion, discipline, and drive looks like in action. She competed through two rounds against over 50 young chefs from across the globe. Her hard work paid off as she made TOP 20 securing a spot in Round 2 where she earned the Rising Star Award!

This accomplishment reflects countless hours of practice and commitment to excellence!

A huge thank you to her coach, Dr. Frank Costantino .frank whose guidance, dedication and support helped shape this moment for Angely and for all of CINY. Each year we return stronger and we’re dedicated what team CINY can bring to the International stage!

Thank you to for this opportunity and for the hospitality given at this amazing competition!

GO TEAM USA! GO TEAM CINY

12/09/2025

GMMCC 2025!

What an amazing day for team CINY! Our students won 18 gold 12 silver and 7 bronze ACF medals. Which is our new record for most gold medals won!

This group has been working incredibly hard for the past 3 months and their efforts did not fall short! We are so proud of every one of them. A special shoutout to our freshman team who earned the majority of our gold medals before even completing their first semester here at CINY!

Out talaneted students competing in pastry, hot food, knife skills, chocolate showpiece, and a SF1 mystery basket showdown, won by
Along with our Alumni who earned a Professional gold!

A special shoutout to our outstanding coach .frank and assistant coaches and ! None of this could be completed without them.

Huge thank you to all the CINY supporters and family that contributed to this special day! Our medal count is now at 1300!

11/23/2025

Broome County Competition 2025!

Today we kicked off our competition season with 11 amazing student competitors. Our freshman brought home 6 silver medals in culinary skills aswell as a silver and gold medal in pastry skills. Additionally we had 3 silvers in student plated dishes. 🥇🥈
This group of freshman have been with us for only 3 months and they are already accomplishing so much. It’s amazing the way they thrive in the kitchen.
None of this could be possible without our amazing coach .frank aswell as our assistant coaches ! CINY i grateful for the opportunities we were given today to be part of this experience!

11/02/2025

Our chefs doing big things in Michigan this weekend!

Congratulations to alumni Chef Frankie for receiving a silver medal in the F2 Mystery Basket Category! A lot of work has been put into making this happen

Go CINY!!

10/29/2025

Team CINY 2026 has been working hard in the kitchen to prepare for the annual GMMCC competition this coming December

Additionally, we’ll be kicking off the season at Broome County Community College this November!

08/02/2025

Vegas Convention 2025 🃏 What an eventful weekend Team CINY had in Vegas. We had 5 competitors competing this weekend in multiple different categories. We first want to congratulate our competitors for their hard work and dedication they had this training camp. Congratulations to Yeishalee and Lilliana for placing first and second in the Young Global Competition. Earning our first international gold medals with Yeishalee securing her pass to Wales 2026. As well as Lilliana earning the best kitchen award. For our ACF competitors , Chef Giambrone placed second in the Chef of the Year competition earning a silver medal. A huge thank you to his apprentice Evan for supporting and competing alongside him. Nylah competed in Student pastry chef of the year earning second place with a silver medal. Lastly we had Bradley competing for student chef of the year , he earned a silver medal placing 4th. Thank you to the ACF for hosting us and putting on a great convention for these competitors. We are bringing more medals to CINY and more opportunities. All this is to our coach Chef Costantino and Chef Torres , for helping our students to grow and walk alongside with them. What an amazing way to close this year competition season and on to the next chapter 🎉

05/19/2025

This weekend CINY had the pleasure of hosting the first practice of the ACF Culinary Youth Team! This practice was led by Team manager Frank Costantino, giving us a first hand look at the team’s hard work and dedication. We are very excited and proud to have representation from Monroe students and faculty on the team. Go USA!!🇺🇸

10/18/2021

So proud of Chef Lay Alston, CINY alumn on the launch of her mobile restaurant concept we are enjoying her pop-up event in Williamsburg, Brooklyn!

12/01/2020

I am proud to serve on the Industry Advisory Board of the because every single day we are building a stronger and more equitable future of food! Join me in supporting this by donating at
bit.ly/FEFGT20
Thanks! Dean Costantino

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