<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/0117-medal-for-community.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>A gold medal for the Skidmore community</title><author>Tory Abbott</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>01/17/2024 08:30:00 AM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>Skidmore’s award-winning Dining Services team took home gold in the 10th annual American Culinary Federation (ACF) Conference and Competition at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, marking its eighth gold medal at the event.</description><category>News</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2024/images/0117-medal-for-community-thumbnail.jpeg" alt="Cook Pat Ives pours blood orange coulis on Ukrainian honey cake during the ACF competition."/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2024/images/0117-medal-for-community-hero.jpeg" alt="The team prepares their buffet dish, bacon wrapped pork loin."/></image><caption>Production Manager Michael Hinrichs (center left) and cooks Matt Palmer (left), Pat Ives (center right), and Chris McGilpin (right) work together to prepare their buffet dish for the 10th annual ACF Culinary Competition hosted by the College.</caption></item>