<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/0114-skidmore-chefs-earn-silver.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Skidmore chefs earn silver at the annual American Culinary Federation Competition</title><author/><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>01/15/2025 04:36:06 AM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>Members of Skidmore Dining Services competed alongside top chefs from institutions across the Northeast and Texas in a “Chopped”-style competition on Friday, Jan. 10, hosted by the College.</description><category>News</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2025/images/0114-skid-wins-silver-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Short Order Cook Allen Lapelle slices carrots"/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2025/images/0114-skid-wins-silver-hero.jpg" alt="Production Manager Tim Thompson and Senior Cook Paul Karlson plate their appetizer, Cornish game hen ballotine with king trumpet demi glaze over brown rice."/></image><caption>Production Manager Tim Thompson and Senior Cook Paul Karlson plate their appetizer, Cornish game hen ballotine with king trumpet demi glaze over brown rice.</caption></item>