George O'Palenick

Chef Instructor - Johnson & Wales University since 1980
Coached 6 collegiate teams First Night Presentations since 1993 - 1999
Falmouth Maine Winter Festivals
2003 - George O'Palenick and Louis Manzoni - International Ice Carving Festival Competition, Matsumoto Japan - Gold Medal - 3 rd Place out of 28 Teams.
US Ambassador
Convention Center in 1995 and the Newport Hyatt Regency Hotel in 2004.
Art In Ice carved 60 blocks of ice that were displayed and individual centerpieces on each of the guest tables.
National Chef of the Year 1995 - Culinary Education of the Year 2004.
Gold Medal Culinary Olympic Winner in 1998 and 2004 First Night Presentations since 1993
1998 - 75 block carving
"Rushing into the Millennium" - Ben Hur Theme
2001 - 250 Block Castle
Falmouth Maine Winter Festivals
US Ambassador to Nagano Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan — interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning
Chairman for the American Culinary Federation North East Conference held at the Providence Convention Center in 1995. Art In Ice carved 60 blocks of ice that were displayed.
Member of The American Culinary Federation
National Chef of the Year
Gold Medal Culinary Olympic Winner in 1998
North East Regional Vice President of the American
Culinary Federation
Chef O'Palenick has held many seminars on Ice Carving, US Pastry Guild - throughout the country.
US Pastry Guild
1997 - Washington, DC
1997 - San Juan Puerto Rico, Caribbean Culinary Federation
1997 - Albany, New York, American Culinary Federation
Brown University - Vartan Gregarian Award Sculpture
Renaissance Award from Mayor Cianci Sculpture Senior Carver, Louis Manzoni
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