Adirondack 
Culinary Arts
 
The Adirondacks & the Lake Champlain 
Valley of Upstate New York & Vermont have long been known for their truly 
unique & varied cuisine ranging from fresh caught native brook trout cooked 
over an open campfire to world class dining at five star resorts. 
 
 
 
In the internationally acclaimed City of Saratoga Springs, diners can choose from 
over fifty exciting restaurants with menus featuring everything from spicy Mexican 
foods to hearty  homecooked 
meals. If romantic candle light dining in a Great Camp setting appeals to you, 
the beautiful Saranac Lake and Lake Placid region offers an unparralled experience. 
Because of the abundant fish and game found throughout the Adirondacks, visitors 
have the opportunity to sample such native culinary delights as smoked 
venison, 
roast duck, and fresh rainbow trout.
homecooked 
meals. If romantic candle light dining in a Great Camp setting appeals to you, 
the beautiful Saranac Lake and Lake Placid region offers an unparralled experience. 
Because of the abundant fish and game found throughout the Adirondacks, visitors 
have the opportunity to sample such native culinary delights as smoked 
venison, 
roast duck, and fresh rainbow trout. 
 
        We 
invite you to take a virtual tour of some of our most popular travel  
destinations including Saratoga 
Springs, Ballston Spa, Glens Falls, 
Lake George, Ticonderoga, Old 
Forge, Blue Mt. Lake, Canton, Watertown, Saranac 
Lake, Lake Placid (host of the 1932 
& 1980 winter Olympics) 
and the City of Plattsburgh. 
In neighboring Vermont, experience the beauty of Lake Champlain and the Lake 
Champlain Valley featuring the historic communities of Burlington, Shelburne, 
Charlotte, Vergennes, Middlebury, St Albans, and the Grand Isles of NW Vermont. 
 
 
 
        
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The 
Culinary Arts program at Paul Smith's College in the Adirondacks was founded on 
the principle of learning by doing. Many of todays local chefs learned their trade 
at Paul Smith's. 
  
 
 
Join 
host Derek Muirden and European trained Chef Armand C. Vanderstigchel for an hour 
long culinary celebration of the best recipes from the best restaurants, inns, 
and B&Bs in the Adirondacks!
 
 Enjoy this hour long "culinary celebration" that brings you the best recipes 
from some of the best restaurants, inns and B&B's in the Adirondacks. Adirondack 
Cuisine is taped on location at the Adirondack Landmark Saranac Hotel, where the 
award-winning Senior Producer and Host, Derek Muirden, takes viewers on a tour 
of the restaurants, inns and B&B's, 
  
 | Adirondacks.com Internet Publishing Group and Mountain Lake PBS 
television announce a powerful online partnership to promote Mountain Lakes award 
winning programming and important educational mission throughout Upstate New York 
and Canada.
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 | Alice 
Recore (left) CEO of Mountain Lake PBS and Marie Mercier (middle)Communications 
Coordinator with Rob Grant (right) President, Adirondacks.com Internet Publishing 
Group | 
 
 prior 
to European trained Chef Armand preparing a dish made famous by each of the restaurants. 
Mountain Lake PBS has a long and distinguished 
record of producing Adirondack programming for New York State and the PBS national 
audience. Adirondack Cuisine is sure to carry on that tradition. Derek and Chef 
Armand will put a visual and delightful spin on the art of Adirondack cooking.
 
Adirondack Cuisine is produced by Mountain Lake PBS, in association with Berkshire 
House Publishers, Inc. Berkshire House is the publisher of Adirondack Cuisine 
(the book); authored by Chef Armand C. Vanderstigchel and Robert E. Berkel, Jr. 
Chef Armand and Robert celebrate great recipes from the entire Adirondack region, 
in all it's seasons. The 239 page book is complete with full page color photographs 
of many of the dishes, and is easily the most complete Adirondack recipe book 
ever published. 
  
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George Miller (left) and Rob Grant Pres. Adirondacks.com Internet Publishing group | 
  
              | Paul 
                Smith's College & the Adirondacks.com Internet Publishing 
                Group join forces to showcase Paul Smith's unique curriculum and 
                promote Hospitality and Culinary Arts in the Adirondacks. Paul Smith's program features the Statler Hospitality 
Center which houses five full-service laboratory kitchens, a retail bakery and 
the new Statler "World-Link" high-tech classroom facility (dedicated to the Hospitality 
and Culinary Arts Division). The college-owned and operated 92-room Hotel Saranac 
in nearby Saranac Lake includes two restaurants and a bakery.
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          Students in Baking and Pastry Arts are preparing for careers in the 
          growing hospitality industry, and upon completion can expect to find 
          positions in hotels, resorts, and restaurants. This 
          career path develops skills and knowledge necessary for employment in 
          a variety of baking and pastry establishments. 
          
           Examples of these positions include: 
 Baker, Baker's Helper, Pastry Cook, 
Assistant Pastry Chef, and Bakery Manager. 
 This fast paced industry offers 
many opportunities for advancement. 
 
 
 Whether rolling dough, piping 
decorations, pulling sugar or preparing and finishing desserts, pastry students 
are taught the basics ranging from classical to contemporary preparations. Emphasis 
in a baking and pastry arts program is placed on teaching advanced pastry skills 
and providing managerial training while covering all aspects of pastry preparations, 
presentation and service at international standards. With hands-on experience 
emphasized throughout the program, students spend approximately three quarters 
of their training time performing practical work in food preparation. The skills 
and knowledge acquired in a Pastry Arts program helps graduates to advance their 
careers at an accelerated pace.