Chef Wild

Introduction: Thomas Wild is a chef instructor at Southern Crescent Technical College. He is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. His special training and education includes the following: * Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, New York; student chef * Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois; rounds man (internship) His certifications are as follows: * Certified executive chef * Certified dietary supervisor * Certified sanitarian by the New Jersey Department of Health His special accomplishments and awards are as follows: * First annual Chaine Des Rotisseurs dinner, Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey * Annual UNICEF dinner, Fairmont Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Banquet in honor of first lady Roslyn Carter, Fairmont Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * National Restaurant Association culinary arts salon member, grand prize team, and 14 first prizes; Chicago, Illinois * Elected as president of Tri-county Chapter of American Culinary Federation * Elected as vice president of the Birmingham Chapter of American Culinary Federation He has taught the following classes: fundamental food production skills, intermediate food production skills, bake shop and patisserie, garde manger and charcuterie, advanced food production skills, and dining room service. He is a manager and adviser of the student hot food team, which won one gold medal and four silver medals.