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Aa Sans Save PrintSome Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Culinary Arts students and graduates are embarking on an exciting career path at Barnsley Resort in Adairsville.
“Barnsley Resort was impressed with a couple of students in the Culinary Arts program that we sent there to assist with a catered event,” said Chef Greg Paulson, program director and instructor of Culinary Arts at GNTC. “Their executive chef boasted about how knowledgeable and well-trained the students were.”
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