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The City University of New York's New York City College of Technology issued the following news release:
City Tech will honor two industry leaders - Salvatore Rizzo and Jimmy Chin - at its annual dinner celebrating the department's fall 2007 baccalaureate degree graduates on Monday, December 10, in the College's Janet Lefler Dining Room.
Rizzo, director of culinary events at Karlitz & Company, NYC, a leading culinary marketing and events production firm in Manhattan, is being recognized as City Tech's 2007 Distinguished Hospitality Management Alumnus. Chin, regional director of risk management, North America, for The Peninsula Hotels, will receive the Outstanding Industry Professional Award for his dedication to the hospitality industry and his contributions to City Tech.
Born and raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Salvatore Rizzo's love of food began in childhood when he helped his Sicilian mother and aunt in the kitchen, and then at age 13 went to work in a pizzeria. Starting in high school, he worked at Brooklyn's first hot natural foods restaurant, Circles Café, rising through the ranks from busboy to restaurant manager. When asked about his passion for food, he says, "The culinary world is the only world I'll ever be in - I love everything about it."
In his current position, he manages the planning and execution of such premier culinary events as the Foxwoods Food...