Widener Executive Chef Matthew Clarke has brought home silver in the 2024 Aramark Culinary Excellence (ACE) competition for the mid-Atlantic region of Aramark Collegiate Hospitality.

Clarke competed against 13 chefs representing institutions in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, in a timed competition using duck as the main protein in their recipes.

Clarke took first place in the 2023 competition and went on to represent the region at the national Aramark Collegiate Hospitality Competition, where he took home a bronze medal.

In addition to overseeing the roughly 1,000 meals a day being served in the Pride Café, Clarke also runs the cooking for catered university events.

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