Food & Beverage
Food That Exceeds Expectations.
Whether you’re planning a small meeting, a multi-day conference, or an intimate wedding, Chef Tom and his team are sure to please your taste buds! Our culinary team consistently delivers delicious, freshly prepared breakfast, lunch and dinner options in our onsite kitchen. Our menu is replete with buffet style meals, served dishes, a la carte selections, and even “breaks” for those lengthier meetings when you might need one.
Whatever your food needs, you’ll find our menu to be delightfully different than traditional convention centers. Vegetarians, vegans, or attendees with special diets? Not a problem. Our culinary team will happily accommodate your guests! And if there’s something that’s not on the menu, just contact us and we’ll do our best to make it happen!
Our Mission
At The Blair County Convention Center, our mission is to provide the ultimate, personalized dining experience to you and your guests. From simple refreshments to an elegant dinner, you won’t be disappointed with our unique menus and delicious, freshly prepared food.
Meet Our Executive Chef,
Tom Schilling
Chef Tom has over 40 years of experience in the food service industry and he’s served as our Executive Chef since 2013. As an eleven year old, he began working in a small town diner as a dishwasher and breakfast potato cook which sparked his passion for cooking. After college, Chef Tom joined the US Military where he attended culinary school at the Army Quartermaster School in Fort Lee Virginia. Chef Tom is an Honorably discharged Army veteran who has attended the Culinary Institute and has received both military and private culinary awards, including the Army’s most prestigious honor, the Philip A. Connelly Award for Excellence In Food Service.
Prior to serving as the Executive Chef here, Chef Tom worked at The Deli Restaurant, The Nittany Lion Inn, and The Penn Stater. Fun fact about Tom: he has a wife, Susan, and eight children - Tabor, Tierney, Tobiah, Tylo, Tovin, Tracer, Tage and Tolson - many of whom help him in the kitchen!
View The Menu
Check out our freshly prepared signature selections!
"Really nice place to attend meetings. The atmosphere is nice and they serve great food!”
-Karen Hescox, Event Attendee
Don’t take it from us. Our guests really love the food…
“The meal was delicious! Chef Tom did an outstanding job on the meal. He went above and beyond with our desserts adding a festive flair with the snowflake pastries and blue sugar crystals - nice touch adding to our event theme. The servers did an amazing job in serving our guests in a timely fashion, and quietly, as we started our program while dinner was being served.”
— Timothy J. Balconi, President, UPMC Altoona Foundation
“I can't thank you and your staff enough for facilitating a great convention. The convention center was beautiful, and your staff went above and beyond! We heard many, many compliments about the food. It was absolutely wonderful!”
— Lois Richards, Federation of Women’s Clubs of Pennsylvania
“What a wonderful evening! The food was delicious and the presentation was superb. Your chef did a fabulous job! We thoroughly enjoyed the entire evening.”
— Sandi & Charles Kamanski, Puritan Cleaners
“Hot food hot. Cold food cold. Made with a lot of love.”
-Chef Tom