Culinary Arts is a ProStart curriculum and is certified by the National Restaurant Association, meaning students enrolled in this program are receiving top-notch training in the culinary field. If this wasn't enough, students get hands-on experiences operating the Garden Cafe restaurant at Apollo Career Center during their two years in the program. This involves everything from prepping the menu, serving customers, managing day-to-day operations, and developing what it takes to one day take a place in the culinary industry. While using state-of-the-art equipment, students prepare a wide variety of dishes and baked goods and are prepared for careers as a personal chef, sous chef, restaurant manager, caterer and more.

Skills Learned:

• Culinary terminology
• Cooking techniques
• Sanitation and safety
• Food and beverage cost control
• Kitchen management and supervision
• Customer service/guest relations

Potential Careers:

• Restaurant Manager
• Caterer
• Cook
• Personal Chef
• Sous Chef
• Dietician