Students prepare food in a large commercial kitchen and manage a café and dining room. Instruction includes a Serve Safe safety and sanitation course, equipment and utensil usage, food production, customer relations, menu development, and supervisory skills. Students learn how to prepare and present a wide variety of foods from appetizers to desserts including international foods. Students provide a dining room and banquet service throughout the year to faculty, staff, principals, counselors, migrant workers, and other students.
Semi-skilled areas of employment upon graduation include cook, prep-cook, dietetic aide, and baking assistant. Employment opportunities with a two-year degree include chef, pastry chef, and dining room manager, catering manager, purchasing agent, personal chef, and food service supervisor. Opportunities with a four-year degree include executive chef, dietitian, restaurant manager, and executive pastry chef.
Breakfast Food and Sandwiches
Desserts and Baked Goods
Food Safety and Kitchen Safety
Global Cuisine
Meat, Poultry, Seafood
Nutrition
Salads and Garnishes
Stocks, Soups, and Sauces
Vegetables, Potatoes, Grains
Innovative Cooking Methods
CTE Credit
Career & Financial Management
3rd Year Math
3rd Year Science
English Language Arts (ELA) 12
Caterer
Dietician
Executive Chef
Food Production Manager
Kitchen Assistant
Nutritionist
Pastry Chef/Baker
Restaurant Manager
Restaurant Owner
Sous Chef