| Create your recipe for success by whipping up your culinary skills. The culinary and hospitality industry is the second largest employer in the United States with high paying careers in every segment of the industry. | What will my classes be like?
| | First you will learn what it takes to operate a safe and sanitary kitchen. Then knife skills, food preparation, classical cooking methods, nutrition, menu planning, and inventory control follow. By then you'll be ready to serve up your tasty creations in the Tech Campus dining room or deli. You might even have a chance to show off your skills under the direction of a master chef in area restaurants as a culinary intern. Imagine yourself as a chef in a fine restaurant, a pastry artist at a four star hotel, the owner of a successful catering company, or working on a luxury cruise ship while experiencing the taste of success. | 
| | | | Program Description
| This program provides culinary and hospitality education designed to prepare students for the many positions in the hospitality industry. Students will gain skills and knowledge in cold and hot food preparation, nutrition, baking, pastry, menu planning, sanitation, equipment operation, inventory control, purchasing, and front-of-the-house customer service skills. The ProStart program, which is cosponsored by the Illinois Restaurant Association, is a component of this program. Skills will be practice in planning, organizing, and preparing culinary creations for special events, competitions, and the Tech Campus Deli. Second year students will gain advanced culinary and hospitality experience and will be eligible for the ProStart certification. Internships are available with local business partners.
| | | | Employment Opportunities
| - Banquet Chef
- Caterer
- Food Purchaser/Buyer
- Food Server
- Maitre D'
- Pastry Artist
- Personal Cook
- Restaurant Manager/Owner
- Sous Chef
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