​Culinary Arts Program at East

By Isaiah Braden
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Culinary is a class where you want to have fun but also learn basic skills. In my experience while being in this course I have acquired many skills, ones that I would have never taken the time to learn on my own. Compared to my kitchen experience in the real world, the chefs try to make the environment feel just like a real workplace to prepare students for the real world. The curriculum is written based on industry standards such as kitchen managers and kitchen staff from many different restaurants. This means what is being taught is what people are looking for in a person to take on a job.

During the second year of taking this course you will take Culinary 1. If you pass the course you can earn 5 college credits to MCC. The Culinary arts program at East is a 4 year program. This course is offered within our CTE (Career & Technical Education) pathways. The Kitchen is located in room E-108, and Chef Marwan and Chef Erik are the teachers for this pathway.

The CTE Pathways at East offers a chance for students to find a career or even jobs. The program is designed to prepare kids for a job in reality. In the Culinary pathway you are taught not only how to cook but how to approach someone in a professional manner as if they were working in a restaurant. You learn the history and background of many different cultural foods and much more.