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Restaurant, Catering and Culinary Management

Instructor:

Elissa Penczar

 

Para-Professional:

Rhonda Derks

Course Description:

Do you want to manage or own your own restaurant? Do you want to work in a fast-paced environment where every day brings new, exciting challenges? Are you a team player? Are you dependable, energetic, and good with your hands? Then THIS is the program for YOU!

In Restaurant, Culinary & Catering Management, you will learn the most up-to-date skills & techniques for making cappuccino & ice cream, broiling meats, and much more! You will learn important management skills, like safety & sanitation, food cost control, menu planning & design, customer service, and supervisory & teamwork skills. You will actually operate the Harvey Street Cafe, a restaurant & conference center that is open to the public; step beyond basic cooking to prepare International and haute cuisine; visit some of the area's most exciting restaurant and tourist destinations; and learn what it takes to be a SUCCESS in this industry!

Click Here to download the Harvey Street Cafe menu.

View Course Syllabus

Restaurant, Catering, & Culinary Management

 

Student Quotes:

"It gave me hands-on experience in the field of work I would like to pursue."
- Restaurant, Catering & Culiary Management student, 2007-08

"I liked the fact that we did not work out of a text book the whole time. Class time was divided between the classroom and the lab. The restaurant (Harvey Street Café) was cool too, because we got to see what is was like to cook under pressure for paying customers."
- Restaurant, Catering & Culiary Management student, 2006-07

"I learned a lot about all kinds of cooking and how to stay safe in the kitchen. It gave me a good jump on my career!"
- Restaurant, Catering & Culiary Management student, 2006-07

 

 

Special Features of this Program:


This 900-hour individualized instructional program operates in a kitchen laboratory and features a student operated 50-seat restaurant and 100-seat conference center that are open to the public

Students completing this program can earn industry approved certification and FREE COLLEGE CREDIT through articulation programs with Baker, Ferris State University, and Grand Rapids Community College.

You can use this program to build a bridge to your future through advanced industry training, apprenticeships, 2-year culinary arts/trade school, or a 4-year college degree.

 

View a list of program advisors:

RCCM advisory committee

 

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