What are the things taught in the culinary arts course?

Learning how to read a recipe is arguably the most important thing you can learn as a new cook. It's not about just reading directions and gathering ingredients. Chef always asked us to write out the recipe in our own words in class so that we would have a better understanding of what was needed. read more

The term culinary arts means the art related to cooking. It is the art of preparing and presenting the food beautifully and equally appetizing. People already working in this field such as in hotels or restaurants are commonly called "chefs" or "cooks" the terms culinary artist is also used. read more

Last week was my final week of culinary school. For the past 12 weeks I've learned so many things, from basic vegetable prep, to stocks, fish, meats, and pastry. I learned an incredible amount in the short time period, and could not be more thankful and enthusiastic about the whole experience. Here are the top ten things I learned in culinary school. read more

"In the introductory Culinary Fundamentals course, students work on their knife skills every day for a full semester, getting better at things like dicing, chopping, julienning, batonneting, tourneing, and more. read more