Culinary Arts

3 semester credits. This course continues the path across cooking techniques used in Italian cuisine with an in-depth analysis of cooking methods.
 The aim of the course is to broaden students knowledge on ingredient handling and cooking through a detailed survey of all types of meat, fish, and shellfish.
 Attention will be given to ingredient knowledge, their different structures and reactions to cooking, suitable cooking methods, food and flavor combinations.
 A special emphasis will be put in the understanding of signs of quality, faults, and preservation techniques. 
Students will be introduced to the aging of meat and understand the effects of aging on meat structure and flavor development as well as understand basics of meat and fish chemistry.
 The experience with different types of meat will help students understand the different reactions to cooking and the suitable cooking methods according to the specific cut and animal.
 All fish and seafood handling and cooking will be covered and students will be introduced to the basics of fish filleting and cleaning. Prerequisites: Professional Cooking I or equivalent.

6 semester credits. This course continues the path across cooking techniques used in Italian cuisine with an in-depth analysis of cooking methods.
 The aim of the course is to broaden students knowledge on ingredient handling and cooking through a detailed survey of all types of meat, fish, and shellfish.
 Attention will be given to ingredient knowledge, their different structures and reactions to cooking, suitable cooking methods, food and flavor combinations.
 A special emphasis will be put in the understanding of signs of quality, faults, and preservation techniques. 
Students will be introduced to the aging of meat and understand the effects of aging on meat structure and flavor development as well as understand basics of meat and fish chemistry.
 The experience with different types of meat will help students understand the different reactions to cooking and the suitable cooking methods according to the specific cut and animal.
 All fish and seafood handling and cooking will be covered and students will be introduced to the basics of fish filleting and cleaning. This course includes experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. In addition to regular lecture hours, students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life. The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who track students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem-solving, leadership, and management. Prerequisites: Professional Cooking I or equivalent.

This course is intended to give advanced students the fundamentals of kitchen organization, menu composition, plating and decoration as well as consolidate their attitudes and skills thanks to full-immersion hands-on activities that will result in effective professional and personal growth, and introduce them to the concept of team work, timing and responsibility within the kitchen environment. The course is open to all students with a good experience in kitchen basics like knife skills, vegetables, meat and egg preparation, application of classic cooking methods and knowledge of main Italian ingredients. Students will have the opportunity to practice cooking techniques and basic kitchen organization skills on a daily basis. Students will be followed by the chef instructor, who will be their mentor in this restaurant cooking experience. The course will develop students skills in dish and menu composition, as well as in building combinations of ingredients based on the legacy of Italian tradition. To do this students will analyze the role of the leading Italian chefs of the last decades and their cooking styles in order to understand their influence on the development of Italian cuisine. The course will be held in the school’s creative learning lab where students will put the learned techniques in practice for the preparation of an Italian cuisine menu. This course consists of experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. In addition to regular lecture hours, students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life. The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who track students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem-solving, leadership, and management. Prerequisites: Professional Cooking II: Cooking Techniques or equivalent.

6 semester credits. This course is intended to give advanced students the fundamentals of kitchen organization, menu composition, plating and decoration as well as consolidate their attitudes and skills thanks to full-immersion hands-on activities that will result in effective professional and personal growth, and introduce them to the concept of team work, timing and responsibility within the kitchen environment. The course is open to all students with a good experience in kitchen basics like knife skills, vegetables, meat and egg preparation, application of classic cooking methods and knowledge of main Italian ingredients. Students will have the opportunity to practice cooking techniques and basic kitchen organization skills on a daily basis. Students will be followed by the chef instructor, who will be their mentor in this restaurant cooking experience. The course will develop students skills in dish and menu composition, as well as in building combinations of ingredients based on the legacy of Italian tradition. To do this students will analyze the role of the leading Italian chefs of the last decades and their cooking styles in order to understand their influence on the development of Italian cuisine. The course will be held in the school’s creative learning lab where students will put the learned techniques in practice for the preparation of an Italian cuisine menu. This course includes experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. In addition to regular lecture hours, students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life. The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who track students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem-solving, leadership, and management. Prerequisites: Professional Cooking II: Cooking Techniques or equivalent.

3 semester credits. This course provides students with skills and knowledge of the organization, equipment, and responsibilities of the "cold kitchen” focusing on its three main areas: catering and reception foods, plated appetizers and buffet displays. After an introduction about the history and development of the Garde manger profession, students will learn the fundamentals of the cold kitchen including presentation and plating techniques, cold salads, gourmet sandwich production, mousses, sauces and dressings, dairy product service and application, and cold soups. Emphasis will be placed on cold meats and seafood fabrication and presentation, including all safety and sanitation requirements necessary to guarantee a good and, at the same time, safe food service.
Students will learn preparation, timing, and plating native to the banquet kitchen and will experience menu and plate development in order to operate successfully in the catering and reception businesses. The hands-on experience will guarantee students a profound understanding of the Garde Manger profession and constantly increasing skills.
 This course consists of experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. In addition to regular lecture hours, students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life. The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who track students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem-solving, leadership, and management. Prerequisites: Four semesters of Culinary Arts course work or equivalent.

3 semester credits. This course provides students with skills and knowledge of the organization, equipment, and responsibilities of the "cold kitchen” focusing on its three main areas: catering and reception foods, plated appetizers and buffet displays. Students are introduced to and will prepare fingerfoods and canapés, pates and terrines, as well as basic charcuterie items while focusing on the total utilization of the product. Curing and smoking for preservation will be applied to both meat and seafood allowing students to appreciate the potential of salt as a preservation technique and as a source of flavor development. Students will learn and practice homemade sausages and fresh cheeses production, mousseline pates, and aspics including all safety and sanitation requirements to guarantee a good and, at the same time, safe food service.
Students will learn preparation, timing, and plating native to the banquet kitchen and will experience menu and plate development in order to operate successfully in the catering and reception businesses. The hands-on experience will guarantee students a profound understanding of the Garde Manger profession and constantly increasing skills.
 This course consists of experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. In addition to regular lecture hours, students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life. The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who track students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem-solving, leadership, and management. Prerequisites: Cold Kitchen and the Art of Plating: Grade Manger I or equivalent.

3 semester credits. The course focuses on the relationships between food and culture in Italy, with special emphasis on the connections between food and cultural background in various moments during the history of the world’s famous boot. Students will learn about the social, historical, and cultural forces that have affected food production and consumption during centuries and how these forces developed the present-day professional environment of food service. Special emphasis will be put in a detailed review of the cultural and social changes that occurred in the last decades, on how they strongly modified once solid habits and how contemporary society is slowly responding. Prerequisites: Open to individuals who have completed an undergraduate degree or are currently enrolled in a graduate-level program.

3 semester credits. For human food not only sustains life but also defines identity in numerous ways. Food is an essential aspect of culture and has an evolution and development that begins with human history.  The course offers students an overview of Mediterranean cuisine identifying different macro areas and analyzing them starting from historical and cultural background with special emphasis on the different cuisines of the countries facing the Mediterranean sea, their mutual and external influences, and the traditions they developed during centuries. Students will learn about food in Ancient Mediterranean society and the influence of geography, culture, religions on all the changes involving food and food production. The Course will also include an overview of the cuisines of Sicily, Sardinia, Puglia, Liguria as the most representative examples of the mediterranean diet.
Emphasis will be placed on ingredients, flavor profiles, preparations, and representative techniques of the most important mediterranean cuisines. This course consists of experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. In addition to regular lecture hours, students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life. The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who track students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem-solving, leadership, and management.  Prerequisites: Culinary Arts majors only.

3 semester credits. The planning and organization of a menu is one of the keys for the success of food service establishments. Starting from the consideration that food is strongly related to the social and cultural background, the course analyzes the gastronomic and nutritional trends of the last decades and how they have impacted food production, at any level. Food nutritional facts, food allergies and intolerances, the variety of eating habits are slowly changing foodservice approach when planning a menu.
The course explores the history of menus and their development and offers students an overview of a variety of menus commonly offered. 
The goal of the course is to analyze all factors that contribute to the success of a good menu planning, starting from the relationship between the menu and marketing and continuing through the many steps that are necessary to provide an accurate, complete and functional work. Advertising, market search, suppliers and products search, cost and labor control will be fully covered and students will learn how staff, equipment, and facility can impact a menu. 
Emphasis will be placed on contemporary nutritional habits and on patrons expectations when eating out. Students will be involved in the comparison of local foodservice establishments menus with an analysis of the nutritional balance of their dishes.

 Prerequisites: Culinary Arts majors only.

3 semester credits. Starting from the previously acquired knowledge of macro and micro nutrients, this course will provide students with the tools to analyze and develop a wide variety of nutritionally balanced meals on a seasonal basis.
Students will learn the fundamentals of metabolism and digestion and apply previously acquired cooking methods in order to preserve nutrients, and the possible applications of a wide variety of ingredients to create satisfying dishes while still respecting nutritional concepts.
Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of special dietary requirements either depending on dietary special needs or ethical choices. Raw foodism, vegetarian and vegan diet as well as the possible alternatives to guarantee a balanced nutrient intake will be thoroughly covered. The course will give students the tools to design meals on a seasonal basis following the principles of healthy cooking. This course includes experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI).
 Prerequisites: Three semesters of culinary arts or dietetics/nutrition coursework and Cooking Light: Contemporary Techniques for Health Living, or equivalent.

3 semester credits. This course is the first out of three about Professional Cooking and its aim is to introduce students to culinary fundamentals.
 The structure of the classical kitchen will be compared to the contemporary one in order to understand the differences in the organization of the brigade. The role of the Chef will be explained and discussed.
Tools and equipment use, weights, measures and recipe conversion will be explained and practiced.
 This course will provide the first basic information about seasonings and flavorings and the application of herbs and spices in the kitchen.
Students will approach cooking thanks to a careful analysis of knife skills, principles of cooking and basic cooking techniques, that include eggs, vegetables, pasta and meat cookery. Special emphasis will be placed on methods and procedures rather than on the complete preparation of finished dishes. A special focus will be put on kitchen cleaning, sanitation, maintenance and personal safety.

6 semester credits. This course is the first out of three about Professional Cooking and its aim is to introduce students to culinary fundamentals.
The structure of the classical kitchen will be compared to the contemporary one in order to understand the differences in the organization of the brigade. The role of the Chef will be explained and discussed.
Tools and equipment use, weights, measures and recipe conversion will be explained and practiced.
 This course will provide the first basic information about seasonings and flavorings and the application of herbs and spices in the kitchen.
 Students will approach cooking thanks to a careful analysis of knife skills, principles of cooking and basic cooking techniques, that include eggs, vegetables, pasta and meat cookery. Special emphasis will be placed on methods and procedures rather than on the complete preparation of finished dishes. A special focus will be put on kitchen cleaning, sanitation, maintenance and personal safety. This course includes experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. In addition to regular lecture hours, students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life. The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who track students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem-solving, leadership, and management. 

3 semester credits. The course is divided into three phases and explores stimulating applications of contemporary cuisine. Precision cooking and texture development apply the latest scientific discoveries to food production and may require special instruments for the achievement of specific results. This course focuses on techniques that can be available in a professional environment and allow chefs to development their creativity in order to reach new and sometimes unexpected results. Phase 1, Temperature Application: This phase explores the possible applications in which precise and specific temperatures play a fundamental role. The microbiology as well as the sanitation practices for precision and low temperature cooking will be covered, with a complete overview of contemporary methods, equipment, and procedures used in contemporary kitchens and in food production labs. Special emphasis will be placed on sous-vide cooking through the use of the immersion circulator, applications of liquid nitrogen for different purposes other than freezing, and stimulating effects of carbonation on food flavor perception. Phase 2, Gels and Thickening Agents: This phase examines how contemporary chefs and food technologists use ingredients in ways that earlier generations would have never imagined. Topics will analyze the increasing use of ingredients such as thickening and gelling agents in order to create sauces with unexpectedly smooth textures, hot and cold gels, firm coating gels, and methylcellulose gels. With the support of a chemist, specific additives will be evaluated, discussed, and tested. Phase 3, Gases and Air-Based Preparations: This phase focuses on contemporary techniques of texture changes obtained by incorporating specific gases into foods in order to modify familiar textures, improve presentation methods, and serve unusual and contemporary dishes. Items such as foams, froth, and puffed snacks will be analyzed. Students will examine and test diverse types of foams, both hot and cold with different foaming agents from animal and vegetable sources, as well as learn how to produce light foams, thick fine-textured foams, textured snacks, airs, and froths. This course includes experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). Prerequisites: Culinary Arts Majors only. The Science of Cooking: An Introduction to Molecular Cuisine, or equivalent.

3 semester credits. This course offers an overview on traditional Italian ingredients, prepared goods, dairy products, and Italian specialties. The course explores fresh, prepared, and preserved foods and focuses on the products that represent an important cultural background for traditional and contemporary Italian cuisine. Special attention will be put into the analysis of the Slow Food movement and how it helped (and helps) to preserve the gastronomical heritage that made Italy become a landmark for quality food. Students will also learn to evaluate products for taste, texture, smell, appearance, and other quality attributes. Lectures will be also dedicated to the knowledge of distinctive liqueurs and wines. Field learning and practical experience will offer a wide panorama on both famous and niche products deeply rooted in Italian history. Prerequisites: Open to food and wine studies, hospitality, nutrition and dietetics, and health majors.

3 semester credits. Italian regional cuisine is the result of a complex sedimentation of culinary habits and stands out from the many others because of the variety of cultures that influenced Italy throughout the centuries. Although characterized by unique and distinctive features, Italian cuisine is still perceived as the result of many different regional culinary traditions that, although merged and diluted over centuries, still maintain their particular flavors and distinct ingredients.
 Knowing Italian cuisine means knowing also the history of this country in order to better understand the origin and changes of dishes and preparations. 
The role of Italian cuisine in the international panorama makes this course of paramount importance for all those that want to take on Italian cooking, and this course will provide students with the knowledge of Italian cultural background as the basis of the way Italians eat.
Emphasis will be placed on how food relates to lifestyle and culture of different Italian macro areas. Local economy and resources will be analyzed and compared. Students will be introduced to the various local savory and sweet creations through hands-on production and tastings. During this course students will understand the meaning of food for Italians: pleasure, conviviality and celebration.

3 semester credits. This course focuses on developing students approach to professional kitchen organization from all different points of view: HACCP standards, equipment maintenance, food receiving and storing, mise en place settings, accurate plating style, importance of timing and menu planning for an organized production. Students will be involved in managing the restaurant kitchen acting like chefs de partie under the direct supervision of the Chef Instructor. Special emphasis will be dedicated to understanding concepts like interpretation and revision of typical Italian recipes in order to create and produce menus that represent the evolution of traditional cuisine. Students will apply the previously learned skills to develop balanced menus and will prepare dry and moist marinades, contemporary risotto styles, and complex classical sauces. The course includes three workshops, held during the semester intersessions, to offer a full-immersion in meat butchering and traditional Italian meat cookery, traditional offal cuisine and traditional Italian fresh pasta and related sauces production. This course consists of experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. In addition to regular lecture hours, students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life. The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who track students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem-solving, leadership, and management. Prerequisites: Four semesters of Culinary Arts course work or equivalent. Special note: This course includes mandatory team projects throughout the academic session.

This project is a mandatory component of the Advanced Italian Restaurant Cooking I course. Prerequisites: Four semesters of Culinary Arts coursework or equivalent.

This project is a mandatory component of the Advanced Italian Restaurant Cooking I course. Prerequisites: Four semesters of Culinary Arts coursework or equivalent.

This project is a mandatory component of the Advanced Italian Restaurant Cooking I course. Prerequisites: Four semesters of Culinary Arts coursework or equivalent.

3 semester credits. This course represents the definitive experience for students approaching the world of professional cooking and professionals that want to perfect their skills in contemporary cuisine.
The course will provide a deeper insight into the preparation of contemporary dishes and will allow students to put their skills into practice in Italian restaurant settings. Along with learning advanced contemporary cooking techniques, students will manage the kitchen acting as sous chefs on a rotating basis, reporting directly to the Chef instructor and collaborating with the operational organization of the kitchen brigade. Students are asked to organize inventories and food cost control operations, guarantee the regular compilation of HACCP documents and provide an equipment maintenance schedule. The topics covered will include cold smoking application, the use of whipping syphon and contemporary style sauces.
Emphasis will be placed on new culinary trends and the developing branch of food pairing in order to broaden students knowledge of flavor combinations thanks to a scientific approach to tastes and flavors.
The course includes four workshops, held during the semester intersessions, to offer a full-immersion in specialty fresh pasta production, traditional Italian seafood cuisine, gourmet vegetables cuisine and management of a daily market menu, plus a traditional Italian pastry experience.
 This course consists of experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. In addition to regular lecture hours, students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life. The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who track students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem-solving, leadership, and management. Prerequisites: Advanced Italian Restaurant Cooking I or equivalent. Special notes: This course includes mandatory team projects throughout the academic session.

This project is a mandatory component of the Advanced Italian Restaurant Cooking II course. Prerequisites: Advanced Italian Restaurant Cooking I or equivalent.

This project is a mandatory component of the Advanced Italian Restaurant Cooking II course. Prerequisites: Advanced Italian Restaurant Cooking I or equivalent.

This project is a mandatory component of the Advanced Italian Restaurant Cooking II course. Prerequisites: Advanced Italian Restaurant Cooking I or equivalent.

3 semester credits. Italian culinary tradition is the result of a long and complex historical, social and cultural process that can be fully understood through a careful analysis of the many aspects of Italian cultural heritage. In the past, food was characterized by the use of locally available ingredients and alimentary habits slowly became established and codified along with the specialization and the improvement of regionally different production methods. Nevertheless, nutrition and cooking underwent substantial changes and profound transformations through the centuries, often resulting from historical and political events that affected the economy, the production, and the distribution of goods. This course introduces students to Italian gastronomical traditions through the analysis of the main ingredients and the traditional preparations that have contributed to make Italian cuisine the most popular and imitated. Students will be introduced to the world of Italian quality ingredients thanks to a survey of DOP, IGP, and Slow Food Presidia quality certifications. The fundamental traditional cooking methods, techniques, and preparations utilized in Italian cuisine will be thoroughly covered and sampled in class. Course topics will be analyzed through a focus on cultural background, origins, production processes, technical features and application in Italian cuisine. These experiences will prepare students continuing on to the advanced section of this course.

3 semester credits. The survey of the most representative Italian preparations and ingredients continues as well as a deep analysis and application of Italian cuisine. 
Traditional preparations, characterizing ingredients and culinary movements will be fully covered during this course.
The aim of this course is also to give students a complete overview of Italian cuisine evolution through the knowledge of XIX and XX century cultural influences such as futurism, nouvelle cuisine and present day innovations. 
This course is meant to help students understand the current Italian culinary trends as a continuous evolution of the different regional cooking traditions. 
The course will include an overview of the major Italian cuisine chefs styles and how they contributed to the mentioned evolution thanks to creativity and knowledge. 
Students will learn how to compose a menu in order to express a cooking philosophy and will also experience Italian fine dining standards through the practical application of learned concepts. This class includes experiential learning with CEMI. Prerequisites: Tradition of Italian Food I or equivalent.

3 semester credits. The last 40 years of food service have been characterized by a slow yet constant development of nutritional awareness and a more informed approach to food. The aim of the course is not only to offer students techniques for a healthier approach to cooking: this course will focus on cooking techniques that can be applied in order to reduce fat consumption and at same time become the emblems of contemporary cuisine. Flavor-extraction methods, flavoring methods, pressure cooking and sous vide cooking, marinades and brines and the use of alternative fats are nowadays the base of contemporary Chefs’ creations: students will learn how these techniques can be used to develop a fine dining cuisine that can be healthier yet not necessarily health-fanatic. This course includes experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI).
 Prerequisites: Two semesters of Culinary Arts course work or equivalent.

3 semester credits. This course focuses on important foreign cuisines outside the mediterranean area and is meant to teach students how the influence of local cultures affected food preparation techniques and dishes in important geographic macro areas. This course allows students to examine the influence of geography and climate on the people, the features of the land, the production of agriculture, the available natural resources, and the main industries in many different areas. Special emphasis will be put on the relationship of attitudes and practices of food preferences and on how foods of a country show a relationship to the social and cultural development of an area. Students will experience food preparation from several cuisines based on the customs and heritage of these cultures. The ingredients used in the preparation of the dishes, along with their origin and diffusion, will be the highlights of the course, whose aim is to show how the environment, as well as the external cultural influences, is responsible for the characterization of local cuisines. Student will also adapt to various deviations in cooking strategies, develop an understanding of food sources and the availability of these ingredients. During the course students will benefit from practical application of international cooking in a collaborative kitchen environment. This course consists of experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. In addition to regular lecture hours, students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life. The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who track students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem-solving, leadership, and management. Prerequisites: Culinary Arts majors only.

3 semester credits. Through this special project course, students are involved in back of the house operations and projects related to Ganzo, the school restaurant, and Fedora, the school pastry shop and bistro. Under the supervision of a Chef instructor who manages the operations of the kitchen, culinary arts experiential learning students are involved in projects focused on the daily operations of the restaurant industry. The experiential learning project will offer the opportunity to gain confidence with cooking techniques, basic equipment maintenance skills, HACCP, the concept of mise en place and timing, and the importance of standards and consistency. The project will also provide an insight on the importance of the kitchen hierarchy and division of the duties, helping students understand the concept of “brigade” and team work as fundamental for a correct management of kitchen environments. EL hours may be distributed from Monday through Friday. This placement may require PM shifts and shifts that take place on weekends and holidays, or ongoing research-based activities for remote placements. 
This special project course features experiential learning hours with our Community Engagement Member Institutions (CEMI). CEMI are dynamic learning environments created to foster learning through a structured interaction with the community. Remote option students will gain international community exposure through a virtual setting.
Students will be involved in learning by doing through real projects and integration with the local population and territory in order to remove cultural and learning barriers as well as to develop a strong likelihood for success in life.
The experiential learning hours are fully supervised by instructors who track students step by step during their learning experience, monitor and advise according to student needs, and support student initiative. This unique learning model allows students to benefit from an all-encompassing educational experience based on theory and practice in real enterprises, learning of comprehensive operational processes, problem-solving, leadership, and management. Main tasks: Market/industry research, customer feedback analysis, ingredient research, study of sustainable food production process, recipe analysis, provide kitchen management options and analyze the different impact on service, final portfolio. Additional materials/Dress code: Chef uniform (hat, jacket, pants, hard-toe safety shoes, apron) required. Not applicable to remote option.
 Prerequisites: Cover letter, CV, and material pertinent to the chosen area, interview. Open to culinary arts and baking & pastry majors or students who have taken previous coursework in the above fields. HAACP food safety and sanitation certification (Not applicable to remote option).