The Pastry, Baking and Chocolate Intensive Summer Program teaches about the evolution of Catalan pastry: traditional vs. modern. Introduction to the Chocolate World includes the Tempering technique, flat chocolate design, chocolate bonbon, chocolate molds, and artistic design. Different types of bread, puff pastry, and viennoiserie (Ensaïmada, Coques i Tortells, Croissant, Brioix...), and Catalan Hors d'oeuvre.

Molecular Cuisine, Fire and Low Temperatures. Discover the art of advanced cooking and awaken your culinary genius in the Advanced Culinary Techniques postgrade that will take you beyond gastronomic limits. Take your culinary career to the next level by mastering avant-garde culinary techniques and technology.

Our 3-year academic program - Gastronomy and Restoration Technician for EUHT StPOL - will allow you to be an expert in culinary arts and gastronomy. + Professional visits to hotels, restaurants, wineries, research centers, among others!

The Culinary Arts program is ideal for students planning a professional career in the culinary industry or considering a career change. During this three-month course, students gain a comprehensive understanding of cooking methods and techniques used in the French and Italian cuisines, and a deeper understanding of the hospitality industry and tourism standards, food hygiene, restaurant management, wines, beer production, and kitchen ecology. The course is hands-on, and students spend 80% of class time in the kitchen preparing a la carte dishes. At the end of the program, students can choose to intern in successful restaurants or hotels.

The Baking Skills program has been specifically designed to meet industry demands for professional bakers. Whether you aspire to work within a large company or want to pursue your own baking business, the fundamental baking skills you'll learn in this culinary arts program will get you there.

The CTH Diploma in Patisserie and Confectionery Skills offers an excellent opportunity for learners to acquire the essential knowledge needed to thrive in a professional bakery setting, with a specialized emphasis on skills pertinent to the creation of delectable pastries and baked goods.

Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers prepare, season, and cook a wide range of foods in a variety of restaurants and other food services establishments.

In Catering & Cooking become a caterer and learn essential cooking skills. This course provides an opportunity to interact with and learn from very successful, highly qualified, and experienced professionals and master chefs. It also allows you to enter a profession that will continue to prosper for as long as society demands food.

Top professionals in the culinary arts do more than just cook. They manage restaurants, cater special events, offer personal chef services, and more. For many, however, the ultimate goal is to own their own restaurant – to create a place that reflects their culinary passions and lets them share their style and personal panache with the world.

The Associate of Applied Science Degree program in Culinary Arts with an emphasis in Korean Cuisine is a 92-unit program defined by curriculum with courses of rigorous culinary training, food business management, and study of social and scientific aspects of food. This program focuses on providing hands-on experience of Korean culinary practices along with a profound understanding of the nature of Korean food and ingredients.

Our distinctive program extends your understanding of international gastronomy. Far beyond the confines of local perspectives. The Master in World Food Studies course encompasses wise-ranging content such as global food cultures, food systems sustainability, and gastro-diplomacy strategies in the food world. It uniquely prepares you for roles within international organizations, cultural mediation, and sustainable rural and urban development policies.

Mastering the art of French pastry requires rigor and precision but also an ability to develop and renew an offer. Boutique, decorative, and event products will be addressed during our new program, to provide participants with new inspirations and techniques from high-level pastry chefs.

If you want to take your love of cooking to the next level, a career in culinary arts might be right for you. You’ll learn how to prepare soups, meats, vegetables, and desserts as well as sauces, side dishes, and salads. You’ll learn what it takes to coordinate and direct the work of kitchen staff – everything from menu planning and buying supplies to final presentation. In addition, you may manage budgets and coordinate food preparation with service. Whether you want to work at a local café or own your own fine dining establishment, this program (offered in a standard or accelerated format) will give you the foundation you need.

Being a top chef goes beyond loving food. It’s about appreciating the soil and sunshine, how food is grown and what it takes to run a business. It means taking creative risks and constantly adapting. If this is the career of which you’ve been dreaming, start learning a Certificate in Culinary Skills now in Loyalist’s on-campus gourmet restaurant, Resto 213.

The Baking & Pastry Program at Riverside City College focuses on professional learning objectives through our Career & Technical Education division. As the program unfolds, students within our community and surrounding areas will learn the fundamentals of baking and pastry arts, from yeast dough formulation to cakes and pastries from around the globe. Additionally, students will learn the proper food safety and sanitation practices set forth by industry benchmarks. This knowledge is captured through traditional styles of learning, as well as a hands-on approach where students can grasp a better understanding of the material. As they advance through the program, students continue representing their personal styles and cultural backgrounds through their plated desserts to advanced techniques such as chocolate and sugar artistry. Students are encouraged through critical thinking on how baking ingredients function and the roles they contribute throughout the baking process. To further enhance their knowledge and outreach within the community, students will need to communicate and collaborate with industry partners and leaders to solidify their learnings.