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CRESAPTOWN — The wait is finally over for Phillip Carter, culinary arts instructor at the Center for Career and Technical Education, with the opening of the new, state-of-the-art cooking lab for the 2010-2011 school year.
“I’m really excited, especially for the seniors coming back this year to see what they can do now in the new facility,” Carter said. This year’s program has 15 seniors and 11 juniors enrolled.
The culinary arts program began last year, even though the new lab wasn’t ready. Students did their best working out of a space originally designed as cafeteria overflow seating. According to Carter, “We were really limited in what we could do last year. We didn’t even have an eighth of the equipment to work with that we have now. We had no ovens or ranges and only a few burners and a few coolers for storage.” The new lab features student work stations that include a sink, a cooler, a work table and an oven with four ranges that will be shared among two students. Large refrigerators and freezers are also included to make storage easy.
The new culinary arts lab also is home to its own school-based restaurant that seats approximately 40 guests. The dining room will be utilized by teachers, staff and school board members for meeting space, luncheons and caterings. Senior students will gain experience by operating this restaurant as they learn to wait tables, cook on a line, wash dishes and hostess. Students will rotate through these positions on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule.
During the other days, students will learn the business side of running a restaurant, including menu planning, décor, price setting and total food production.
The culinary arts program strives to educate students in professional cooking and baking and prepares them for careers in the food and beverage industry. The Career Center’s program has articulation agreements in place with Allegany College of Maryland, Pennsylvania College of Technology and Baltimore International College.
“Fifteen of my students attended our recent open house and were just amazed at the new lab,” said Carter. “I’m looking forward to more catering and a lot more hands-on experience for the students as they operate the restaurant.”
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