Culinary Arts
Program Description
The Culinary Arts & Hospitality career major focuses on providing students with a comprehensive education and training in cooking, baking, guest services, and management. The centerpiece of the program is The District Restaurant. The student-operated, 75-seat upscale casual restaurant is open to the public. Students also operate a quick-serve café and bakery counter and the Paul Revere Conference Room, which is often rented by outside organizations for conferences and business meetings.
Since 2021, the Culinary/Hospitality team have operated a weekly take-out program called the Soup Group. Customers place orders for soups and bakery items online and pick their orders up curbside. In addition, students prepare meals through a collaboration with Lexx Eats, Food Link MA to provide meals to people who are food insecure.
Culinary Shop Documentary
by Multimedia Engineering Students: Rio Martins and Dan Zwirn
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- Customer Relations
- Preparing and Serving Food
- Kitchen Basics
- Nutrition
- Breakfast Foods and Sandwiches
- Salads and Garnishes
- Desserts and Baked Goods
- Purchasing and Inventory Control: Meat, Poultry and Seafood
- Stocks, Soups and Sauces
- Potatoes and Grains
- Sanitation and Service ServSafe
- Dining Room Procedures
- Restaurant and Service
- Business Planning
- Work Study/Co-Op
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- Amherst College
- Café Escadrille
- Collarusso’s Bakery
- Culinary Institute of America (College)
- EMC Club
- 51 Lincoln
- Fenway Park
- Food Network
- Four Seasons Hotel
- Ken’s Dressings
- The Inn at Hastings Park
- Lexington and Cambridge
- Meridian Hotel
- Minuteman High School
- Nashawtuc Country Club
- Panera Bread
- Pinebrook Country Club
- Ritz-Carlton Hotels
- Sally Ann’s Bakery
- SPQR San Francisco
- Szechuan Garden
- Verrill Farm
Culinary Arts Instructors
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- American Red Cross CPR/Choke Saver
- OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Safety
- TIPS Alcohol Safety Certification
- ServSafe
- ServSafe Allergen Awareness
- ProStart Certification
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- Chef
- Sous Chef
- Executive Chef
- Food Research & Development
- Food and Beverage Director
- Preparation Cook
- Restaurant Manager
- Rounds Cook
- Sales
- Event Manager
- Marketing Specialist
- Guest Experience Specialist
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Averages
- Chef: $58,925
- Food Scientist: $76,403
- Nutritionist: $69,680
- Event planner: $56,920
Updated 12/12/24
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- All 15 Massachusetts Community Colleges*
- Central Maine Community College
- Fisher College
- Keene State College
*DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY OF CHOSEN MAJOR
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- Blodgett
- Burlington Marriott
- Collarusso’s Bakery
- Holiday Inn/Boxborough
- LEXX
- Manne Bakery
- Performance Food Groups
- Pinebrook Country Club
- Winstons Food Group