Live A Day in the Life of A Chicago Culinary Student with Crossing Culinary Borders
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presents Crossing Culinary Borders on Saturday, August 12 at 10 a.m. During this nine-hour culinary tour, which departs from the Chicago Cultural Center, visitors venture to three Chicago Culinary Schools?Lexington College, Washburne Culinary Institute, and Kendall College?for a day in the life of a culinary student. Guests learn from and work beside professional instructors in top-notch facilities during three cooking classes as these culinary schools open their kitchens to the aspiring chefs. In an attempt to hone their newly acquired skills, students have the opportunity to create dishes on their own, each with an international flair.
The first stop is at Lexington College for continental breakfast and an orientation with a culinary school instructor. Here, guests are introduced to equipment and learn the basics such as kitchen practices and knife skills. Next on the culinary journey is Washburne Culinary Institute, where the novice students work alongside culinary instructors to make lunch dishes utilizing the skills learned in the earlier session. The final stop of the day is at Kendall College, where the lessons of the day are put to the test in a state-of-the-art teaching kitchen. The budding chefs have a chance to show what they have learned as they are given recipes, ingredients and a time schedule in which to produce hors d’oeuvres for a celebration cocktail party, where certificates are rewarded for a successful day in culinary school. more…
