By Valarie Berger and Nichole Sweeney

Culinary Based Curriculum Indentify your classes

Basics Pastry Cuisine Catering

Identify your units Sanitation – Illinois Food Code Measuring –Savory vs. Baking Knife skills

Chop Slice Dice Brunoise Paysanne Julienne

Menus/Recipes – conversions, costing Mise en Place Soups/stocks Canapes/Hors d’oeuvres Quantity food prep/catering Mother sauces Candy Cake Decorating Bakeshop

Unique Make it work for your district and

your students Coffee Bar, Box Lunches, Smoothie

Bar Cater small events for district Cater huge events for district Teen chef competitions – local

colleges and culinary schools….host your own

Literacy Incorporation of reading, writing, and

math into a culinary curriculum Un-Discussion Lab Planning 5-day Vocabulary Literacy-based Testing “Halving” all recipes

Innovative Think outside the “kitchen”

Competitions within the classroom Chili cook off – think outside the bun Hamburger cook off

Post pictures of plate presentations Post pictures of winners

Safety & Sanitation Summer Camp Provides students with the opportunity to earn Illinois

Manager’s Food Handlers License Video Demonstrations

DVD demonstrations done prior to the start of the school year

Saves the district money Students can see the actual lab from start to finish Instruction is uniform from period to period, year to year,

and teacher to teacher

New Equipment Industrial Kitchen Equipment

Can make food in large quantities NSF Certified

Catering Equipment Prepares students for industry Keeps hot food hot & cold food cold—

following code Coffee Bar Equipment

Adjustments Students now work in pairs VS. six

groups Students share equipment Students are held accountable for

completion of lab Students receive a more well-rounded

hands on experience There is higher individual student

accountability in smaller groups.

Resources Center Point Resources Illinois Department of Public Health Cook’s Illustrated Food Network Magazine Rachael Ray Magazine OnCooking & OnBaking Text OnCooking & OnBaking online

resources

Y We Do This?? It’s what is BEST for the kids!!

Gives students real-world experiences

Prepares students to go straight into the field

Illinois Food Handling Certification is optional for students upon completion of culinary sequence

Teaches students how to handle people in different environments

It has provided students a sense of accomplishment, pride, and responsibility.