CANYONS TO OFFER CULINARY ARTS DEGREE FIRST CLASS WILL FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL KITCHEN.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. will offer its first-ever culinary arts degree program when the spring semester starts on Monday, to train would-be chefs for a growing field. The first class offered will be Foods and Nutrition in the Restaurant Industry, which will cover culinary techniques for commercial kitchen operations. ``The truth is, if you learn how to cook, you will always have a job,'' said Kevin Anthony, chairman of the college's hotel and restaurant management program. ``The class will provide students with a solid beginning in the fine art of culinary skills.'' The class will also provide food safety instruction and prepare those seeking Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County food handler's certificates. Chef Steve Eisner, a 30-year veteran of the food industry, will be teaching the course. ``The class is a terrific starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the for people who aspire to aspire to verb aim for, desire, pursue, hope for, long for, crave, seek out, wish for, dream about, yearn for, hunger for, hanker after, be eager for, set your heart on, set your sights on, be ambitious for be professional chefs, restaurant owners restaurant owner n → dueño/a or propietario/a de un restaurante or hospitality managers in hotels, country clubs or institutional settings,'' Eisner said. ``The real fun is in the kitchen - what pot to use, how to hold a knife, how to bake, stew, braise braise tr.v. braised, brais·ing, brais·es To cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container. , and the best part is that students get to eat what they cook. I get so excited when I see students progress through the class and end up cooking a beautiful buffet as part of the class final.'' The class will meet from noon to 1:50 p.m. or 2 to 4:50 p.m. Tuesdays. For information, visit the college's Web site at www.canyons.edu or call (661) 362-3280. |
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