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Culinology 101 Workshops for Chefs

RCA's Culinology 101 Workshops are part of a unique four-part series aimed to broaden food product developers' knowledge of food technology as it relates to culinary principles. Professionals with this combination of skills and knowledge are needed to create the next generation of exciting, high-quality food products. By integrating food science basics with an emphasis on related culinary principles, many students of this series find that they are well prepared for the RCA's Certified Research Chef (CRC) exam. Scholarships offered by the Research Chefs Foundation are available for both continuing education professionals and students of higher learning.

Workshop Descriptions

Culinology® 101 Workshop I: Fundamentals of Food Science for Chefs

  • Comprehensive 3-day workshop
  • Meats and proteins
  • Lipids
  • Carbohydrates
  • Food additives
  • Gums and emulsifiers
  • Interactions within the food / food system

Culinology® 101 Workshop II: Food Safety, Packaging, and Sensory Evaluation

  • Comprehensive 3-day workshop
  • Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP): Good manufacturing practices, pathogens, food safety, irradiation and more
  • Packaging and shelf life: materials, modified atmosphere packaging, microwaving and more
  • Sensory test methods: taste and smell, types of testing and practical applications of sensory evaluation

Culinology® 101 Workshop III: Basics of Food Processing and Food Systems

  • Comprehensive 3-day workshop
  • Low fat/low sugar and high fat systems
  • Freezing, dehydration, roasting, baking and frying
  • Aseptic processing, sous vide, cook-chill and Retorting
  • Modified/controlled atmosphere packaging and microwave processing

Culinology® 101 Workshop IV: Development of Food Systems and Commercialization

  • Comprehensive 3-day workshop
  • Product development
  • Flavor technology
  • Developing food systems
  • Benchtop evaluation
  • Scale-up issues from pilot to production
  • Mystery basket

Note: Parts I - III may be taken in any order.  Part IV should be taken last as it is the capstone workshop. 

Questions?
Contact RCA Director of Education Tim Kline by email or at (678) 303-3017.