Culinary and Baking Arts for Food Technologists

RCA has joined forces with leading culinary institutions such as The Culinary Institute of America and Canada’s George Brown Chef School to offer food technologists hands-on culinary training and the opportunity to learn the same culinary and baking fundamentals that chefs use everyday on the job. These comprehensive courses provide training on the utilization of commercial cooking equipment, as well as proper food handling and preparation techniques. By integrating culinary basics with an emphasis on related food science principles, many students of these workshops find that they are well prepared for the RCA's Certified Culinary Scientist (CCS) exam. Scholarships offered by the Research Chefs Foundation are available for both continuing education professionals and students of higher learning.

• Calendar of Upcoming Workshops

Workshop Descriptions

Culinary Arts Fundamentals for Food Technologists

• Comprehensive 5-day workshop
• Stock and sauce-making
• Knife handling
• Preparation techniques: sautéing, deep frying, roasting, broiling, grilling, braising, poaching, cooking of vegetables, grains and starches and much more.

Advanced Culinary Arts for Food Technologists

• Comprehensive 5-day workshop
• Advanced soups and sauces
• Gardemanger (salads, dressings, condiments, cheese, appetizers and hors d'oeuvres)
• Charcuterie I (brines, dry rubs, smoking, emulsification forcemeats, sausages and choosing appropriate accompanying side dishes)
• Charcuterie II and bread baking (cooking, smoking and utilization of products prepared the previous day, sandwiches)
• Menu development, and much more

Baking Arts Fundamentals for Food Technologists

• Comprehensive 5-day workshop
• Baking theory and ingredient function
• Creaming and foaming methods
• Custards
• Lamination
• Cake assembly and more
• Demonstrations of baking methods and techniques
• The opportunity to practice methods under chef supervision, with assistance of RCA culinologist.

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