Culinary Arts Students begin with knife skills, culinary terms, and equipment usage, followed by flavorful stocks, the art of the saucier, meats, poultry, fish, shellfish, vegetables, pastry, and bread-making – in a practical format that allows students to assess their creations using all your senses. Appreciate the difference an aromatic stock makes in risotto and taste a perfectly reduced port sauce for lamb. Baking & Pastry Arts Students begin with measuring and scaling, terminology, artisan bread, pastry dough and batters, dessert sauces, fillings, chocolate, sugar, and a variety of classic, modern, and holiday pastries. Students create intricate garnishes and learn professional plating secrets – in a practical format that allows students to practice and advance their techniques.