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Churchill County High School sophomore culinary students Savannah Rigney, left, and Chalea Waite fill canolis on Wednesday for an appreciation meal served by students.
Students from the Churchill County High School Culinary Arts Program's Professional Cooking Class cooked their first full meal at the class restaurant, The Apprentice Bistro, on Wednesday and served it for free to thank supporters.
“I like seeing how everybody enjoys their meals,” said Angel Rodriquez, 18. “They don't expect it to look this nice.”
Susan Van Patten, culinary arts instructor, said the class teaches students more than basic cooking skills and begins to prepare them for restaurant working conditions by requiring students to follow industry standards and meet deadlines. They also learn special skills like cutting, garnishing and desert decorating.
“I want to be able to cook a food and make it look nice,” said Tanehia Ugalde, 17. “I like working with pastries, making them look nice.”
Students said the class gives them skills for living on their own, knowledge for future careers and lots of opportunities to eat.
“I like the final product — I like tasting,” said Mitchel Pike, 16.
As a part of the class, students cook a lunch for Churchill County School District employees once a week for $6.50 per person to raise funds for supplies.
Nevertheless, Van Patten said she wants their first dinner to be for people they've invited to say “thank you” and to build student confidence.
“We get to make something that we haven't before,” said Katlin Moody, 16. “It's fun to have people come in and eat your food.”
Michelle Brown, 15, said students invited teachers and parents.
“Our parents — they encourage us to pursue what we want to do,” Brown said. “Teachers — my teacher let me out a half hour early, so I could come and prepare everything for lunch.”
Van Patten said local support is important especially now as students begin raising money for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America competitions coming up.
Van Patten said students are selling gourmet chocolates for Christmas to raise funds for registration and travel expenses. The teacher said she once dreamed of having a candy store and spent 10 years playing with chocolate recipes, so all candies are of her own design and include assorted truffles, English toffee, pecan clusters, chocolate covered caramels and chocolate mints.
“They're fine chocolates. We use Belgium chocolate,” Van Patten said.
Van Patten and the students of the class hope they showed how grateful they are to their supporters and hope their designer chocolates lure in a few more.
For chocolate orders contact an FCCLA member or Van Patten at vanpattens@churchill.k12.nv.us.
“I like seeing how everybody enjoys their meals,” said Angel Rodriquez, 18. “They don't expect it to look this nice.”
Susan Van Patten, culinary arts instructor, said the class teaches students more than basic cooking skills and begins to prepare them for restaurant working conditions by requiring students to follow industry standards and meet deadlines. They also learn special skills like cutting, garnishing and desert decorating.
“I want to be able to cook a food and make it look nice,” said Tanehia Ugalde, 17. “I like working with pastries, making them look nice.”
Students said the class gives them skills for living on their own, knowledge for future careers and lots of opportunities to eat.
“I like the final product — I like tasting,” said Mitchel Pike, 16.
As a part of the class, students cook a lunch for Churchill County School District employees once a week for $6.50 per person to raise funds for supplies.
Nevertheless, Van Patten said she wants their first dinner to be for people they've invited to say “thank you” and to build student confidence.
“We get to make something that we haven't before,” said Katlin Moody, 16. “It's fun to have people come in and eat your food.”
Michelle Brown, 15, said students invited teachers and parents.
“Our parents — they encourage us to pursue what we want to do,” Brown said. “Teachers — my teacher let me out a half hour early, so I could come and prepare everything for lunch.”
Van Patten said local support is important especially now as students begin raising money for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America competitions coming up.
Van Patten said students are selling gourmet chocolates for Christmas to raise funds for registration and travel expenses. The teacher said she once dreamed of having a candy store and spent 10 years playing with chocolate recipes, so all candies are of her own design and include assorted truffles, English toffee, pecan clusters, chocolate covered caramels and chocolate mints.
“They're fine chocolates. We use Belgium chocolate,” Van Patten said.
Van Patten and the students of the class hope they showed how grateful they are to their supporters and hope their designer chocolates lure in a few more.
For chocolate orders contact an FCCLA member or Van Patten at vanpattens@churchill.k12.nv.us.
