Become A chef
The Culinary Arts program at Dixie Tech takes a rigorous approach for those with a passion for food who would like to become true professionals in a commercial kitchen environment. You will learn all aspects of high end cooking and baking, dining, catering, and management. Train under two world-class chefs and learn the tricks of the trade to make your mark in the culinary world!
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APPROXIMATE TUITION & FEES
$6,065
PROGRAM LENGTH
52 WEEKS
PLACEMENT RATE
99%
What You Will Learn In The culinary arts Program
Kitchen Sanitation
Keeping a kitchen clean is crucial. Students In a 6 hour class day, 1.5 hours of that day is spent cleaning. Students learn how to clean and maintain all of our major and minor equipment. Daily and Deep cleaning tasks are organized on a cleaning chart.
General Baking
We cover all your basic baking in the program. Breads, Muffins, Cookies, Quick breads, custards, bars, cakes, sauces, decorating and plating are all covered plus more!
Food Safety
Students must pass the Certified ServSafe Test which demonstrates their knowledge of what food safety is. This is also another crucial aspect of working in a commercial kitchen, working with food and keeping customers safe when eating at any given establishment.
Foundational Cooking
All fundamental aspects of cooking are covered in this program. Classical french cooking to contemporary cuisine are covered. Soups, Stocks, Sauce, Cooking Method, Protein Fabrication, Vegetable and starch handling and cooking and so MUCH more are covered.
Banquets & Catering
Lots of events, lunches and training happen at the college that the students get an opportunity to cater. This class and these banquets really teach students how to cook for large and small groups. Holding food for service at a different time takes additional knowledge that we give them. Plating in large format for buffet banquets, seated lunches and snacks for meetings are all things that students learn while they are here.
From Our Culinary art Students
Is The Culinary arts Program Right For You?
This Program Is for Students Who:
- Prefer fast-paced environments that rely on creative expression above traditional problem solving.
- Are captivated and inspired by different cultures and how food plays a part in them.
- Enjoy serving people and find pleasure in providing excellent service.
Students Love This Program Because:
- They learn what being a chef entails – from baking contemporary dishes to deep cleaning kitchens, this program gets down to the nitty-gritty of working in a kitchen.
- Frequent opportunities arise to learn the catering industry while preparing and serving food at school banquets.
- They graduate with experience and a clear direction for what type of kitchen they would like to work in and what foods they enjoy working with most.
About Your Culinary Art Instructors
Chad Luethje
Chef Chad brings over 25 years of experience and knowledge working in the kitchens of luxury resort and spas, including roles as Banquet Chef and Chef de Cuisine at Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Director of Food & Beverage and Executive Chef at Teton Mountain Lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Red Mountain Resort in southern Utah. As well as Executive Chef at Miraval Resort in Tucson. He has appeared on TV shows including the Dr Oz show, Giuliana & Bill and The Doctors and in numerous magazines and newspapers, co-authored two cookbooks, contributed to two others and has also presented at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City twice. He has a passion for cooking, mentoring, as well as business and human resources management
JARED PAINTER
Chef Jared brings over 15 years of experience and knowledge in international and local cuisine to Dixie Technical College. He has held positions of Executive Chef and Corporate Chef for local and out of state restaurants and hotels. Chef Jared has overseen the opening of over 14 restaurants for local businesses and two 4 diamond hotel properties in Teton Village in Jackson Hole Wyoming. He often tells his students to “serve memories, not dishes.”
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