Team Cuisine Cooks Camp July 16-19 at TRCC

The 14th Team Cuisine Cooks Camp, a four-day workshop for Ohio high school seniors in Culinary Arts/ Food Service Management programs will be held at Tri-Rivers Career Center, Wednesday July 16 through Saturday, July 19. The annual, four-day event gives senior culinary students a taste of what it would be like to work in a restaurant, according to Chef Sheila Hamm, coordinator of the event and culinary arts instructor for Tri-Rivers.

Chef Hamm said, “Twenty-seven young culinary arts students from 15 schools throughout Ohio will delve into food preparation with instruction from 11 experienced chefs and culinary instructors who volunteer their time. Cooks Camp is Ohio’s longest running camp for aspiring chefs.”

The participants will work with the Chef Team to learn knife skills, bakery, meat, sauces, soups, etc throughout the workshop.  Then on Saturday they will work as a team and use those skills to prepare and serve a multi-course gourmet meal to their parents, high school instructors and industry partners at the Grand Banquet. “Our Chef Team will inspire students by giving them a sense of what life is really like in a real, working kitchen at crunch time,” said Chef Hamm.

The workshop costs $500 per student for the training, accomodations, a chef coat featuring the Cooks Camp logo, invitations to the Grand Banquet, and chef pants to be worn at the Grand Banquet . They also receive a knife kit, recipes, and note-taking supplies.

“This event allows future chefs to really get a feel for the field.  The conception, creation, and production of the meal is quite an accomplishment and an experience they won’t forget,” said Chef Hamm.

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