College of the Redwoods offers Culinary Fundamentals class

College of the Redwoods Workforce and Community Education in collaboration with the Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria is offering a Culinary Fundamentals: Entry-Level Professional Cooking class February 13 to March 7, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The first class will meet on Wednesday, February 13th at the CR Eureka Downtown site at 525 D Street in Eureka, where students will learn industry standard sanitation practices and take the ServSafe Food Handler’s test: a requirement to work in the food service industry.

From February 14th to March 7th, the students will learn in a professional kitchen the basic concepts of culinary techniques and cookery found in a modern commercial kitchen. The class will emphasize safety and sanitation, knife skills, mise en place, moist and dry heat cooking methods, and basic techniques for healthful cooking. The cooking portion will take place at Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria, Tish Non Community Center, 266 Keisner Road, Loleta, CA.

Upon completion students may seek employment in restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, health care facilities, educational institutions, and more. For more information and to enroll, please call 707-476-4500.

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