Chef Track Culinary Program Details

The Ideal Chef Track Student

• Currently cooking in a restaurant
• Six months or more cooking experience, from fast-food to fine-dining
• Professional attitude, courteous and respectful
• Team player
• A passion for food and cooking
• The energy and drive to succeed
• The ability to balance school with work. School is your number one priority
• A goal to build a culinary career

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Get a Realistic Picture of the Industry
Chef Track presents an unvarnished, realistic picture of the hard work and dedication required to succeed in the industry. There are no illusions of instant stardom. Chef Track provides you with the skills necessary to start or expand your culinary career.

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Lifetime Career Services
Our alumni have the edge. Our culinary career services team is diligent and thorough, providing resume development and updates, letters of introduction, networking and weekly job emails. You show up, you call, you email, anytime, we are here for you.

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Small Class Size — Just 16 Students
Other cooking schools boast of their high enrollments... we boast just the opposite. You remain with the same 16-person cohort throughout the Chef Track Program. Unlike other schools, you are not a number, shuffled from classroom to kitchen to lecture halls, mixed up with hundreds of other students. We know you and can focus on your interests, strengths and needs. From two Chef Track programs a year, we graduate no more than 32 students. Be one of them!

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Hands-On Learning
The best way to learn is by doing. Ninety percent of our program is hands-on. You cook everyday, working closely with fellow students, your Chef Instructor, and Guest Chefs. Each evening, you prepare a complete meal, going beyond technique to include taste, style, aroma, composition and presentation. You taste and dine, learning to refine your cooking and appreciate what it takes to get great results.

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Management and Teambuilding Skills
Teamwork and management skills, critical components in the hospitality industry, are built into the Chef Track curriculum. Students tackle a different management or teamwork position each week. This allows you to rotate through standard kitchen stations, and experience first hand the responsibilities associated with each job.

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Train with Colorado's Finest Chefs
Each guest chef focuses on a specific curriculum topic. You get to know these top chefs, hear their stories, learn about their restaurants and businesses, and appreciate their philosophies and career paths.

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Your Primary Chef Instructor
Your instructor is an acclaimed chef and master of his/her craft. With in-depth expertise, professionalism, and personal attention, he/she is dedicated to developing your culinary skills and helping you realize your potential. Bottom line — your Chef Instructor is passionate about food, cooking and your education. This passion is infectious.

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Focused and Jam-Packed Curriculum
In Chef Track, you cook everyday. You prepare a complete meal focusing on technique, presentation, textures and flavors. The curriculum includes culinary fundamentals, contemporary cuisine, cooking vocabulary, palate development, kitchen management, product identification and usage, and industry standards and practices.

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Ideal Student
Picture of the Industry
Lifetime Career Services
Small Class Size
Hands-On Learning
Teambuilding Skills
Train with Finest Chefs
Chef Instructor
Jam-Packed Curriculum