CUL-255 Culinary Restaurant Practicum

This course will deliver real time experience in restaurant operations. Students will have the opportunity to work rotations through the various stations at Julia, a Friday evening restaurant at FLCC. The students will learn how to successfully operate a prix fixe menu using the Café kitchen and stage 14 as a dining room. The students will get "real life" practical experience while continuing to develop skills essential to a career in culinary arts. Students will learn about customer service and front of the house operations as well as culinary applications in the back of the house.

Credits

Prerequisite

CUL-100 and CUL-105

Lecture Contact Hours

Lab Contact Hours

Other Contact Hours

Department

Business

Grading Scheme

Letter

SUNY Gen Ed Credit

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

Fall

Course Learning Outcomes

Successfully produce and prepare cooked to order products for the public in a restaurant setting.
Objectively appraise the performance of the team; both in tangible outputs as well as peer performance.
Effectively model professional behaviors that personify strong customer service.
Safely operate common commercial food production equipment.
Use attentive production techniques to adhere to cost control targets.

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CUL 255: Culinary Restaurant Practicum

Department

Business

Course Description

Credit Hours

Contact Hours

Lecture	5
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Fall

Prerequisites

CUL-100 and CUL-105

Capstone Course

Yes

Course Learning Outcomes

Successfully produce and prepare cooked to order products for the public in a restaurant setting.
Objectively appraise the performance of the team; both in tangible outputs as well as peer performance.
Effectively model professional behaviors that personify strong customer service.
Safely operate common commercial food production equipment.
Use attentive production techniques to adhere to cost control targets.

Topic Outline

Front of the house training applications
1. Setting tables, polishing glasses and service ware, planning service, styles of service including French, Russian, family style, casual dining, and buffet service, service etiquette, uniform requirements, positions in the dining room, and job descriptions of said positions.
TIPS training in responsible alcoholic beverage service concluding with the TIPS certification exam, a nationally recognized certification.
Back of the house training applications
1. Overview of the kitchen, use of commercial equipment, set up, preparation and service, positions and job descriptions for each position including Soups and salads, Appetizers, Entrees, Baking and Pastry, Tournant, and Utility, training on the flow of food and the interface with FOH staff, discussion of planning an authentic tasting menu.
Service #1 Cuisines of Provincial France and the American South
Service #2 Cuisines of Normandy and New Orleans
Service #3 Cuisines of Bordeaux and a charcuterie menu
ABG event passed hors d'oeuvres reception for the business department honor society.
Annual Single Malt Dinner featuring the cuisine of Scotland paired with assorted single malt whiskies and a seminar on single malt tasting.
Service #4 Cuisines of Alsace and New England
Service #5 Cuisines of Belgium and Spain
National Cross Country Invitational family style service for 250 people.
ATHENA dinner plated multi course dinner event for 350 people
Service #6 Cuisines of Provence and Argentina
Final Service A Tour of Italy featuring ten courses from different provinces in Italy