TRU Culinary Arts Food Page

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During the academic year, the Scratch Cafe @ Culinary Arts is generally open from Tuesday thru Friday The Culinary Arts Certificate program combines classroom theory with hands-on training as you rotate through two-week blocks in a commercial-grade kitchen. In addition to our programs, our students run a number of retail and service businesses on campus, including the Scratch Café, Accolades Dining Room and the retail meat store.

Join us for our Thanksgiving buffet lunch today. Our Culinary Arts students have been working extremely hard to prepare ...
10/09/2026

Join us for our Thanksgiving buffet lunch today.

Our Culinary Arts students have been working extremely hard to prepare this delicious feast.

Serving lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

**Who's ready for Thanksgiving lunch? 🦃**Tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 9), our Culinary Arts students are putting together a Th...
10/09/2026

**Who's ready for Thanksgiving lunch? 🦃**

Tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 9), our Culinary Arts students are putting together a Thanksgiving buffet at Scratch Café!

We've got smoked turkey, glazed ham, BBQ pork ribs and all the Thanksgiving favourites. And yes, there's dessert too!

🍽️ All-you-can-eat buffet: $23.50 per person
🕦 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

We're open to the public, so bring a friend, enjoy a Thanksgiving lunch and help support our students.

See you tomorrow!

Our freezers are full of goodies just in time for Thanksgiving! 🦃🍪We've got lots of baking, take-home treats and even so...
10/08/2026

Our freezers are full of goodies just in time for Thanksgiving! 🦃🍪

We've got lots of baking, take-home treats and even some meat products prepared by our meat-cutting students available for purchase at Scratch Café.

And a little reminder that we're open to the public!

We're open today from 8 a.m.–1 p.m., so come grab lunch, pick up a few Thanksgiving items, and support our Culinary Arts students while you're here.

We'd love to see you!

Our students are busy in the kitchen getting ready for another day at Scratch Café!On today's menu, we've got beef strog...
10/08/2026

Our students are busy in the kitchen getting ready for another day at Scratch Café!

On today's menu, we've got beef stroganoff with egg noodles, crispy cod cakes with remoulade sauce, lemongrass chicken with pickled vegetables, and a beef cheddar burger with caramelized onions and fries.

For soup, there's beef and cabbage or roasted carrot and brie.

Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

We're also open from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. for breakfast and fresh baking, so feel free to stop by earlier and see what's available to take home. 🍪

RESERVATION FILLEDWe’ve had a table for 4 open up at Accolades tomorrow night (Thursday, Oct. 8) at 5:30 p.m.!It’s first...
10/08/2026

RESERVATION FILLED

We’ve had a table for 4 open up at Accolades tomorrow night (Thursday, Oct. 8) at 5:30 p.m.!

It’s first come, first served, so if you’d like to grab it, email [email protected].

Please note that we’ll only be replying to the person who secures the reservation.

Hope to see you tomorrow night!

Thanksgiving lunch at Scratch Café! 🦃This Friday, Oct. 9, our students are putting together an all-you-can-eat Thanksgiv...
10/07/2026

Thanksgiving lunch at Scratch Café! 🦃

This Friday, Oct. 9, our students are putting together an all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving buffet from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

Here’s what’s on the menu:

🦃 Smoked turkey with gravy and cranberry sauce
🐖 Glazed ham with raisin c***r sauce
🐷 BBQ pork ribs
🍽️ Vegetarian dressing
🥕Roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts
🍰 Dessert

$23.50 per person

Come celebrate Thanksgiving with us! We will also have our freezers full with take home items.

Our students are serving BBQ grilled salmon with pineapple salsa, chicken pot pie, osso bucco, and a hot dog with Ballpa...
10/07/2026

Our students are serving BBQ grilled salmon with pineapple salsa, chicken pot pie, osso bucco, and a hot dog with Ballpark mustard and caramelised onions. We’ve also got roasted red pepper and Mongolian pea soup today.

Lunch runs from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

And remember, Scratch Café is open from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. for breakfast and fresh baking too.

Tuesday lunch at Scratch Café!Our students have a pretty good menu going today. There’s pan-seared ling cod, jerk chicke...
10/06/2026

Tuesday lunch at Scratch Café!

Our students have a pretty good menu going today. There’s pan-seared ling cod, jerk chicken with pineapple salsa, beef pot roast, or a turkey chorizo burger with fresh guacamole and fries.

We’re open 8 a.m.–1 p.m., so you can stop in for breakfast, grab some fresh baking to take home, or come see us for lunch from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

Opa! Our Level 2 Professional Cook students did an amazing job with Thursday night’s Greek Feast. 🇬🇷 Thank you to everyo...
10/02/2026

Opa!

Our Level 2 Professional Cook students did an amazing job with Thursday night’s Greek Feast. 🇬🇷

Thank you to everyone who came out, enjoyed some great food and supported our students. And a big shoutout to Chef Shane LaRoche for helping make it happen.

For lunch today, we’ve got beef and broccoli, shrimp chop suey, sweet & sour chicken and pork char sui. The buffet is $1...
10/02/2026

For lunch today, we’ve got beef and broccoli, shrimp chop suey, sweet & sour chicken and pork char sui. The buffet is $19.95 and is served from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

You can also stop by earlier for our breakfast buffet from 8–9:30 a.m., and we’ll have fresh student-made baking available to purchase throughout the morning.

Scratch Café is open 8 a.m.–1 p.m. today.

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Kamloops, BC

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 1pm
Wednesday 8am - 1pm
Thursday 8am - 1pm
Friday 8am - 1pm

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