Les Cheneaux Culinary School

10/16/2026

10/06/2026

🍂 Fall Prospective Student Open House 🍂

Friday, October 30th
10 a.m. start

If you’re interested in exploring a higher education culinary program, be sure to join us!

Calling all high school seniors, those who have experience in the industry and want to hone their skills, those looking for a career change, and those who simply want to explore their passion for cooking. We have a seat for you!

Our Open House will include:
-Facility Tour
-Cooking demonstrations by our current students
-Served lunch
-An informational session about our program

Come see what life at Les Cheneaux Culinary School is all about and learn more about where a culinary education could take you!

Send us a DM or email [email protected] to sign u

10/03/2026

There’s no time like October around the Les Cheneaux Culinary School! 🍁🍃🌤️

We might be biased, but we don’t know of a more beautiful setting for a culinary school! October is pretty special here, and we’re so grateful to be located in an area that does fall so well. 🍂

If you’re interested in learning more about our culinary program, send us a DM or visit our website!

10/02/2026

Farm Tour Day! 🌾🐂

On Tuesday, on a beautiful fall day, our new class of students went on our annual farm tour trip! They visited Dutcher Family Farms in Raber, followed by Circle K Ranch. At Circle K Ranch, they were treated to a wagon ride through the field to get up close to the bison, which was an amazing experience.

They learned about the whole operation at both locations, and we are so fortunate to have such great farms in our area that support our school. We’re looking forward to our students utilizing products from both of these farms throughout the school year!

10/01/2026

With the change of the seasons and the arrival of the new class comes our Fall Harvest Dinner menu! We hope you will join us!

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Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th
5:00 PM Optional Cocktail Hour | 6:00 PM Dinner
$100 Dinner Ticket | $35 Wine-Paired Flight
Tickets: www.lcculinary.org/events

Please note the change in time from our past events. The cocktail hour and dinner service are now a half hour earlier.

Questions? Email [email protected].

09/30/2026

Join us in welcoming the Class of 2027!
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We spent a beautiful fall day yesterday touring farms throughout the Eastern Upper Peninsula!🍂

09/28/2026

On the eve of welcoming our new class, we thought it was only right to highlight the Class of 2026 one more time!

We know they are going to do great things, and we can’t wait to watch them shine in kitchens all over the country. We wish you all the best in this next chapter!

Good luck, Class of 2026!👩🏽‍🍳👨‍🍳

And now, we’re looking forward to welcoming the Class of 2027 tomorrow morning! We can’t wait to see what the next year brings!

09/14/2026

Summer is so busy for us, and sometimes we don’t get to share everything we’d like to as soon as it happens. But our first-ever Alumni Wine-Paired Dinner definitely deserves a spot on our socials!

It was a sold-out evening, and we are so fortunate to have so many alumni come back to work with us year after year. In fact, we had six alumni return this year! They are an important part of our school and provide leadership and mentorship to our current students throughout the summer internship.

For this special dinner, four of our alumni chefs created dishes and spoke about them with guests throughout the evening:

🍄 Chef Danielle’s Mushroom & Barley Salad
🍅 Chef Harrison’s Gazpacho with Octopus
🥩 Chef Anne’s Braised Beef Cheeks
🍰 Chef Shelli’s Tiramisu

Guests also took home a little lemon pound cake to enjoy with their coffee the next morning!

We are so thankful to our alumni for continuing to come back, share their experience and be such an important part of the LCCS community.

If you enjoy our wine-paired dinners, tickets are already on sale for our Fall Harvest Wine-Paired Dinners on October 24 & 25. This will be the first event for our new class of students, who start later this month, and we’re already looking forward to it!

Join us! Tickets are available at lcculinary.org.

09/10/2026

Remember that summer-long raffle we did this summer?! 🎟️

Student Chef Mia drew the winners on our last night of restaurant service! All of the winners have been contacted, and we are so thankful to everyone who purchased a ticket and supported LCCS. We sold more than 500 tickets!

🥉 Third Place: $100 Les Cheneaux Culinary School Restaurant gift card
Amy T.

🥈 Second Place: $200 Les Cheneaux Culinary School Restaurant gift card
Charlie C.

🏆 Grand Prize Winner: A basket full of LCI cooking items, chef tools, cookbooks and more, plus a private dining experience with Chef Zach!
Susan S.

Thank you again to everyone who participated and helped make this raffle a success!

09/09/2026

Yesterday was a beautiful Labor Day and an especially special day as we celebrated the Les Cheneaux Culinary School Class of 2026 at their graduation ceremony at the Hessel School House!

The ceremony began with opening remarks from LCCS Board President Jim Krzeminski, followed by a wonderful keynote address from longtime Petoskey High School Culinary CTE instructor and now Sous Chef at Provisions Lounge in Boyne City. He shared thoughtful advice and encouragement that our graduates can carry with them throughout their culinary careers and, just as importantly, through life.

Diplomas were presented by LCCS Director and Head Chef Zach Schroeder.

Following the ceremony, everyone gathered to enjoy refreshments and delicious sweet treats prepared by LCCS alumna Chef Shelli.

This class accomplished so much over the past year. It was great to see how much they improved throughout the program, both in the kitchen and in their confidence. They worked hard, supported one another, and made plenty of memories along the way.

We are so proud of everything they accomplished and can't wait to see where their culinary careers take them!

Congratulations, LCCS Class of 2026! 🎓👩🏽‍🍳👨🏽‍🍳 Your future is bright, and we’re so excited to see what’s next!