HCC Culinary Students, Alumni, & Friends

Happening NOW!!! and here until 1pm, HCC Central's Culinary Arts Building is hosting the Spring Arts Mania Consumer Arts and Sciences Career Fair!
Many wonderful employers are here, ready to meet our students and soon-to-be graduates. HCC Career Services representatives are also here to help those that could use some guidance on updating professional resumes and they are holding mock interviews on site.
Come join us! 🦅🔪🤝🧑‍💻

Congratulations to entrepreneur and alumni Chef Tammie Mills!
Owner of Blue Willow Cafe in Burton, Chef Tammie also works events in her community and was recently highlighted for her menu development and catering during the popular Round Top Antiques + Design Show.

ROUNDTop wrote:
“The first bites of the evening were passed appetizers of smoked salmon mousse canapés with pickled okra and dill, and spring pea pesto crostini with burrata and arugula…The menu for the evening was created and prepared by local restaurateur Tammie Mills of Blue Willow Café. Chef Tammie followed up the light appetizers with a hearty salad of roasted carrots with figs and marcona almonds on a bed of arugula with tahini pomegranate dressing. The main course was a tender, juicy baked spring chicken leg and thigh topped with garlic herbed goat cheese, balsamic roasted grapes, walnuts and honey.”

Bravo, Chef Tammie!! We knew you had what it took from your first semester at HCC! Here’s to your continued success! Cheers! 🔪🦅

https://roundtop.com/culture/kim-hoegger-spring-farmhaus-dinner-delight-dallas-designer-sets-the-scene-for-culinary-and-travel-fun/

Houston Community College is ready to help with transfers!
HCC Culinary Arts program is excited to show AI students that their future is bright!! Welcome!

Houston Community College (HCC) | We are Houston's Community College HCC's Career & Job Placement Services Center offers career resources, employment opportunities, and internship possibilities.

Attention Eagles!

Please check out the schedule this fall for our transfer fairs. Take this opportunity to see what education institutions are taking transferrable credits and get the degree you desire. View the full schedule:https://www.hccs.edu/campaigns/college-transfer-fair/

🚨HCC CULINARY STUDENTS/GRADS🚨
We are offering CHEF 2336 Charcuterie this summer!!!!
We know there were quite a few people interested in taking this course if it was ever offered again, soooooo HERE YOU GO!!!

If you are interested in take this course, email Chef Sykes at [email protected] ASAP!

It will run once a week for 12 weeks, on Wednesdays at 9am, starting May 24th. Week 1 will be online introductions/orientation, with first in-person meeting being May 31st.

Hoping to have a lot of fun with this!
Come back and see us in our new facility!!!

IT’S BACK!! Spring 2023 is in full swing and this week, Culinary Lunch Events return to the public!

Registration for this week’s lunch service is open!!
Our students prepare and serve the multi-course meal as an immersive restaurant experience to learn about working in a professional kitchen.
We would love to serve you!

Make your reservation today!! 🦅🔪💛
https://hcc.idloom.events/p/Consumer-Arts-and-Sciences-COE
https://linktr.ee/hccculinaryarts

This is always a great event! Students in HCC's Fashion Design Department are having their FALL FASHION SHOW, 7:30 p.m., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2. Seating is limited. Tickets are 20 and available only through the link below via credit card. It's supported by the HCC Foundation. Don't miss it!

https://tinyurl.com/4e723jve

So very proud to be within the same Center of Excellence as the fine folks in Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising!! These programs have such talented faculty, always on the cutting edge (pun intended) of the industry!
BRAVO!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 and CONGRATULATIONS 🥳🥳🥳 to all student finalists and winners!!

Culinary AAS Students, Are you getting ready to graduate?? It’s CAPSTONE TIME!! Opportunity to attend Early Orientation soon! Email Chef Sykes for permission numbers and more information.
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Tonight was the first ever six-course vegan menu we’ve ever done in the Culinary dining room and it was AWESOME!
Next week is the last public service of the Fall 2022 semester. Don’t miss out!

Make your reservation today!! 🦅🔪💛
https://hcc.idloom.events/p/Consumer-Arts-and-Sciences-COE
https://linktr.ee/hccculinaryarts

This menu was much different than what we normally do here at HCC, but the students really enjoyed getting to work with modern hydrocolloid agents in their recipes this week.
They were so proud of each course. Way to go, Eagles!
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https://hcc.idloom.events/p/Consumer-Arts-and-Sciences-COE
https://linktr.ee/hccculinaryarts

Tonight, Culibary Arts students in the A la Carte Cooking class have traded in some of their traditional equipment for blender, scales, and strainer to put out a molecular-heavy menu for tonight’s service! They are excited to learn a little about alternative methods in food prep!

Chef Charles Carroll was in the house!!! 🤩🤩🤩
An honor to have him and the ROCC team in for lunch on Thursday!
An elite location for capstone students to work before graduation!
HCC culinary students have worked in ROCC kitchens in the past with great success. Proud to continue this relationship. 💪🏽🔪🦅💛

The visit with the River Oaks Country Club's (ROCC) leadership was a success! HCC Central's Leslie Landrey did a great job coordinating this visit and nurturing this relationship. The ROCC's COO, Executive Chef, HR Director, and a few others had an opportunity to tour the building, speak with instructors and enjoy lunch provided by the students. We discussed various partnerships, and they agreed to participate in a new employer engagement program I'm creating called - STAR Employers. More about that soon! - by Filecha Lucas, HCC Central Career Center Manager

Another great day of service in the books!!! Way to go, HCC Culinary Arts!! Beautiful service and phenomenal food!!
Where were YOU?!? Come see us on Thursdays. Lunch at 11:30am, Dinner at 6:30pm. Link for all the deets in bio!

Make your reservation for next week today!! 🦅🔪💛

Eagles, you up for the challenge?!? And…. GO!!

CONTEST ALERT! October’s “Ingredient of the Month” is KIWI 🥝 and ACF Young Chefs is challenging you to come up with a dish featuring this delicious fruit! Your kiwi dish can be an appetizer, entree or dessert -and must have a minimum of 3 ingredients. Be creative! Submit a photo and a short description of your dish to the acfycc instagram by sending us a DM. Also post and hashtag/tag us and . The deadline for photo submissions will be October 18th. Top three winners located in the USA will receive a prize ad will have their recipe featured on the ACF website and ACF Young Chefs Instagram. Are you ready? ...CHALLENGE IS ON!

Another great service last night!! Sold out dining room gave our students an EXCELLENT opportunity to learn, especially with a relatively challenging menu! THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support us!! What are you doing next Thursday?? Registration for October 6th services is OPEN! Make your reservation today!! 🦅🔪💛
https://hcc.idloom.events/p/Consumer-Arts-and-Sciences-COE
https://linktr.ee/hccculinaryarts

Word is out and spots are filling!! Thank you for all the support for our students and the program! We can give them the most real life experience by selling out the dining room! Make your reservation today! Link to all things Culinary Arts in our bio! Cheers!
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Oh, what a night!! Dinner service is wrapping up for this week. This was truly a beautiful menu composed by Chef Instructor Andrew Musico.
Come join us for lunch or dinner every Thursday until November 17th!
Link to upcoming events in the bio!

Registration for this week’s lunch and dinner services is open!!
Our students prepare and serve the six-course meal as an immersive restaurant experience to learn about working in a professional kitchen.
We would love to serve you!

Make your reservation today!! 🦅🔪💛
https://hcc.idloom.events/p/Consumer-Arts-and-Sciences-COE
https://linktr.ee/hccculinaryarts

Registration for this week’s lunch and dinner services is open!!
Our students prepare and serve the six-course meal as an immersive restaurant experience to learn about working in a professional kitchen.
We would love to have you!

Make your reservation today!! 🦅🔪💛
https://hcc.idloom.events/p/Consumer-Arts-and-Sciences-COE
https://linktr.ee/hccculinaryarts

🚨🚨Update: Reservations are required prior to the event to allow for class preparation. Our first services are TOMORROW! Please use link to reserve your table today! 🚨🚨

Thursday lunches and dinners are BACK!!
Make your reservation today!! 🦅🔪💛
https://hcc.idloom.events/p/Consumer-Arts-and-Sciences-COE

https://linktr.ee/hccculinaryarts

Morning Eagles! Happy Friday!

We have a professional networking opportunity to share with you!
NEWH - The Hospitality Industry Network, is an amazing group and they are hosting a Student Day on Thursday, Sept 15th, starting at 6pm.

They award generous scholarships to students each year, including Culinary Arts students in recent past.

You should check then out and spread the word!

Cheers! 🦅🔪

NEWH Student Day 2022! Registration is now open! You can register HERE! Food and drinks will be provided & we will be raffling a few $50 Visa gift cards! Open to all hospitality related majors: interior design, culinary arts, hotel administration/construction, etc! & it's FREE, FREE, FREE!!

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Today starts Fall 2022 semester!!
Fall start always brings hope and a sense of a new beginning… this year more than usual as we are back to more normal than in recent years.
So, to also read today that HCC Culinary Alum, Chef Felipe Riccio landed the COVER of the Fall Wine edition of Food & Wine magazine, it’s a reason to CELEBRATE!!
Congratulations, Chef! We are so very happy for all of your success! Salud! 🥂

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Calling all PASTRY & CULINARY ARTS students and fans! Learn to make delectable croissants from a croissant-creating master: Central Market's RAKESH NAYAK visits our Culinary Arts Building (CAB) 9 a.m., FRIDAY, AUGUST 5. That's 1401 Alabama St., Houston, TX 77004. Register via Instagram at hcc_pastryarts. FREE and FUN!

FULL STEAM AHEAD!!
Garde Manger was busy today! Fresh Mozzarella roulades, Savory Blue Cheesecake, Condiments like mustards, chutney, curried onion relish, crackers… oh, my!!
These students worked hard!!
And would you believe, that sliced cheese next to the cheesecake is… VEGAN!! 😍
Great job, y’all!