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Los Angeles Trade-Technical College - Culinary Arts Pathway offers programs in Culinary Arts, Profes Prepare for your culinary future!

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The Los Angeles Trade-Technical College - Culinary Arts Pathway (CA) offers programs of study that enable students to gain the competencies needed to build credentials for lifelong career success as they prepare to enter the workforce in the Food Service Industry. It is the oldest continually operating program in the nation. Our programs host external accreditation from the American Culinary Federation Educational Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEF AC). Graduates with an AA degree may apply for the first level of industry certification with the ACF! The culinary industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the nation. Forecasts predict an additional one and a half million trained culinarians will be needed by the year 2016. A major portion will be employed in one of the premier tourist destinations and convention sites in America: California. Most notable is Los Angeles, a culturally diverse city where the cuisines of the world meld to create a unique California cuisine. Our Culinary Arts program offers the training, practice and experience needed for your entry into a successful, creative culinary career. Opportunities for employment include hotels and restaurants, catering companies, college and university food-service, school lunch programs; corporate chefs and private chefs; other areas in the hospitality industry such as food sales, owner operators, consulting, journalism or food stylist.

06/06/2026

🏆 Watch Janelle Armstrong receive her silver award for Job Demonstration at National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, GA. Adding another banner to our entranceway 😎 Wish her a happy belated birthday, too!

We are so proud of all of our students who competed in this year’s events and represented LATTC Culinary Arts from the in-house tryouts, to the regional and state competitions, and now the national competition. They have practiced long hours while still going to class, working, parenting, and more. Congrats on your achievement!

Baking and Pastry: Jecenia Perdomo
Culinary Arts: Artur Apresyan
Job Skill Demonstration A: Nate Amos
Job Skill Demonstration Open: Janelle Armstrong

06/03/2026

🧑‍🍳Congrats to our students who received LATTC’s Tools for the Trades awards! These students were selected for their achievement in Culinary Arts and Professional Baking. They will be graduating from their programs this spring. The awardees received tools such as food processors, stand mixers, blender, and more.

Congrats again to Fernando Araujo, Raul Gonzalez, Koraima Rosalba Jaramillo, Justin Lewis, and Yu Yan Wang!

05/29/2026

We are wrapping up Spring 2026! Here are the wedding cake projects from PROFBKG 141 Advanced Cake Decorating. Do you have a favorite?

Good luck on your finals, everyone!

04/22/2026

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College is pleased to host the Los Angeles Community College District’s 6th annual Culinary Cup on Friday, May 8, 2026. The full-day event presents an exciting culinary competition featuring chef instructors and culinary students from the Los Angeles Community College District’s three colleges with culinary programs: Trade-Tech, Los Angeles Mission College, and Los Angeles Harbor College. The competition will culminate with the awarding of the coveted Golden Chef’s Hat trophy. This year’s competition will take inspiration from the flavors of Sicily. Culinary teams will be asked use traditional Sicilian ingredients to prepare Sicilian-inspired dishes. LATTC will bring in professionals from throughout the culinary industry to score the college teams in three distinct categories: Savory, Plated Dessert, and Tablescape.

In addition to the day’s competition, guests will enjoy guided tours of LATTC’s Culinary Arts Building, cooking and baking demonstrations, a special lunch prepared by Culinary Art students, and a seat at the awards ceremony.

Friday, May 8, 2026 | 8:30 am–2 pm
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
Culinary Arts Building (E3)
400 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015

Ticketing
Student tickets are $20.
Early bird tickets are available until April 24 for $40.
General admission tickets are $50.
VIP tickets are $125.

https://2026culinarycup.eventbrite.com/

04/13/2026

Over the weekend, our Culinary Arts Pathway students participated in the 59th Annual SkillsUSA California State Leadership and Skills Conference.

Our students earned the following distinctions:

Baking and Pastry
Gold: Jecenia Perdomo
Silver: Amayah Guzman

Culinary Arts
Gold: Artur Apresyan
Silver: Yu Yan Wang

Job Skill Demonstration A
Gold: Nate Amos

Job Skill Open
Gold: Janelle Armstrong

Restaurant Service
Bronze: Jen Huynh

Gold medalists have qualified to advance to the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, which will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, this June.

03/11/2026

Visit us this Friday in the coffee shop and cafeteria! We have a new menu on Fridays only. Breakfast burritos, chili fries, & Thai tea along with the usual coffee and grab & go offerings 😋 see you then!

11/21/2025

11/13/2025

Please complete the form to order for our Thanksgiving Bake Sale. https://forms.office.com/r/UXvjGT6ets

challah loaf $8
coffee cake loaf $12 (5”x10” pan)
one dozen white dinner rolls $8

Cash Only. We can accept payment before the pickup day in E3-114.
Pickup Wednesday 11/26 7am-12pm
Culinary Arts Office E3-114

Preorder only. No walk-ins.
Orders close Friday 11/21/25 at 2pm.
Questions, contact [email protected] or 213-763-7331

Thank you for supporting our programs!

03/06/2025

Lattc culinary arts: Miguel Cruz

in the heart of trade tech’s
halls. Aspiring chefs heed their
calls. with aprons tied and
knives in hand, They master
skills, both grand and
planned.

From savory to sweet they
strive, bringing every dish
alive. in Lattc’s kitchen,
Dreams ignite, creating
flavors, pure delight

guided by passion, fueled
by care, future chefs
craft meals to share.
At trade tech, their
journeys start, cooking
with soul, and pouring

hearts 🖤

Address

400 W. Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
90015

Telephone

+12137637337

Website

http://www.lattc.edu/academics/pathways/ca

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