LATTC Culinary Arts Pathway

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/

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.

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!

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!

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 🖤

Visit us for a pick me up! ☕️🍵

Visit our coffee shop for a pick me up! ☕️🍵

🥶Hanging with the cool 😎 kids at the ice carving club on Saturdays 🧊❄️

Another hors d’oeuvres practical completed for Garde Manger 2! Students created one hot item and one cold item, enough for a class tasting party. The big advice: make them one-bite sized and mix textures/flavors! 🎡They also visited the farmers market in Santa Monica last week 🍅🍠🫑

What did you make for your practicals?