Pasadena City College Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management

Recently, the Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management department had the privilege of supporting a “Bundt Cake Donation” initiative for Young & Healthy, a remarkable Pasadena-based non-profit. Young & Healthy provides a vital lifeline to underserved children and families by connecting them with free medical, dental, and mental healthcare through a network of volunteer providers.
To show appreciation for these dedicated volunteer medical professionals, our CAHM student team worked hard to bake, package and deliver 52 specialty cakes to their organization!

* Meyer Lemon Olive Oil Cake - Olive oil cake with a delicious lemon glaze
* Texas Sheet Cake - Chocolate cake with a rich chocolate glaze
* Raspberry White Chocolate - White cake streaked with raspberry jam and dotted with white chocolate chips 
* Cookies and Cream - Oreo crumble cake and Oreo dust buttercream topped with mini Oreos
* Pandan Chiffon - Chiffon cake kissed with Pandan, topped with a coconut buttercream
* Cinnamon Streusel Cake - Giant crumb coffee cake!
* Strawberry Bundt - All natural strawberries throughout!
* Apple Cinnamon - Fresh apples
* Pumpkin Bundt - Lightly spiced cake paired with a classic cream cheese frosting
* Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting - A classic! 
* Dr. Pepper Cake - Lighter version of a chocolate cake, with a balance of flavor from an unexpected source!

Say hello to Dr. Mark Keene, our professor for this Winter Session’s Guest Service Management course. In this class, students explore what it truly means to deliver exceptional service. Learning how professionalism, personalization, and thoughtful service design create memorable guest experiences across the hospitality industry.

Why this class matters:
HOSP 045: Guest Service Management builds essential competencies in guest interaction, service recovery, and experience management. Students learn how to exceed guest expectations, navigate service challenges, and turn service failures into transformational experiences that increase both guest satisfaction and operational profit. This course provides critical preparation for careers in hospitality leadership and is transferable to the CSU system.

Class Details:
• HOSP 045: Guest Service Management
• Transfer Credit: CSU
• Total: 54 hours lecture
• Instructor: Mark Keene

Sign up now! Tap the Link in Bio to register 👆

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Love Baking?
Turn Your Passion into a Profession! 🥐
Have you dreamed of becoming a pastry chef, opening your own bakery, having a booth at a local food festival or farmers market, baking custom cakes or creating a pop-up dessert business?

Register for Industry Baking Foundations I and learn essential industry baking skills, principles and techniques from experienced instructors at a fraction of the cost of other culinary programs.

HOSP 140 Industry Baking Foundations I CRN 12239 (Winter term starts Jan 5, 2026)
Saturdays 8:20 AM – 2:30 PM (Chef Instructor Kate Silberling)

What this course will cover:
-Industry baking and pastry techniques
-Study of ingredient function
-Product identification
-Weights and measures
-Preparation of yeast-raised dough, mixing methods
-Roll-in dough & Pie dough
-Cake mixing methods
-Fillings, icings, pastry cream, and finishing techniques

Winter Classes start 1/5/26 so register soon with the Link in Bio 👆

Pursue your passion in culinary arts and gain essential industry skills at a fraction of the cost of other culinary programs.

HOSP 015 Industry Culinary Foundations 1 CRN 12234 (starts Jan 5, 2026)
Angela Bowie Tuesday 8:20 AM – 2:30 PM

This class will cover fundamental culinary principles, techniques and operations, product identification, ingredient handling, recipe development and costing, professional standards of commercial kitchen operations and much more.

This is a required course for a large majority of the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management degrees/certificates. HOSP 015 is also transferable to Cal Poly Pomona and other neighboring Cal State Universities.

Classes start 1/5//6 so sign up soon with the Link in Bio 👆

Scenes from the Friends In Deed “Cooking for a Cause 2025” event this year!
What an incredible opportunity it was to be part of this gathering of creatives, culinary talents and community-minded people. We can’t wait until next year!

1,2 - Agnes and it’s gorgeous kitchen… shown here with the competition’s mystery ingredients
3,4 - The talented participants in this year’s event: Annika Olsen, Sam Newman, Lorenzo DeScala, Diana Ramirez, Binh Trinh and Lucas Tran
5 - The show-stopping open flame grill
6,7,8,9 - Deep into the competition. Energy is high and focus is on!
10 - The livestream had several vantage points. You can see a replay with the link in our bio
11 - Agnes Restaurant beautiful interior
12 - Hanging with Chefs Thomas Kalb and Vanessa Tilaka
13 - Lucas & Binh with their good luck charm
14 - Winner of 2024 Cooking for a Cause, Xímon Wood
15 - Judges Chef Onil Chibás, Chef Anthony Greco and Xímon Wood
16,17,18 - The post-win glow ✨
19 - PCC’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management representing!