Great Lakes Culinary Institute (GLCI)

09/15/2026

Our teaching restaurant - Lobdell’s had their soft opening today. Congratulations to the students and staff for a successful opening day. The food was delicious. Pictured below is the featured mocktail Mexican candy, creamy chicken fennel soup, and turkey Gouda sandwich with blueberry fig jam on house made caramelized onion focaccia.

09/14/2026

Do you have a passion for pastry, top-tier plating skills, and a love for teaching? We’re looking for a Part-Time Baking Instructor to lead our Plated Desserts class this coming Spring semester!

What we're looking for:
- Strong, modern dessert plating & presentation skills
- Deep confidence in fundamental and advanced pastry techniques
- Enthusiasm for mentoring the next generation of bakers and chefs

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09/12/2026

Thank you to Edgecomb’s Farm Market for your hospitality. Our students thoroughly enjoyed their visit and the wealth of knowledge that was shared. Thank you Chef April Hackert for organizing this wonderful social event.

09/09/2026

Our students are super proud of their bread products. Nothing like the smell of freshly baked bread at 6:30 in the morning!

09/03/2026

Emma DuBois and Hunter Barnes are proudly presenting their plated lemon curd tart, and dark chocolate caramel tart made in our Plated Desserts class. We are so proud of how far you have come with developing your skills.

09/02/2026

Our Farm to Table students got an up close and in person experience at Lakeview Hill Farm & Market and Loma Farm

Thank you for helping our students understand the importance of the relationship between a chef and a farmer.

09/02/2026

We are so proud of Maggie VanSickle and the hard work she has put into her studies here at GLCI. Check out Maggie‘s video explaining the impact that attending her local Career Technical Educational program has made on her advancement in her passion.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6BNb6FQDxw

09/01/2026

Thank you to all of our GLCI donors who support our students at Taste of Success each year. The funds raised allow us to give knife and baking kits at no cost to our incoming culinarians. We are because we have .

08/31/2026

Everyone loves a good french fry! Our Professional Cookery students are beginning to learn some basic knife cuts, sauce preparation, and the safety of using the fryer. We are because we have

08/28/2026

From Mexico in World Cuisine to Anavery Fine Foods and Leelanau Cheese in Farm to Table class, the GLCI students were quite busy today. Thank you, Chef Michael Peterson for leading the way to all this wonderful learning. We have because we are