The Academy of Culinary Arts & Hospitality Services

2. The Academy of Culinary Arts & Hospitality Services Your opportunity for a great start to an exciting career!

3. Your Instructors • Chef Damion Brown • 17 years of experience in restaurants and hotels • Former fine dining Sous Chef Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from University of Mississippi • 10 years of experience teaching culinary arts • Ms. Leslie Self • Family Consumer Science degree from Texas Tech • 3 years industry experience • 8 years customer service experience • 3 years teaching experience • Mrs. Allison Bode • 15 years teaching experience • 4 years industry experience • Chef Joseph Maher • 9 years restaurant ownership • Nominated for Best Young Chef in America 2004 • Three 4-star reviews from the Dallas Morning News • Open several locations in the country for establishments from La Madeleine, Central Market, Pappas Restaurants, and Eatzi’s

4. Are you interested in a strong career? Prove it! • We are going to provide you with an awesome opportunity to learn key workplace skills. • Imagine if you start developing your career now. • Develop professional best practices • Attain nationally recognized certifications • Know how do navigate a professional workplace

5. 21st Century Learners Striving for Your Future • Your instructors are going to work hard for you. • We will stay on task to facilitate learning. • We will create a culture of learning. • We are a learning community…we treat each other with respect.

6. Activities • Catering after-hours events on campus • Participation in Industry Events • Student-run Enterprise Senior year • SkillsUSA Competitions • ProStart Competitions • AHLEI Hospitality Competitions

7. A Day in the Life of a Culinary Student…

8. A Day in the Life of a Hospitality Student…

9. This is your opportunity to be a part of a winning tradition…

10. Videos • America’s Restaurants: Serving Our Nation http://www.youtube.com/user/restaurantdotorg?blend=7&ob=5#p/u/68/u0d__zzILxg • America’s Restaurants – An Industry of Opportunity http://www.youtube.com/user/restaurantdotorg?blend=7&ob=5#p/u/44/PF0gb3eny70 • National ProStart Invitational http://www.youtube.com/user/restaurantdotorg?blend=7&ob=5#p/u/53/3rpgnJ4TmeA

11. Sources… • National Restaurant Association • https://www.google.com/search?q=culinary+images&safe=active&client=firefox-a&hs=ApF&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&tbm=isch&imgil=twk8WmvVs65SKM%253A%253BMOUPFZ_FVOP11M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.eater.com%25252F2013%25252F7%25252F11%25252F6408893%25252Fculinary-school-the-pros-and-cons-of-culinary-education&source=iu&pf=m&fir=twk8WmvVs65SKM%253A%252CMOUPFZ_FVOP11M%252C_&usg=__ikVYsXqHYLR1fai-a8dAEDVeY3M%3D&biw=1680&bih=939&ved=0CEIQyjc&ei=kRxFVJ3dE8bGgwTCn4KYAg#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=twk8WmvVs65SKM%253A%3BMOUPFZ_FVOP11M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcdn.cstatic.net%252Fgridnailer%252F660x%252Fhttp%253A%252F%252Fcdn.cstatic.net%252Fimages%252Fgridfs%252F51dcc4acf92ea13e2a020776%252Fculinary-schools-2.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.eater.com%252F2013%252F7%252F11%252F6408893%252Fculinary-school-the-pros-and-cons-of-culinary-education%3B660%3B440