CAHS

Work Experience

Off campus laboratory training in hotels, restaurants and other allied areas. This final course in the program is designed to provide practical experience in the branch of the industry to which the student shows to be best adapted or in which the student desires additional training beyond that given in prior classes. One unit of credit is earned for 54 hours of unpaid or paid work.

Procurement and Costing

Examine current issues in procurement for the hospitality industry, such as sourcing sustainably, ensuring diversity, and understanding where food and other goods come from. Other topics include emerging purchasing technologies and external forces that affect the supply chain. Learn the skills needed to plan what, how much, when, from whom, and how much to pay for products and services in order to maintain a profitable business.

Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry

Examination of issues of sustainability in the hospitality industry. By looking through the lenses of environmental, social, and economic sustainability, students will gain an understanding of how business and personal decisions can impact the environment, their communities, and their establishments. Through lectures, readings, discussions, case studies, and their own research, students will learn how to make informed decisions that promote sustainability in their business.

Culinary Fundamentals: Baking and Pastry

Pastry and baking production skills through extensive hands-on practice complemented by a combination of lectures and demonstrations. Working in a professional kitchen environment at City College, students prepare an impressive and varied assortment of breads, breakfast pastries, cookies, cakes, pies, tarts and fine-dining plated desserts, honing organizational skills, accuracy, and speed while adhering to sanitation and safety protocols.