Food, food, and more food for all the food-loving Matadors out there.
By Julie Vu
Culinary is an excellent class to take--there's no question about that. It's an easy, fun course with the added bonus of getting to eat food--which makes it the perfect class, right? Not only do you learn the skills to cook for yourself, you get to eat everything you make--and more. The culinary class is taught by Mrs. Tiffany Heremans, aka Mrs. H, or just Mrs. Heremans. She's probably one of the chillest teachers on campus, letting you do your own thing as long as you finish your work and follow directions.
This course is especially recommended for seniors who want an easier time through their last year. It will fill elective credit requirements, which are indeed required for graduation! For this course, you could either take a semester of it or a full year. To give an example: say you take Health--which is only a semester long--leaving you some room to take Culinary Arts the other semester. This class is very popular and becomes filled up very fast, so you should sign up for it early during class registration, or else you won't be able to in the beginning of the year when you're trying to switch classes!
Sadly, there are downsides to this class as well. When signing up for this class, know that there will be tons of note taking! Seriously, this writer swears she takes more notes in this class than in her English and Math classes combined! However, the upside is (as expected) food--lots and lots of food. Being able to eat completely makes up for all the note taking everyone has to do in this class. Every week, we are only able to cook once, which is usually on a Thursday. Sometimes, however, we cook on a Wednesday if the recipe requires us to cook for two days. The kitchens are small and filled with groups of 6-7 people each--but what do you expect from a class with 35+ students?
If you take this course for a full year, the first semester will be spent learning the basic culinary skills and cooking easy, short recipes. Then, in the second semester, you'll be taught about catering and how to run a kitchen in a restaurant while learning to cook harder and longer recipes. You will also be able to bring in your own recipe and cook what you want, which is pretty cool.
Signing up for this class is a definite recommendation! You won't regret it, and you definitely won't fail this course. It's an easy-peasy course, and you get to eat in! What coule be better than that?
Sadly, there are downsides to this class as well. When signing up for this class, know that there will be tons of note taking! Seriously, this writer swears she takes more notes in this class than in her English and Math classes combined! However, the upside is (as expected) food--lots and lots of food. Being able to eat completely makes up for all the note taking everyone has to do in this class. Every week, we are only able to cook once, which is usually on a Thursday. Sometimes, however, we cook on a Wednesday if the recipe requires us to cook for two days. The kitchens are small and filled with groups of 6-7 people each--but what do you expect from a class with 35+ students?
If you take this course for a full year, the first semester will be spent learning the basic culinary skills and cooking easy, short recipes. Then, in the second semester, you'll be taught about catering and how to run a kitchen in a restaurant while learning to cook harder and longer recipes. You will also be able to bring in your own recipe and cook what you want, which is pretty cool.
Signing up for this class is a definite recommendation! You won't regret it, and you definitely won't fail this course. It's an easy-peasy course, and you get to eat in! What coule be better than that?