The
foodservice industry employs over 11 million people, making it the
largest employer besides the US government. More and more people are
looking to foodservice as their career, and the task of educating
and training these individuals is an essential part of the future of
the industry. Taking the helm as one of the top private culinary
schools in the country is the Western Culinary Institute (WCI) ,
located in Portland, Oregon. Renowned for its partnership with the
world-famous Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program, the WCI offers a
degree in Culinary Arts and a diploma in Hospitality and Restaurant
Management. The WCI is the only Le Cordon Bleu school offering the
Hospitality and Restaurant Management program, and students can
complete the program in 51 weeks instead of 2-4 years which is
standard at a college or university.
If attending another college, students
spend their first two years taking general education
classes. Our program is designed for students who are
focused on a career in the culinary arts. They immediately
begin classes related to foodservice.
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| Jim Aden, Department Chair for the Hospitality
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Focusing
on training students for real-world experiences, the WCI teaches
ChefTec in two of its Hospitality and Restaurant Management
courses. With ChefTec, students learn how to run a back
office efficiently and cost effectively.
Only through the use of a
software program, like ChefTec, can a foodservice
operator get their actual costs within .5% of their
theoretical costs. Teaching students the importance of
using a back office software program could mean the
difference between the success or failure of their
operation.
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| Barry Brown, Instructor for Restaurant
Management, Systems and Controls |
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Running
a profitable operation takes countless hours of organization,
accounting, management and, of course, cuisine. Many restaurant
failures are due to the operator's lack of knowledge with the first
three criteria. The WCI offers not only hands on experience with the
culinary side, but also accounting and operations. With ChefTec,
students learn how to gather vendor bids, create orders, enter
invoices, cost out recipes, and track inventory. According to Brown,
ChefTec is a natural choice for use in the classroom as it is
user friendly, economical and helps students see the big picture of
owning a restaurant.
For more information about the Western Culinary
Institute please call (800) 666-0312. The school is located at:
1201 SW 12th Avenue
Suite 100
Portland, OR 97201
fax: (503) 223-0126
www.westernculinary.com |
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Software for Your PDA
In the past two years, Culinary Software Services has
been a premier developer of PDA software for the foodservice
industry. Listening to the needs of CSS customers, three modules
have been developed to help with physical inventory taking
(including barcode scanning), ordering and recipe development.
CSS has focused on developing PDA technology as PDAs are
changing the way we think of computers. Being able to take
inventory, create orders, and write recipes all from your Palm
handheld means you are no longer tied to your computer. Chefs
and foodservice operators are constantly on the go, and CSS has
developed ways to perform back office tasks anywhere.
 Do
you already own a Palm, but don't own ChefTec PDA? If you
want to see what ChefTec PDA
looks like you can download a free sample of the software by
clicking
here. CSS wants you to see the power of this application and
experience the convenience of back office functions from the
palm of your hand. What could be better than a free demo of
ChefTec PDA software? Lower prices! Prices have dropped on
ChefTec PDA, PDA Max and PDA Color. Get the latest in
handheld foodservice technology with these packages. Call
800-447-1466 or visit
www.culinarysoftware.com for details.
For a limited time, if you participate in our
online survey you will receive a free copy of Master Recipes,
CSS's most popular electronic recipe cookbook. Load Master
Recipes into ChefTec and instantly you have 450 top
recipes ready for you to try out.
Order ChefTec PDA online at:
www.culinarysoftware.com or call 800-447-1466. |
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Use Your Noodle!
March is national noodle month, and noodle lovers throughout the world
celebrate by eating, tossing, slurping or spinning their noodles. With
the increased interest in comfort foods, noodle dishes have sprung up
in popularity.
Let's backtrack, where did noodles come from? It is
on record that the Chinese were the first to make noodles and other
pastas as early as 3,000 BC. The name noodle is derived from Germany.
As legend has it, 13th century German bakers fashioned dough into
symbolic shapes, such as words, birds and stars. These "nudels" were
then baked and served as bread.
Noodle Quiz
- What ingredient do noodles contain that makes them different
from most other pastas?
A) Iron B) B-vitamins
C) Egg D) Olive Oil
- Noodles are available in which different varieties?
A) Fine, Medium, Wide and Extra Wide
B) Round, Square and Triangular
C) Short, Medium, Long
- All pastas are noodles?
( ) True ( ) False
Source:
www.ilovepasta.org
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