Salem High School – Restaurant Operations: Hospitality & Culinary Arts

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Come join us and be part of the team in the Rock Cafe! Are you interested in becoming a chef? Considering a career as a hotel or restaurant manager? Come join one of the top hospitality training programs in the country! Gain hands-on experience working in the Salem Rock Café, the Park restaurant. Students are trained on the job for careers in the restaurant, food service, and hospitality business. Using the nationally recognized Pro-Start Certification Curriculum, students gain hands-on experience in the areas of dining room service, short-order cooking and food production from casual to high-end cuisine! Students are trained in a commercial kitchen, using the same equipment found in the workplace. Culinary skills learned include knife skills, soups and hot food productions (vegetable, starch, entrée), butchery, cold food production, bakery and pastries. In addition, students gain experience in menu design and pricing, scheduling and menu forecasting, writing health conscious menus and following industry trends, budgeting, and register use. Students in this class qualify to test for the industry standard ServSafe Manager’s license, ServSafe Nutrition license, as well as the Pro-Start Certificate of Achievement. Students who complete this course also qualify for scholarships and college credits from colleges nation-wide, including but not limited to: The CIA Johnson and Wales Baker College Schoolcraft College – 6 credits Washtenaw Community College Henry Ford Community College This class qualifies for the Co-op Credit.