West Chester East High School – Culinary Arts

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The course emphasizes kitchen operations, catering, food preparation, and baking skills in a schoolbased, state-of-the-art culinary facility and explores entrepreneurship within the hospitality industry. Practical experiences, including recipe conversion, measurements, specialized terminology, classical knife cuts, safe food and equipment handling, flavorings and seasonings, stocks/sauces/soups, and mise en place are emphasized. Upon completion, students will be able to independently demonstrate a broad range of cooking and baking skills. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Introduction to Food Preparation and teacher recommendation.