This document provides an overview of the high school food classes being offered for the 2013-2014 school year. There are 5 half-unit elective courses students can choose from, including Introduction to Foods which requires no prerequisite, and Decorative Culinary Arts, American Regional Foods, International Foods, and World Cuisine which require either Introduction to Foods or permission from the instructor. The courses provide hands-on food preparation experiences and cover topics like basic cooking skills, regional American cuisine, international cuisine, and culinary competitions.

1. Welcome to the
Family & Consumer Science
Electives
High School Food Classes
2013-2014

2. Overview
• All classes are:
– ½ Unit 20 weeks
• There are 5 choices:
– Introduction to Foods No pre-requisite
– Decorative Culinary Arts
– American Regional Foods
– International Foods
– World Cuisine

3. Introduction To Foods
• Basic food preparation course
• Basic knife skills
• Sound nutritional concepts
• Hands-on experiences

4. Decorative Culinary Arts
• Project based course
• Cookie and cake decorating
• Chocolate molding
• Gingerbread house construction

5. American Regional Foods
• “Eat your way across the United States”
• Study the different geographic regions of
the US
• Prerequisite: Introduction to Foods, 8 th
Grade Chefs or Permission of Instructor

6. World Cuisine & International
Foods
• Fast moving classes
• “Eat your way across the world”
• World Cuisine: China, Italy, United
Kingdom & Spain
• International Foods: Mexico, Germany,
Greece, and France
• Prerequisite: Introduction to foods, 8 th
Grade Chefs or Permission of Instructor

7. • Classes usually end with an Iron Chef
Competition
• 1 secret ingredient and 4-6 hungry judges
• Judged on:
– Presentation
– Taste
– Level of difficulty
– Techniques