Chefs visit KCK

Chef Sophia Chatterfield showed how sushi is made for the Chefs Association meeting that visited KCKCC TEC recently. (Photo by William Crum)
Chef Sophia Chatterfield showed how sushi is made for the Chefs Association meeting that visited KCKCC TEC recently. (Photo by William Crum)
by William Crum
Recently, the Greater Kansas City Chefs Association held their monthly meeting at the Kansas City Kansas Community College Technical Education Center culinary school.

This is the first time that the Greater Kansas City Chefs Association decided to hold their monthly meeting here in Kansas City, Kan. The Greater Kansas City Chefs Association is made up of the top chefs in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Close to 100 people attended this event, and many of the members decided to take a tour of the facilities. They truly saw what the school was about. The students got a chance to meet and talk to the top chefs from the Chefs Association. This gave the students a chance to network, which in the long run could mean jobs in the future.

A lot of the members were really impressed by the school and by the students as well. Robert Honeychurch, a chef who works for the Department of the Army in Manhattan, Kan., was really impressed.

“The facilities here are really amazing and the students here are fantastic,” he said. “They really know what they are doing,” he said.

During the meeting the students lined up before the crowd. And the crowd applauded them for a job well done.

The Kansas City Kansas Community College Technical Education Center’s culinary department is located at 65th and State Avenue in Kansas City, Kan. This year enrollment is up considerably; the department is outgrowing its current facilities. This culinary school is unlike any of the others in the area. Students not only study culinary arts, they also are required to attend many classes in business as well, such as accounting. This makes it ideal for the student who might in the future decide to open his or her restaurant.

Thomas Figous, a recent graduate, showed how to cook with various types of grains at the Chefs Association recent visit to KCKCC TEC. (Photo by William Crum)
Thomas Figous, a recent graduate, showed how to cook with various types of grains at the Chefs Association recent visit to KCKCC TEC. (Photo by William Crum)

Culinary students lined up at a recent visit from the Chefs Association to KCKCC TEC. (Photo by William Crum)
Culinary students lined up at a recent visit from the Chefs Association to KCKCC TEC. (Photo by William Crum)