Crystal Peterson and Tamera Goodridge holding their work during this week’s showcase.
Culinary Arts students showcase their work
Sun, 04/24/2016 - 12:00am
It was a culinary delight for individuals viewing this week’s showcase by final year students of the Barbados Community College Hospitality Institute’s Food Art Presentation programme.
At the Institute, persons viewed the creations made by the over 75 students of the 15-week programme. Some of the edible and non-edible pieces were made into the shape of musical instruments, sea creatures, birds and trees.
Director of the Barbados Community College’s Hospitality Institute, Bernice Critchlow-Earle explained that the programme’s participants were taught skills in the areas of sugar craft, carvings, ice, fat, fruit and vegetables.
“The purpose of this programme is that students are introduced to concepts of Food Art. Emphasis was placed on design and the use of alternative commodities. The investigation of the effects of food art and presentation as a marketing tool was also examined,” she added.
Critchlow-Earle further said she was pleased to see what was on show and overall with the work of the students.
“I would say that the students this year have improved immensely. They have worked together which also thought them the skills of working as a group as well. I think that they have done particularly well and followed the guidelines and the tutelage of their lecturers,” she explained.
Executive Chef and Part-time Tutor at the Hospitality Institute, Ezra Beckles also said he was pleased with the effort of the final years.
“This year the students placed more emphasis on group work and I think that they can do a lot better, but I am happy to see what they did here today.”
Speaking about possible career paths that the pupils could pursue, he said, “There are always doors open within the hospitality industry. If you can grow from strength to strength then you can branch out because a lot of chefs go into management positions and work as either a restaurant manager, a food and beverage manager or they go into a senior general manager position.” (MG)