Wake Tech Culinary, Baking, & Hospitality Programs

It's mock interview day for Marketing Class! We have industry owners and professionals come and help simulate a job interview for the students. It's a huge confidence builder and the students often come out of this experience with job offers on the spot!

Thank you to all the interviewers who graciously shared time out of their day with us!

Fun bread baking workshop.

We learned how to make Wiener Schnitzel and potato salad with Chef Christian.

Buffet with authentic Austrian foods at the Augustiner Brewery. And a hike up to the Fortress Hohensalzburg.

Learning to make Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel) with a local Chef.

We learned some chocolate techniques (and had a few samples).

Trip to Salz Welten

We visited a local dairy farm and made homemade cheese.

Come help us celebrate the Baking and Pastry Spring 2024 graduates (and department) this afternoon at 4:30 pm for our Bakers' Row event!!

We won't be selling pies like in the picture but there will be just about everything else in the lobby of building K on North Campus.

Can't wait to see you! Thanks for your support!

It's almost time again for Bakers' Row!

Next Thursday, May 2nd, starting at 4:30pm we will be having our biggest bake sale of the year! This is a special event highlighting our current graduates' capstone project as well as the rest of the classes final projects.

The grads have to come up with their own menu, of sorts, develop the recipes and then execute them, package, and sell them to you, our customers!

We will have all kinds of categories to choose delicious foods from: breads, cakes/cake slices, mousse cakes with pretty mirror glazes, cookies, chocolate candies and confections, petit fours pastries, savory pastries, and even some things made without gluten ingredients (we can't truly say gluten free because our kitchen is not dedicated to gluten free work)!

If you scan the QR code in the photo above (or go to the website listed), you can check out our menu ahead of time. This is the first time since 2020 we are not offering online presales. So please make sure to arrive at 4:30 next Thursday May 2nd to get your goodies!

Please remember to be kind and not expect to buy tons of each item you desire. We have a lot of customers who come to this event and everyone deserves to be able to purchase a variety of things. We will not accept unruly behavior. 🙂

As always, we appreciate your support!

12th and final stop on the bakery tour. What an amazing day we've had! Shout out to Wake Tech culinary graduate, and Fiction Kitchen owner Caroline Morrison.

Five great bakeries in one place. Great hosts, Allison and Carl Vick.

Loads of loaves!

Howling good bread!

Some "flaky friends" at Layered!

Big cakes, big salads!!

Cool, collaberative workspace. It's interesting to see food photography, branding, and podcasts under one roof.

Best strawberry muffins ever!

Sipping some delicious chocolate at Videri.

So many delicious items to choose from at Lucettegrace.

Bakery Tour Day begins! Spring 2024!

Chef Herbert and Chef Saudo's Fundamentals of Foods class hosted our first Grand Brunchfest this week and it was amazing! The students cooked delicious foods including French toast, eggs Benedict, a live egg station, cinnamon roll scones and more.

Chef Stopka is the resident photo bomber in the back representing how excited everyone was for this event. 🤭

Great job everyone and thank you to all the folks who attended!

Made a pit stop at Escazū chocolates, then headed fiction kitchen for dinner. Today has been a great day.

Next stop, Yellow Dog Bread Co.

Next stop, Union Special! Thank you for the delicious pastries and cookies!

Next stop, Little Blue Bake House!

Lunchtime on our bakery tour: Hayes Barton Cafe & Dessertery. Look at how large these cake slices are!

Next stop, A Place at The Table. They value giving back to the community.