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Cooking is like Love – It should be entered into with ABANDON or not at all.

– Julia Child

 Do it with Passion

FUNDAMENTALS

In this course, you will learn all about the culinary arts including:

Unit 1: Introduction to Culinary Arts

Unit 2: Careers in Culinary Arts

Unit 3: Reading a Recipe/Culinary Terms

Unit 4: Kitchen Tools and Equipment

Unit 5: Cooking Ingredients – Properties and Components

Unit 6: Cutting and Measuring Techniques

Unit 7: Cooking

Unit 8: Pastries and Baking

Unit 9: Gastronomy

Culinary Arts

A Brief History of Culinary Arts

Objective: Discuss the history and development of the food service industry.

Food Service – Its Ancient History

 Ancient Grecian and Roman travelers usually brought food with them
o like modern day picnics
 Overnight travelers would visit:
o Lesche: A private club that offer food and beverages to its members
and sometimes outsiders.
o Phatnai: which was a tavern to share food with others.
 1553 – 1898: Haute/Grande Cuisine
o A cooking style that was defined by attention to detail, fancy dishes,
and rich food.
o Started back in the day of Henry IV
 1760 – 1840: Industrial Revolution
o Leads to growing diversity in the food industry.
o Social and Economical changes brought: (1)
New technologies Food.
(2)

o Boulagers (1765)
o Discretionary income – is the income that was not already designated
for bills and other living expenses.
 1889 – 1978: Classic Cuisine
o A simplification of Grande cuisine, founded by Auguste Escoffier.
o Le Guide Culinaire Classic (1903) was Auguste Escoffier’s manual that
explained Classic Cuisine.
 1921 – Present: The Birth of Fast Food
o Often associated with the increased popularity of the automobile after
World War II.
o White Castle – first fast food.
 1971 – Present: Nouvelle Cuisine
o French for “new cooking”; Immigration Act of 1965.
o A mid-20th movement away from many classic cuisine principles.
o A light cuisine based on natural flavors, shortened cooking times and
innovative combinations.
 1971 – Present: New American Cuisine
o Stresses use of fresh, locally grown, seasonal produce and high quality
ingredients simply prepared in fashion.
o Started in California.

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