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EL DORADO HAS A HUGE NEED FOR
QUALITY CHEFS.
AND A NEW PROGRAM AT
SOUTH ARKANSAS COMMUNITY
COLLEGE HOPES TO FEED IT.
NBC 10'S GABRIELLE PHIFER CHOPS
IT UP WITH THE NEW DIRECTOR WHO
SAYS SHE'S GOING TO BUILD A
CULINARY ARMY.
THE SOUTH ARKANSAS COMMUNITY
COLLEGE IS FINALLY ROLLING OUT
"There are very few chefs and
there's not a lot of classicaly
trained cooks around here."
THE PROGRAM HAS BUILT
PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL
RESTURANTS LIKE THE GRIFFIN.
THEY'VE ALSO BEEN GIVING INPUT
TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS HAVE WHAT
IT TAKES TO SIZZLE.
Barbara Jones:
"They need servers and cooks and
and chefs in our hospitals and
in our school districts require
people that are knowledgable
about people preparing foods
safely."
LILLIAN ELLEN WAS JUST ANNOUNCED
AS THE NEW PROGRAM DIRECTOR.
SHE'S FROM EL DORADO AND HAS
BEEN TO MANY CULINARY SCHOOLS.
SHE RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM THE
properly how to keep people from
getting sick."
AND AFTER THE BASICS..
Lillian Ellen/Program Director
"We're probably going to go
around the world a little bit.."
ELLEN SAYS THE CLASS ISN'T JUST
FOR STUDENTS WHO ASPIRE TO BE
COOKS.
STUDENTS WILL ALSO LEARN WHAT IT
TAKES TO PURSUE A HOSPITALITY
CAREER
Lillian Ellen/Program Director
"There will also be a serving
class so no matter what part in
the hospitality industry you're
in, you're going to benefit from
the class.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PROGRAM, CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE
SOUTHARK.EDU
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