Culinary, Baking & Hospitality

Chef Gary Lyons is proof that a strategic nudge can be life-changing. Chef Gary says he entered the workforce straight out of high school and his employer is the one who nudged him to enroll in culinary school. Years later, he was nudged again by his culinary staff to consider a teaching position at FVTC.

In response to a nationwide shortage of meat industry workers, FVTC is now offering an eight-credit Meat Processing Specialist certificate created to help train skilled workers for the meat industry. Through a limited-time grant, tuition for this certificate is covered by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and the Wisconsin Technical College System, meaning tuition will

Tuition for new certificate currently covered by state grant The Meat Processing Specialist certificate is a new offering at Fox Valley Technical College that can be completed in one semester and fully prepares students for an in-demand career in the meat processing industry. Through a limited-time grant, tuition for this certificate is covered by the Wisconsin Department of

Culinary Arts grad and Executive Chef Emily Perrault finds challenge—and comfort—in new Baking & Pastry Management associate degree Emily Perrault For Emily Perrault, baking is therapy. “Baking just calms me down,” she says. “When I want to have a calming part of my day or week, I find something to bake.” So in 2021 when

The people have chosen.  With his veal smash burger, FVTC Culinary Arts student Joe Ognenoff took home the top honor—the People’s Choice award—in the National Veal Collegiate Competition. The annual competition is sponsored by Discover Veal with a culinary scholarship as the grand prize. This year’s task was to create a gourmet burger using veal. A gourmet burger uses more

High school students come to campus for statewide culinary contest The competition got hot in the kitchen. Or, in this case, it got hot in the Commons. Fourteen culinary teams from high schools around Wisconsin were on the FVTC campus this week to compete in the Wisconsin ProStart Invitational. Hosted by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association

High school students compete for scholarships Fox Valley Technical College recently welcomed students from several area schools to compete in the 2022 high school culinary competition. Each year, students apply to compete in either an ultimate burger category or cake category. The competitors then come to campus and are given the chance to demonstrate their

A new culinary program being offered We’re excited to have launched several new learning opportunities this fall at Fox Valley Technical College. We asked Trent Sorensen, associate dean of Service, to answer five of the most frequently asked questions about the new associate degree program in Baking and Pastry management. What is the program all

Grad uses his culinary success to expand into other interests Chef Ace Champion has quite the resume. He’s appeared on NBC’s TODAY show, Food Network, and has won numerous national cooking awards. But around these parts, we like to point out he is a 2012 graduate of FVTC’s Culinary Arts program. After finishing the program, Chef Ace