4/15/16 Tyler ISD Culinary Cafe by Andrew D. Brosig
Read MoreChef Instructor Joseph Guzzetta, center, coaches Katie Cerda, 18, left, and Emir Macedonio, 17, on the menu as they start service Thursday in the kitchen of the Culinary Cafe at the Tyler Independent School District Career & Technology Center in Tyler. Culinary Cafe gives students a real-world introduction to a working kitchen, preparing them for further training in culinary school or to get a restaurant job when they graduate high school, Guzzetta said. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
The menu board for the Tyler ISD Culinary Cafe at the Career & Technology Center as Chef Instructor Joseph Guzzetta prepares for service Thursday in the kitchen. Culinary Cafe is open from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday and Friday beginning April 21 through the end of the school year. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
It's a flurry of activity as Chef Instructor Joseph Guzzetta, back left, coaches his culinary arts students Thursday in the kitchen at the TISD Culinary Cafe on the Career & Technology Center campus in Tyler. The program prepares students for a career in the food service industry as well as giving them a good foundation for further training at culinary school, Guzzetta said. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Food Production Assistant Susan Watts, left, briefs Culinary Cafe students, from left, Chase Washington, Alexis Reed and Boreyes Quintero on front-of-house operations Thursday before their shift starts at the Career & Technology Center in Tyler. Culinary Arts students learn all aspects of working in a restaurant, from taking orders and customer service to menu planning, food preparation and delivering finished dishes in the Culinary Cafe. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Culinary student Chase Washington, left, delivers a finished order to Sandra Vargas, right, on Thursday in the dining area of the TISD Culinary Cafe at the Career & Technology Center in Tyler. The program prepares students for a career in the food service industry as well as giving them a good foundation for further training at culinary school, Chef Instructor Joseph Guzzetta said. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A sweet potato kale quesadilla gets the finishing touch, some extra cheese, on the grill Thursday in the Culinary Cafe kitchen on the Career & Technology Center campus in Tyler. "If I give (students) the experience cooking many different things, then they can chose where they want to work," said Chef Instructor Joseph Guzzetta. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Small flames flare up as Yadira Valdez tosses a chicken stir-fry dish on the stove Thursday in the Culinary Cafe kitchen at the Career & Technology Center in Tyler. Ms. Valdez got her first culinary experience in her family's small restaurant and found cooking attractive. " I enjoy it," the 17-year-old said. "I think I can express myself when I cook." Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph)