culinary training

EDU Headline Roundup: Supreme Court Rulings Impacting U.S. Schools

Last week saw historic rulings from the Supreme Court on President Biden's student debt relief plan and affirmative action in college admissions. SCOTUS' rulings on these two issues have far-reaching implications. Critics of the affirmative action decision say it could make it more difficult for minority students to gain admission to selective colleges and universities, while the ruling on Biden's student debt relief program could prevent millions of borrowers from receiving relief in the wake of the economic impact of COVID-19 on loan holders.

Culinary Arts Training, Michelin Stars, and the Art of Food

Having been inspired by season 2 of The Bear, a critically-acclaimed TV dramedy series about a young chef who returns home to Chicago to run his family's sandwich shop after his brother's suicide, Chelsea and Katie are tackling culinary training this week on 16:1. From technical training, apprenticeships, and schools like the Culinary Institute of America and Le Cordon Blue (founded in Paris in 1895 and considered to be one of the most prestigious culinary schools in the world), we cover the entry points into some of the most demanding yet rewarding careers in food and drink. Learn how restaurants earn coveted Michelin stars, find out where your favorite celebrity chefs went to school, and what to expect if you want to succeed in the business of operating a restaurant. 

Sources & Resources:

Wikipedia - Culinary Institute of America Alumni

Wikipedia - Le Cordon Bleu Alumni

The Culinary Institute of America

Le Cordon Bleu

Outkick - Taylor Swift Proves... by Mike Gunzelman

Elie Traveler - How the Prestigious Michelin Star System Really Works by Kim Ayling

Wikipedia - Michelin Guide

Michelin Restaurants

Wikipedia - Gastronomy

InsideHigherEd - HEROES Act at Center of Debt-Relief Legal Fight by Katherine Knott

NBC News - Supreme Court kills Biden student loan relief plan by Lawrence Hurley 

Cornell Law School - 20 U.S. Code § 1098bb - Waiver authority for response to military contingencies and national emergencies

Wikipedia - The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein

Chef Antwon Brinson is  founder of Culinary Concepts AB.  Among the many classes and training Culinary Concepts AB offers, Chef Antwon uses this platform to reach and train prison inmates to help them find meaningful employment after their release.  Chef Antwon has partnered with over 150 restaurants and the Albemarle County Economic Development Commission to offer life changing opportunities for graduates of Culinary Concepts AB training. 
Culinary Concepts FB Page
https://culinaryconceptsab.com

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Rokeisha Bryant, Executive Director of Cafe Momentum, Nashville, who highlights the Momentum model that uniquely transforms young lives by equipping our community's justice-involved youth with life skills, education and employment opportunities to help them achieve their full potential. During the interview, Rokeisha talks about the organization's origins with the award-winning restaurant and culinary training facility founded in Dallas in 2015 by Chef and CEO Chad Houser, and then how the organization now is building Momentum in Nashville, Tennessee. Rokeisha shares their platform and program and talks about some of the many ways the community can get involved, including pop up dinners, hosting watch parties for their documentary, referrals and investment in their efforts.

• Café Momentum is an award-winning restaurant and culinary training facility, founded in Dallas in 2015 by Executive Chef and CEO Chad Houser
• The Momentum model uniquely transforms young lives by equipping our community’s justice-involved youth with life skills, education and employment opportunities to help them achieve their full potential.
• In building Café Momentum, the primary goal is to build a sustainable model that provides youth with juvenile justice involvement (ages 15-19) with the holistic support they need to TRULY THRIVE.
• Our goal is to serve 150 youth per year in Nashville.
• Café Momentum will be opening its Nashville non-profit restaurant in 2022. We're actively looking for funders, organizations, private donors, grants and opportunities to fund the initial phase of Café Momentum in Nashville. Café Momentum Nashville's expansion is fiscally sponsored and managed by Momentum Advisory Collective (M.A.C.)
• The community can get involved in 3 ways: Referring youth or community partners to us. Investing your time through volunteer opportunities, sponsoring a pop up dinner and/or donations, Hosting a screening of our 45 minute documentary (to raise awareness about our efforts)
• Café Momentum plans to host pop up dinners in the very near future and will continue to host them until we open our doors.  In the meantime, we will launch a 10- week program that provides you with a sample of our workforce development and culinary arts training.  Please follow us on our social media outlets and/or subscribe to our email subscriptions to stay informed on our events.

Learn more:
Facebook:             https://www.facebook.com/cafemomentum.nsh
Instagram:             https://www.instagram.com/cafemomentum.nsh
Twitter:                  https://twitter.com/cafemomentumnsh
LinkedIn:                https://www.linkedin.com/company/cafemomentumnsh

"Chikara Yamada is the chef/owner of Yamada Chikara New York in Midtown Manhattan, which opened in May 2018. Chikara also is the chef/owner of the highly recognized restaurant called Yamada Chikara in Tokyo, which serves japanese dishes with A modern twists.

Chikara’s background is intriguing. He spent 7 years in Europe, owned a successful Japanese restaurant and eventually worked for the renowned chef Ferran Adria at El Bulli in San Sebastioan, Spain. And his style of cooking reflects his diverse experiences.

In this episode, we will discuss Chikara’s unique culinary training, how he expresses the essence of Japanese tradition on his creative dishes, what he serves at his new restaurant in New York, and much, much more! "

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