My name is David Hooper and I'm the
Culinary Arts Coordinator for Jackson
College. What's unique about Jackson is
that we have actually intertwined
culinary with hospitality management.
Current grads have the option to work on
cruise ships, hotels, restaurants, country
clubs, casinos, independent living; the
career opportunities and culinary arts
are endless. Your traditional schools
basically focus on back of the house,
savory, and pastries; we did a lot to
tweak it to make sure that this program
fits the twenty-first centuries. To a lot
of these food service companies, they're
looking for chef managers which mean
that they're looking for people who, not
only have the skills or running back of
the house but, can actually manage the
entire operation. A good fit is anyone that
has the passion that driving
determination that want to do this. The
cool thing about this is this is one of
those jobs that if you love it you don't
really think about the pay, you just do
it. I love culinary I've done various
other jobs and had other careers over
the last 30 years and yet I continually
come back to culinary arts, why? Because the
award is being able to serve others,
that's why hospitality is all about.
