The Culinary Core Institute
About CCI
The Culinary Core Institute, a partnership between ICNC, Frontera, and The Hatchery, is a culinary training program. The training is open to Chicago youth ages 16-24 and includes an 8-week classroom course, followed by a 4-week internship at a Chicagoland restaurant.
The Culinary Core Institute, a partnership between ICNC, Frontera, and The Hatchery, is a culinary training program. The training is open to Chicago youth ages 16-24 and includes an 8-week classroom course, followed by a 4-week internship at a Chicagoland restaurant.
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What will you learn at CCI?
At CCI, you wil learn the necessary skills to become a prep cook. That includes: obtaining a food handling certificate, job readiness skills, food preparation, equipment identification, knife skills, recipe development, product identification, storage, cooking methods, and nutrition. |
What does a prep cook do?
Contact Prep cooks are members of the kitchen who do much of the preparation for the dishes that a restaurant serves. The work includes chopping vegetables, weighing and mixing ingredients, cutting and preparing meat, and more to allow chefs and cooks to create meals. |
Restaurant photos from Frontera.
The Culinary Core Institute is a collaboration between ICNC, Frontera Foods, The Hatchery, Accion, the Illinois National Restaurant Education Fund, and the National Restaurant Education Fund.
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