Catering Skills (DVDs)

Description

Entering the world of large-scale, high-end food service requires attention to rigorous standards and expectations. This two-part series familiarizes students with the basics and the fine points of professional catering:

• menu preparation
• kitchen practices
• dish presentation
• serving techniques
• and more

Guidance from culinary instructor Richard Dodson and detailed, step-by-step visuals of kitchen and dining hall operations help train aspiring caterers for this very demanding business.

Two-part series. Closed-captioned. Viewing time: 25-28 minutes each. 2005. Can purchase each separately for $69.95, or the series for $139.90.

• Catering Skills: Setting the Scene – Immerses students in the world of commercial meal preparation.
  Click here to download a free instructor’s guide.

• Catering Skills: Behind the Scenes – Exploring an array of culinary skills, this video enables viewers to create dishes for a fully catered meal.
  Click here to download a free instructor’s guide.