A welcome letter from Chef Bates to our 2022-2023 Culinary Competition students.
Welcome to the Winningest Culinary Team in Central Florida!

Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts at Wekiva High School
A welcome letter from Chef Bates to our 2022-2023 Culinary Competition students.
Romesco is a Spanish condiment and sauce that is wonderful as a tapenade with crusty bread, as a flavorful addition to grilled chicken or fish, and excellent on pasta and rice. It is a vegetarian…
Some students need to see material in writing to understand and recall the ServSafe content when it comes to test time. Or perhaps you just want to see the ServSafe content in a (somewhat) abbreviated…
Flashcards are a great way to get familiar with content. This post contains several flashcard sets that covers concepts common to the ServSafe exam.
Facility Safety and Pest Management Your facility requires specific needs, so identifying the ways in which your equipment, materials, utilities, etc. affect safety and pest management is important for your food and staff safety. Interior…
A clean and sanitized environment is necessary to keep foods safe, including all tools, equipment, and surfaces used in your facility. Cleaning Cleaning removes food and dirt and can be done using detergents, degreasers, delimers,…
Systems of Food Safety Management Everything learned thus far can be applied to a food safety management system. These are practices and procedures that identify risks and hazards in your facility and ways to control…
Food Service Holding and serving are steps in the flow of food where food must continue to be monitored for time-temperature abuse and cross-contamination. Holding Food Holding food (like on a buffet) puts foods at…
Cleaning and Sanitizing
Food Preparation Preparation is the step in the flow of food where time-temperature abuse and cross-contamination can easily affect food safety. General Preparation Guidelines During the preparation step, staff must start with cleaned and sanitized…