407.297.4900 ext 6192628 christopher.bates@ocps.net
Wekiva Culinary

Wekiva Culinary

Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts at Wekiva High School

  • About
    • About the Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts
    • Photos from Our Kitchen
    • Our Culinary Kids in the News
    • Chef Christopher Bates
    • The Six Subjects of Culinary Arts Study
      • Courses
        • Culinary 1
        • Culinary Arts 2
        • Culinary Arts 3, Honors
        • Gastronomy and Culinary Management
      • After Graduation
    • Certifications
    • Wekiva High School Website
    • Blog
      • Videos
      • Famous Culinary Art
  • Students
    • Calendar
    • New and Returning Culinary Student Orientation, 2023 – 2024
      • 2023 – 2024 Welcome Letter
      • Syllabus & Kitchen Safety Contract
      • Wekiva Culinary Equipment & Supply Fee
      • Uniform Contract & Student Supplies
      • FAQs for Culinary Students: Frequently Asked Questions
    • What You’ll Learn: Wekiva Culinary’s Four-Year Course Progression
    • MustangChef Summer Bootcamp
    • Wekiva Culinary Chocolate Factory
    • Renaissance Fair
    • Wekiva Culinary Internship Program
    • Future Students
      • Magnet Open House
      • How to Apply for a Spot in our Magnet
  • Competition
    • Welcome to the Winningest Culinary Team in Central Florida!
    • Regional and ProStart Competition
    • NASA HUNCH Culinary Competition
    • FCCLA
    • Universal Studios’ High School Culinary Arts Competition: Handheld Foods
  • Catering & Events
    • Boba Tea Cafe
    • Order Your Next Amazing Boxed Lunch Right Here
    • Valentine’s Day Donut Gift Box
    • Christmas Cookie Gift Box Sale
    • Cupid’s Cupcakes – Valentine’s Day Sale
    • Wekiva Fire – Unexpectedly Good Hot Sauce
    • Craveable Tapenade: Romesco Sauce
  • Learn
    • Get in the Kitchen: Safe Students, Safe Food
    • Getting Hired: the Culinary Students’ Guide to Finding Work
    • Customer Service Basics: Mastering the Art of Hospitality
    • Preparing for the Restaurant Management Challenge
    • Student Leadership
    • Food Safety Training
      • YouTube Food Safety Playlist, Study Guide, and Handouts
      • The Ins and Outs of Registering Your Account with ServSafe
      • The Gamification of Food Safety Review: Quizizz and Kahoots
      • Studying for the ServSafe Exam: Flashcard Extravaganza!
      • The Absolute BASICS: Review These ServSafe Elements to Pass the Exam
  • Cook
    • Culinary 1 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 2 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 3 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 4 Recipe Book
    • Cooking Methods
    • Make Your Own Ice Cream: Scoopable Art and Tasty Science
    • Catering and Volume Recipes
      • Mustang Fire Hot Sauce
      • Fudge for You, Fudge for a Friend: Exploring the Greatest American Candy
  • Contact Us
    • Our Students Need Your Support: How You Can Help
    • How to Get Involved: Sponsors and Donors
    • Volunteers, Parents, and Partners in Education
    • Culinary Advisory Board
    • How to Post Job Opportunities for our Students
  • Video Introductions to Wekiva Culinary
  • Video Introductions to Wekiva Culinary
407.297.4900 ext 6192628 christopher.bates@ocps.net
Wekiva Culinary

Wekiva Culinary

Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts at Wekiva High School

  • About
    • About the Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts
    • Photos from Our Kitchen
    • Our Culinary Kids in the News
    • Chef Christopher Bates
    • The Six Subjects of Culinary Arts Study
      • Courses
        • Culinary 1
        • Culinary Arts 2
        • Culinary Arts 3, Honors
        • Gastronomy and Culinary Management
      • After Graduation
    • Certifications
    • Wekiva High School Website
    • Blog
      • Videos
      • Famous Culinary Art
  • Students
    • Calendar
    • New and Returning Culinary Student Orientation, 2023 – 2024
      • 2023 – 2024 Welcome Letter
      • Syllabus & Kitchen Safety Contract
      • Wekiva Culinary Equipment & Supply Fee
      • Uniform Contract & Student Supplies
      • FAQs for Culinary Students: Frequently Asked Questions
    • What You’ll Learn: Wekiva Culinary’s Four-Year Course Progression
    • MustangChef Summer Bootcamp
    • Wekiva Culinary Chocolate Factory
    • Renaissance Fair
    • Wekiva Culinary Internship Program
    • Future Students
      • Magnet Open House
      • How to Apply for a Spot in our Magnet
  • Competition
    • Welcome to the Winningest Culinary Team in Central Florida!
    • Regional and ProStart Competition
    • NASA HUNCH Culinary Competition
    • FCCLA
    • Universal Studios’ High School Culinary Arts Competition: Handheld Foods
  • Catering & Events
    • Boba Tea Cafe
    • Order Your Next Amazing Boxed Lunch Right Here
    • Valentine’s Day Donut Gift Box
    • Christmas Cookie Gift Box Sale
    • Cupid’s Cupcakes – Valentine’s Day Sale
    • Wekiva Fire – Unexpectedly Good Hot Sauce
    • Craveable Tapenade: Romesco Sauce
  • Learn
    • Get in the Kitchen: Safe Students, Safe Food
    • Getting Hired: the Culinary Students’ Guide to Finding Work
    • Customer Service Basics: Mastering the Art of Hospitality
    • Preparing for the Restaurant Management Challenge
    • Student Leadership
    • Food Safety Training
      • YouTube Food Safety Playlist, Study Guide, and Handouts
      • The Ins and Outs of Registering Your Account with ServSafe
      • The Gamification of Food Safety Review: Quizizz and Kahoots
      • Studying for the ServSafe Exam: Flashcard Extravaganza!
      • The Absolute BASICS: Review These ServSafe Elements to Pass the Exam
  • Cook
    • Culinary 1 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 2 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 3 Recipe Book
    • Culinary 4 Recipe Book
    • Cooking Methods
    • Make Your Own Ice Cream: Scoopable Art and Tasty Science
    • Catering and Volume Recipes
      • Mustang Fire Hot Sauce
      • Fudge for You, Fudge for a Friend: Exploring the Greatest American Candy
  • Contact Us
    • Our Students Need Your Support: How You Can Help
    • How to Get Involved: Sponsors and Donors
    • Volunteers, Parents, and Partners in Education
    • Culinary Advisory Board
    • How to Post Job Opportunities for our Students

The Culinary Student’s Guide to Making Great Pizza

October 31, 2021 Chef Bates

Everything you need to know to master pizza – the perfect crust, toppings, and sauce to make ’em swoon.

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Every Cook’s First Skill: Mis en Place

October 24, 2021 Chef Bates

In professional kitchens and among culinary students, mise en place (or mise for short) is essential. This post guides the beginning culinary student through the basics of what it is and how to do it.

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Fudge for You, Fudge for a Friend: Exploring the Greatest American Candy

October 17, 2021 Chef Bates

Fudge History Fudge is an American invention: most stories claim that the first batch of fudge resulted from an accident when a cook made a bungled batch of caramels. One of the first documentations of…

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Working with Sugar: the Magic of Crystallization

October 17, 2021 Chef Bates

To understand why your sugar-based candy, fudge, or icing isn’t coming out the way you expected, you have to understand how to control the crystallization of sugar. This post does that (with yummy science).

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Cooking Methods to Master – An Overview

October 10, 2021 Chef Bates

There are 18 basic cooking methods involved in most cooking applications. This post doesn’t explain how to DO all of them, but it does provide a brief explanation of each with key terms highlighted. READ THIS FIRST.

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Master these Cooking Methods to be Successful in the Commercial Kitchen

October 10, 2021 Chef Bates

There are three big categories of cooking methods and many, many variations. This series of posts serves to give you a big picture on ALL of them, then does a deep dive into a few specifics (with some tasty recipes to go along)

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How the professional kitchen is organized

October 10, 2021 Chef Bates

There is more to “who does what” in the professional kitchen than you might think and some important restaurant history behind it. Read on to discover the Culinary Brigade of Wekiva Culinary, adapted from Auguste Escoffier’s 150 year old brigade system.

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Evaluate Food Like a Professional with the 9-Point Hedonic Scale

October 9, 2021 Chef Bates

An introduction to professional food evaluation using the 9-Point Hedonic Scale with instructions and methods for conducting a sensory evaluation.

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Love It or Hate It – How Flavor, Taste and Aroma Make Foods Taste “Good”

October 9, 2021 Chef Bates

There’s a lot that goes into understanding why we like the foods we do. This series of posts goes in-depth into the biology and chemistry of taste and flavor, how to use that knowledge to make a perfectly balanced meal, and how professionals o about evaluating taste and flavor.

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How to Master Mom’s Pasta

September 6, 2021 Chef Bates

How to cook fresh and dried pasta; how to sauce pasta; History and background; Recipe lists

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Wekiva Culinary Magnet Information

Wekiva Culinary is now the Magnet Academy of Culinary Arts at Wekiva High School.

This means students from all over OCPS may apply to be admitted, regardless of what school they are zoned to attend. If your student is passionate about cooking and a career in the Culinary Arts, is interested in owning a restaurant one day, or is just curious about what the food and beverage industry is all about, apply for admission today!

You can always contact Program Director and Lead Instructor Chef Bates for more information. Email christopher.bates@ocps.net. To make sure your email is given a priority response, please put “magnet inquiry” in the subject heading of your email.

For more information, watch the orientation videos below.

For Future Parents

https://youtu.be/L44kcZGt_k0

For Future Students

https://youtu.be/NXDJsOMO2aE

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