culinary schools

(Gerry Furth-Sides) The school dazzled us every minute we were in it at The 3rd annual Culinary Cup hosted by the magnificent #LATTC as it celebrated #AAPIhistoryMonth and blazed a culinary trail through Southeast Asia. The Culinary Arts Pathway at the venerated and newly remodeled LATTC offers Culinary Arts, Professional Baking, and Restaurant Management programs for building lifelong career credentials so valuable in the Food Service Industry. 

You can dine here at lunch with a 3-course meal at only $18! Seating is indoor, outdoor or in an enclosed patio in the midst of DTLA in a glorious, airy setting 

Engaging Chef Martin Gilligan encouraged me to eat more! Thank you, Pastry Chef Robert Wemischner and especially the students for all of my favorite things in one dish: espresso! mocha! chiffon cake! buttercream frosting! Could have eaten the entire Espresso Mocha Swiss Chiffon roll with Buttercream Frosting. 

THEN, there was the leche flan and macaron and so many other enticing, colorful dishes in this VIP Southeast Asian feast, each and every one of them perfectly prepared. The trays kept coming and coming out of the kitchen and the tables emptied out in minutes for good reason. 

LATTC is home to the oldest continually operating culinary school in the nation. Programs host external accreditation from the American Culinary Federation Educational Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC). Graduates with an AA degree may apply for the first level of industry certification with the ACF.

Located just south of downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC) is one of nine public community colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). The school garden luncheon room has its own herb garden that you can see out the window.

The newly remodeled campus that resulted in costing #100M looked every penny’s worth. Gleaming equipment, soaring ceilings and spacious work places and a sense of awe through out.  
The tour was a highlight of this this exciting third annual Culinary Cup featuring chef instructors and culinary students from the Los Angeles Community College District’s three colleges with culinary programs: LATTC, Los Angeles Mission College, and Los Angeles Harbor College. Every school team cheered their first or second or third place finish to to rafters!

We also viewed cooking and baking competitions; scrumptious display of the dishes, desserts, and tablescapes; Guided tour of the Culinary showcase.

Trying to capture all the intoxicating moments of an inspired, joyous moment of an entire celebratory day had us “walking on air” for a week..   Too bad we were not able to keep up with retiring pastry instructor Robert Wemischner chef. “My heart is humbled and full of emotion,” he said and bounded off the stage to greet his fans in the audience! 

Our friend Bonnie Tseng, is on the Foundation . Here she is with Chef William Yee of the prominent (hot shot!) ACF (Association of California Chefs de Cuisine). The connections with renowned professionals is another one of the school’s attributes.

And the iconic chef judges we are honored to know: celebrity chef, Jet Tila @jettila with his beautiful, lively daughter, Amaya; Neal Fraser (Redbird) and Chef Todd Owen Collier of Disney.

Established in 1925, it is one of nine public community colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). LATTC offers more than 80 career-technical programs that move students into careers in two years or less.

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College 400 W. Washington Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015