Category: CULINARY

Contact Us Chef Dyanna Bruno dbruno@hcstonline.org Chef Athena Castlegrande acastlegrande@hcstonline.org Chef Jesse DeLorenzo jdelorenzo@hcstonline.org

Chef Dyanna Bruno teaches Food Service Management and Marketing and is a graduate of Johnson and Wales University, Providence. She holds an Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor's Degree in Food Service Management with a concentration in Marketing and Event planning. Ms. Bruno has been teaching at High Tech High School since 2015. Her...Continue reading

Chef Athena Castlegrande teaches Culinary Arts and is a graduate of New Jersey City University and Hudson County Community College Culinary Arts Institute. Chef Castlegrande holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Secondary Education from New Jersey City University and an Associates in Applied Science degree in Culinary Arts from Hudson County Community...Continue reading

Chef Jesse DeLorenzo is a former student of County Prep High School and a graduate from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. He’s worked at many hotels and restaurants which led to a sous chef position in one of New York’s top restaurants, Le Cirque. He decided to pursue a career as...Continue reading

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat...Continue reading

This course of study prepares students for a career as a baker or pastry chef. Students are introduced to the fundamentals of food safety and sanitation, culinary math and the fundamentals of commercial food preparation and practices. They then progress to a wide variety of advanced bakery and pastry objectives. Students work in the newly...Continue reading

This course of study prepares students for a career as a chef, station chef, or sous-chef. Students are introduced to the fundamentals of food safety and sanitation, principles of nutrition, and the fundamentals of commercial food preparation and practices. They then progress to a wide variety of advanced culinary objectives. Students work in the newly...Continue reading

This course of study prepares students for a career as a chef, station chef, or sous-chef. Students are introduced to the fundamentals of food safety and sanitation, principles of nutrition, and the fundamentals of commercial food preparation and practices. They then progress to a wide variety of advanced culinary objectives. Students work in the newly...Continue reading

CULINARY ARTS CTE COURSES Culinary Arts Read More Baking and Pastry Read More Food Service Management Read More 9th Grade Marking period (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) rotations for all pathways: Culinary I Culinary Arts Baking and Pastry Food Service Management  10th Grade: 2 Marking Periods (Q1, Q2) of pathway 1 Semester (SS) of preferred chosen...Continue reading

CULINARY ARTS Chef Athena Castlegrande Chef Dyanna Bruno Chef Jesse DeLorenzo The 4-year Culinary Arts program exposes students to all of the major areas including Culinary Arts (chef, station chef, sous-chef), Baking and Pastry, and Food Service Management. Freshman year gives students the necessary introductions for each core area and will guide them through their...Continue reading