… Culinary Courses … Culinary Courses … Culinary Courses COURSE DESCRIPTION / CERTIFICATES 1ST SEMESTER CLASS DESCRIPTIONS CLN ART 113 Culinary Skills I 3 units (CSU) 36 hour lecture, 72 hour lab This course covers career … course introduces food, environmental sanitation and safety in the food production area. Focus on food-borne illnesses, origins, food handling, receiving and storage practices, pest management, and other safety procedures in the food service … Correct application of culinary skills, plate presentation, organization, and timing in the production of prix-fixed and a la carte menu will be practiced. Escoffier's guidelines and contemporary chef's philosophy of food are explored and examined …