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Culinary & Hospitality

Are you interested in becoming a culinary arts specialist? Hennepin Tech's Culinary and Hospitality pathway offers culinary arts professionals the firsthand experience needed to thrive in their desired field!

Check out the available programs below.

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Baking & Pastry

Learn the skills to open your own baking and pastry business while also expressing your culinary creativity.

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Culinary Arts

Gain a solid foundation of cooking techniques, design menus, prepare, and cater large events.

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Food Truck

Gain the skills as a chef to open and operate your own culinary business and food truck.

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Program News

Hennepin Tech Culinary Arts Program Students, Faculty Awarded Honors by the American Culinary Federation

Monday, January 22, 2024

chef and students at award ceremony
The American Culinary Federation Minneapolis Chefs Chapter announced their annual awards of excellence at the 2024 awards banquet held at Hennepin Technical College.

Food Truck classes now available at Hennepin Tech

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

woman in food truck
Interested in owning a food truck or culinary small business? Learn about the new Culinary Entrepreneur program. Your homework assignments will include creating elevated “street eats.”

Baking pies & Hennepin Tech led to a new, second career

Monday, April 11, 2022

Baker Cathie Wood, Hennepin Tech Student
A student searched for a second career and decided to embrace a love of baking pies. She enrolled in the Baking and Pastry Entrepreneur program.