“Follow my instructions. First thing you want to do is take a little bit off the top and a little bit off the bottom,” said Chef Austin Leake, the main kitchen instructor at Breithaupt Career and Technical Center.
Making a perfect pico de gallo is an art.
“Next, I’m going to cut it down. I’m going to turn it on a long bias and we’re going to make strips – julienne cut,” said Chef Leake while demonstrating the technique.
This is an art culinary students at Breithaupt Career and Technical Center in Detroit are learning.
From the knife skills to the life lessons, these students are preparing for their future.
“What do you love most about the program?” 7 Action asked one of the students in the program.
“Everything’s hands-on, and they help you. If you don’t know something, they’re going to teach you,” said T’maiyah Turner, an 11th grade culinary student at Breithaupt Career and Technical Center in Detroit.
We asked another student to describe some of the cool things they’ve learned in the program.