Daniel Montgomery
Culinary Arts Academy Instructor
dmontgomery@clevelandschools.org

Culinary Arts equips students with the foundational skills necessary to pursue careers in the culinary field as a banquet chef, caterer, executive chef, and food and beverage manager. Courses cover topics that range from kitchen safety and sanitation, history of the food services industry, careers, nutrition, recipe basics, proper kitchen tools and equipment, and kitchen staples, to food presentation, advanced cooking principles, bakeshop preparation skills, professionalism, and business opportunities. Upon completion of this program of study, students will have applied a full range of knowledge and skills in culinary arts and built a professional portfolio in preparation for future training at the post-secondary level.