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The speaker shares his long-term goal of teaching and giving back to the culinary world, inspired by a life-changing professor from his own culinary school days. He aims to share his food knowledge with the younger generation.
All freshman students in the culinary program follow the same track. Classes are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, focusing on basic cooking techniques, the history of food, marketing principles, and pricing strategies.
After the freshman year, students can choose between two tracks. One option involves attending classes only on Mondays for seven hours, covering human resources, international and American regional cuisines, preparing them for real-world jobs, alongside a full-time job for work experience.
The second track is an Associate's of Applied Science. Students attend culinary classes on Mondays, leaving Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday free for five core academic classes such as art, English, public speaking, sociology, college algebra, and science.
The ultimate goal in the culinary world is to entertain and fulfill through the sight, smell, and taste of food, requiring all three aspects for a great dish. The speaker emphasizes the six keys to becoming a professional chef: knowledge, skill, taste, judgment, dedication, and pride, assuring that students who embody these will be successful. He concludes by stating that pursuing and achieving one's dream is incredibly rewarding.