All Skill Levels, Adults
Instructors:

LaQuincy Gilmore, President of Chef Gilmore & Co.

Fred Gilmore - Executive Chef

Most people think they have to enroll in an expensive Culinary School to get the type of training necessary to open up your own Food business. But the truth is many famous chefs never went to culinary school, and yet command top dollar at the finest restaurants. You pay a lot of money, you learn the basics and you have a lot of fun. You may even have a decent job after graduation in a corporate kitchen. But what happens after? What happens when you try to migrate to a restaurant kitchen in a busy city or you want to open your own place? You need to truly understand the food, the processes and begin to grasp instinctively how to pair product. If your school isn’t teaching you and giving you the freedom to explore your own creativity, they are failing you. Almost everyone who applies to a culinary school gets in. Not everyone is cut out to work in a kitchen, just as not everyone is cut out to work in microbiology. There are a lot of students attending culinary school, and a huge portion are not in the industry five years later. The kitchens are getting flooded with students who aren’t well trained and have unrealistic expectations. Most culinary students don’t understand that school is only one small part of a much larger career plan.

In short, Culinary schools sell you the dream, Chef Gilmore and Co. will teach you how to be your OWN boss. This is a 100% hands-on, full immersion culinary business course. This is not a theory based program. You will have and create business, industry connections, and pitch investors / bankers by the end of this course. But don't worry, Chef Gilmore & Co. will prepare you!  Topics will include, but are not limited to, Intro to business, Your business Foundation, Time Management, Leadership development, Franchise vs. Business Start-up, Commercial Real Estate, Business contracts, Business Proposals, How to start and grow Business Credit, Creating your marketing & Advertising campaign, website development, business insurance, Licensing your brand, financing and more, much, much more!

What are you WAITING FOR? Don't hold your goals hostage for another day, claim your seat NOW!

Class begins on Monday, January 7th

Please note this is an update and change to the start date of the course.

Class meets Monday through Friday every weekday afternoon for 9 weeks

Meeting Times: 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Saturdays are reserved for morning field trips

Tuition: $900

Materials: Students should bring something to write with, a notebook or laptop for note taking.

Special Note: This class is very much like an academic culinary business course. Your instructors own and operate their own company and will be bringing in special guests weekly who work in real-life food industry roles. The tuition reflects the 135 hours of instructional time, special guests, and field trips and introductions to business investors. Due to the special nature of this program, a specific refund and cancellation policy must be agreed to on the following pages.

A Payment plan is available, inquire at registrar@workhousearts.org