Vantage ready for Thanksgiving Buffet

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Got a taste for success? For those who do, the Vantage Culinary Arts program provides the right ingredients to get started.

The Cup and Saucer restaurant at Vantage is the career tech lab for students enrolled in the two-year Culinary Arts program. Students usually arrive in the kitchen with very little experience, but by graduation time have practiced many different facets of restaurant management, including food safety, meal planning, preparation and serving, as well as front of the house (hospitality and cashiering).

Students have the opportunity to become “Serve-Safe” certified and to receive the ProStart Certificate of Achievement.

For those students planning to continue their education in chef training or restaurant management, it serves as an excellent introductory experience. Although this program concentrates on preparing students for careers in hospitality and restaurant services, it is a practical life program as well.

Students in the Vantage Culinary Arts program get first-hand experience in the kitchen and operating the Cup and Saucer restaurant.  The restaurant is open for lunch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week, seating guests from 11 a.m.-noon. Luncheons for group meetings can also be arranged.

Meanwhile, it’s almost time for the annual Thanksgiving Feast luncheon, prepared by Culinary Arts students! Robin Burns and her class invite area residents to this popular event, which will be held two days this year — Wednesday, November 16, and Friday, November 18, from 11 a.m. to noon. This year’s buffet will include a delicious variety of salads, meats, vegetables, breads and desserts, all for just $8.95.

Reservations are necessary for this special event. To reserve a spot, call 419.238.5411, extension 130.

And for those planning ahead, the Christmas Buffet lunch will be held Wednesday, December 14, and Friday, December 16, this year.  Get your group together and call now for reservations.

Attention all parents of Vantage high school students — Parent/Teacher conferences will be held at Vantage on Monday, November 21, from 4-8 p.m., and on Tuesday, November 22, from 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.  Call 419.238.5411 or 800.686.3944, extension 126 to schedule an appointment.