ProStart Program

#HappyHalloween, ProStart! 🎃 Our ProStart students are getting in the Halloween spirit. With candy apples, cupcakes, and pies–these kitchens are all treats and no tricks. 🍬 🍭 📸: bhs_prostart2425, chefmoandco, tcdculinary (IG)

Congratulations to the 300 National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) scholars! NRAEF scholars hail from 130 colleges across 44 states and were collectively awarded over $1 million. The NRAEF is proud to support this next generation of restaurant leaders! Learn more about this year's recipients here: https://bit.ly/4fqrPeU #NRAEF #Scholarships #RecipeForSuccess #ChooseRestaurants #GivingBack

Over 27 years, more than 1 million students have participated in the ProStart program. The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) is empowering young people to gain practical skill sets and be exposed to innovative career opportunities. This program provides them with tools and skills needed to become successful in any industry they choose to grow in. This work cannot be done without mission-driven donor support. Join us in making a difference with the next generation of industry talent. Donate today: https://bit.ly/3C0P6ph

Learning from seasoned chefs is invaluable—they bring years of experience, wisdom, and techniques that can’t be found in textbooks, passing down culinary traditions and tips that shape the next generation of great chefs. 👨🍳 Bonita High School and San Dimas High School ProStart students were chosen to learn from and prep with Shabu Shabu Chef Yoshi! Students learned about common staple ingredients in Japanese cuisine, traditional recipes using those ingredients, modernized traditional cooking techniques, and how to utilize the latest energy-efficient equipment. Students were given hands-on work experience prepping, demo-ing, and learning in the seminar. Connection and experience help our students lay a solid foundation for their career path! 🍜🧄 📸: bhs_prostart2425 (IG)

At this year’s Fall Forum event, State Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Directors and ProStart Coordinators gathered to learn about the power of audience focused storytelling and essential assessment strategies to bring focus to their individual program’s impact! #ProStart #ProStartFallForum

Safety first! 🔥🧯 ProStart students are not only mastering their kitchen skills but also learning essential safety techniques, like proper fire extinguisher training. Knowing how to stay calm and respond to emergencies is just as important as creating delicious dishes. 📸: mrsmillerculinary (IG)

A ProStart green flame gift swap!🔥💚 Before rolling up their sleeves on plotting out the agenda for next summer’s 2025 ProStart Professional Development, our inaugural class of ProStart Educator Fellows participated in a gift swap with goods from their schools or states!

🎉 Kicking off ProStart Fall Forum 2024 🎉 Last evening, we welcomed our inaugural class of ProStart Educator Fellows to our Fall Forum event taking place this week in Denver, CO. These educators are kicking off the week in the mile high city by diving into workshop sessions to outline the ProStart Professional Development Summer Institute set to take place next summer!

The skills learned in the ProStart Program are the foundation for a successful industry career! 🙌 Chef Brother Luck is a former Colorado ProStart student, Top Chef alumni, and the chef/owner of Four by Brother Luck and ELEVEN18 in Colorado Springs. Brother started his culinary journey in a high school vocational program, which provided him with education, mentorship, confidence, and the ability to pursue a higher education. Colorado ProStart high school students from Odyssey Early College and Career Options (Odyssey) worked with Brother to create 1,500 bites for this year’s Denver Food Wine Festival Grand Tasting. Before the event, Brother visited Odyssey to provide a master class on the bites they’d serve together during the festival and gave stellar career advice to aspiring chefs.

Rogers Culinary whipped up a delicious batch of Mexican street corn in their ProStart kitchens. 🌽 🔥 With a mix of savory spices, creamy toppings, and charred perfection, these future chefs are turning a simple cob into a flavor-packed experience. 📸: rogersculinary (IG)