Impress with your Christmas cooking skills this year by tuning into a live cooking demo this evening with Chef Academy at LYIT Killybegs.
The Department of Tourism and Sport at LYIT is delighted to launch the ‘Chef Academy Killybegs’.
This Chef Academy initiative is staff and student led and is supported by over 50 years of experience working in the culinary space. The Killybegs campus boasts a rich heritage in culinary arts and hospitality ensuring that it continues to be well positioned to expand the range and type of programmes on offer.
As part of the launch, Nicola Dunnion, Head of Department of Tourism and lecturer Tim Dewhirst will go live across LYIT social media platforms tonight (15 December) at 7 pm.
This live demonstration will provide tips on cooking a full Christmas dinner stress free! You can watch the live demonstration from 7pm here: https://youtu.be/RWVkKPCPBkU
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Throughout its history, the Department of Tourism at Killybegs has evolved to keep pace with the growing demands of the hospitality and tourism industry. Bringing together food, business, hospitality, culinary science and technology has enabled the department to develop as a national centre for innovation through, product development, hospitality/tourism education and training.
Michelle Hunter, part-time culinary lecturer at LYIT and proprietor of Thyme Out, Letterkenny, states: “the reason why the team here at LYIT initiated this academy, is we wish to be responsive to the demands of the sector at this time. Chef Academy Killybegs serves a number of objectives, including providing professional education to the sector.”
This new Chef Academy programme will further enhance the opportunities for staff, students and the general public. Cookery demonstrations will take place throughout the year in the state-of-the-art Killybegs facilities. The on-campus restaurant will offer a dining experience for reduced prices and the public is invited to avail of these offerings. The culinary students at Killybegs will participate in major national competitions in the New Year as well as a transition year initiative which will provide exposure to the art of culinary.
Speaking about the programme, Head of Department Nicola Dunnion, says: “the reason we have launched Chef Academy Killybegs is we feel that activities run through this initiative will provide LYIT with the required exposure to the future generation of chefs and to the current professional chefs in the sector. Ultimately this academy is about exposing our current students to real-life work situations as much as possible, ensuring their preparedness for the working world and pushing them to be the best chefs they can be.”
The Department offers a range of courses, from short certificate programmes to degree level qualifications in culinary arts, hospitality, tourism, food science and technology, industry-based programmes and preparatory programmes enabling students to access higher education in the region. Students and graduates find placement and employment opportunities around the globe.
If you would like to find out more about this new initiative or any of the programmes on offer at LYIT, contact Head of Department Nicola Dunnion on Nicola.Dunnion@lyit.ie.
