Lifestyle Culinary Arts

02/04/2022

A teacher’s delight… when the student’s work is getting good enough to start focusing on elevating plate presentation skills to match the amazing food 🎨 🍓❣️



(With high school students from CTEP Santa Cruz County Office of Education classes. A couple pics courtesy of student )

09/21/2021

Did you know we have a strong culinary program right here in our community? Support Pino Alto Restaurant students when you come to eat at Cabrillo. Such a beautiful time of year to sit outside for lunch or dinner! Student-run restaurant hours and seasonally changing menus available at pinoaltorestaurant.org

06/27/2021

Experience the bounty of summer in your area everyone! Not all produce comes from a supermarket. Chef Andrea is enjoying cherries gifted from a culinary camp student’s tree, Sunday u-pick apricot adventures, cherums from the farmer’s market and an avocado from the backyard

05/12/2021

Let yourself be surprised! 🔪As Chef Andrea’s catering class ends the semester, don’t miss their last Culinary Market Box. The students are playing with final menu ideas, honing their skill and learning about running a zero waste kitchen. If you've loved our market boxes to date (or not yet tried one, what?!), let yourself be surprised with their chef's choice menu. pinoaltorestaurant.org

05/02/2021

Chef Andrea loves talking about food and teaching and recently had an opportunity to share that enthusiasm while chatting with Suki of Growing Up in Santa Cruz!

https://growingupsc.com/cultivate-food-enthusiasm/

Cultivate Food Enthusiasm With Chef Andrea This Summer By Suki Wessling Despite her extensive work with adults, Chef Andrea speaks most enthusiastically about working with younger kids who are far from thinking about careers. Chef

04/22/2021

I loved setting up this fun, guided citrus tasting for our Cabrillo Culinary Market Boxes! This week’s theme is Asian Fusion and the tasting activity is a possible add-on. Included items are a gingery hot broth, hand-made ramen-style noodles, fresh produce, sesame candied nuts, a suggested recipe for an Asian napa cabbage salad and more! Check out the weekly changing selection at pinoaltorestaurant.org

03/18/2021

Been following the Cabrillo Culinary Market Boxes that Chef Andrea’s catering students have been releasing?! This week they’re including handmade ramen-style noodles as well as a ginger turmeric Asian scented broth amongst other delicious treats.

Get one (of our two box offerings) this week before the students go on spring break.

pinoaltorestaurant.org



Asian Fusion Inspired Culinary Market Box (just one of two available box selections this week) :

*Ginger Turmeric Broth (poultry-based with a hint of herbs and star anise - would make a great warm sipping beverage or broth for noodles)
*Hand Made Ramen-style Noodles
*Soft Boiled Eggs (in shell, ready to peel, great on salads or in soup)
*Sesame Miso Vinaigrette
*Quick Pickled Veg
*Honey Sesame Toasted Chickpea Snack
*Sesame Sunflower Grain Croutons
*Fresh Herbs
*Organic Kale Bunch
*Local Organic Oranges
*Pots de Crème w/side Sauces of Ginger Lemon and Ginger Caramel
*Recipe for Crunchy Asian Kale Sesame Miso Salad

03/04/2021

Chef Andrea and the Cabrillo Culinary catering class thinking outside the box with this NEW Culinary Market Box release!! First one drops this weekend, get in on the first one, limited launch supplies.

Pinoaltorestaurant.org for details and ordering

02/17/2021

Come cook (virtually) with Chef Andrea and her catering class this Saturday! Still trying to eat healthy this new year? Want to help support a strong community culinary program? You don’t need to be vegetarian to enjoy this weekend’s menu, it’s packed with wholesome flavour and good vibes. All the prep is done for you and we’re stirring up a student designed seasonal lemony beverage to start off the class with zing! Check out the upcoming class Sat Feb 20th hosted by Cabrillo Extension.

https://cabrillo.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=9866

Warm up your wintery weekend by preparing and enjoying a delicious, nurturing winter reset menu. Your vegetarian dinner ...

11/12/2020

If you’ve had Chef Andrea’s Thanksgiving food before, you’ll love what she’s cooking up with her Cabrillo Culinary Arts students this year! Pre-order now and make your 2020 Thanksgiving a whole lot easier and really delicious. Menu and order details at pinoalto.square.site

08/18/2020

An exciting full-circle career move for Chef Andrea... Today Cabrillo College Culinary Arts Department welcomed a new chef instructor and alumni of the program! Come take a class with Chef Andrea, it'll be delicious. Enrollment for Cabrillo classes are now open, classes start the week of August 24th, most classes held online but some offered in person (observing strict safety procedures).



Cabrillo College
Cabrillo Sesnon House
Pino Alto Restaurant at Cabrillo College

05/15/2020

Anyone still have lots of lemons on their tree? I’m putting together a Brown Bag cooking final for all my Culinary students (72 students). I’m trying to deliver a bag of food to their doorsteps with a smile and a fun food activity. One last opportunity to connect with students I’ve had to teach (cooking!) at a distance for the last semester of this school year. Miss cooking with them!

PS- other food donations welcome as I put these bags together full of culinary staples they can use to cook at home from scratch. Know anyone who can donate by May 20th?

Santa Cruz County Office of Education CTEP Culinary Program 💛🍋🍽📦

03/19/2020

It’s a rare day when I slow down, take the time to make myself something fresh and don’t eat in a rush over a garbage can. Hidden blessings coming from these tumultuous times.
Yummy lunch using Live Earth Farm produce, Big Sur Salts, seeds, dried fruit, olive oil and LOVE 🍊🧡

02/14/2020

Love is in the air today but we always put 💕LOVE💕 into our boxes! A special box lunch for a special client and friend.

05/18/2019

Judging Jr Iron Chef competition today at Kaiser Permanente Arena! Hosted by Teen Kitchen Project.

09/25/2016

Farm to Sea dinner benefitting Farm Discovery at Live Earth . What a treat to be a part of this special evening again this year! Thanks for the opportunity to cook with your delicious bounty.

08/27/2016

Another engaging youth cooking camp August 2016. I absolutely love teaching these, thank you Cabrillo College Extension for including me! Food and cooking impacts our lives, start teaching a love for cooking YOUNG! ~Chef A.

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/lifestyle/20160825/cabrillo-extensions-program-offers-cooking-class-to-children

SANTA CRUZ >> Santa Cruz County children are learning to cook from a professional chef as part of the Cabrillo College Extension program.Since Monday,

07/06/2016

Thank you Food What for inviting Chef Andrea to cook lunch with the students at the farm! A beautiful outdoor setting, fresh farm produce, smiles and creativity all around, such a treat to get involved!